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We Are All Accidents Of Birth
You will have heard that to be English is now classed as a mere accident of birth. Accordingly, rulers who happen to accidentally be, at least at this moment, on…
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Coincidence: What Do George Washington & Three Red Banners Have To Do With Each Other?
Two coincidences today, which I believe fall into our two classes. Though, of course, as you will see by the end, my classifications can be disputed. Recall what the classes…
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The Farcical Evangelical ‘Betrayal’ Argument Against Trump
This is a slow week, so I thought it would be amusing to look at a ham-fisted campaign the left is running to discourage Christian Trump voters. (As I was…
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Limitations Of Biological Determinism: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification
The Big Toe Science has known for some time now that bodies exist only to perpetuate big toes. Big toes, or similar appendages on other creatures, including those nascent toe-like…
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Reasons Not To Like Prediction Markets
Note: I wrote this on Saturday morning before the events of Sunday hilariously vindicated the conclusions below. My point was to illustrate how bets are not probabilities, though they do…
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There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1
The works of David Stove need wider reading. I had been meaning to do a series reviewing all he wrote, but like the Class I couldn't decide where to start…
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The Misinformation Dis(mis)course Revisited : The Losing Battle of The Academic Expertocracy — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp
Introduction Some time ago I wrote about The science of fake news. I must confess, I find this misinformation discourse thoroughly boring. Why? Because it reveals the most plebeian of human…
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Class 10: Minding Your Ps & Qs & Monty Hall
Class 10: Minding Your Ps & Qs & Monty Hall: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science Link to all Classes. Video Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble Bitchute HOMEWORK: You…