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As Woke Falls, What Rises?
In the heat of the Great Awokening, when it burned its brightest, many on the side of Reality tried their hand at defining woke. My own effort was a stubborn…
Posted inBook review Philosophy
Bringing Order To Disordered Views Of Entropy
This is the second post reviewing Sabine Hossenfelder's new book Existential Physics. First is my criticism of Many Worlds. If you are short of time, skip to the bottom today.…
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If All Models Only Say What They’re Told To Say, Can We Learn From Them? Mask Model Example
From reader Goncalo Dias comes this excellent question: I have just sat through your seminar on (super-)models. [LINK] I have a quick question: if you assume some fluid mechanical properties…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
“Listen To The Science!” Is Scientism: “Listen To The Science!” Means “Listen To Me!”
Listen to the podcast at YouTube, Bitchute, or Gab. Our culture is saturated in scientism. Scientism comes in various forms. One is the belief that all knowledge is scientific --…
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Clintel essay: Pope Francis’ Climate Crusade or the erosion of faith in God
This essay was by my brother in intellectual arms Jaap Hanekamp and Yours Truly. It appears at the Clintel site, whose motto is "There is no climate emergency". You will…
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Broken Science Epistemological Camp Report
There was another Broken Science event this past weekend in the Phoenix area. Yours Truly was there. I gather the videos will be on line at some point, at the…
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The Difference Between Variability & Uncertainty In Risk
Reader question: Dear Dr. Briggs I regularly read your blog and have purchased both your books. I especially liked your book on Uncertainty, although I need to study it a…
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Scientists Induce Apoplexy (In Me) In Attempting To Tie Stroke To “Climate Change”
In my free and it-don't-cost-nuthin' class notes Breaking the Law of Averages (pdf), I have a homework question which goes something like this: Explain why, no matter the goodness of…
