Some Perils of Statistical Education
Let’s talk about some perils of getting educated in statistics1.
As with my discussion on the perils of education, I’m not interested in the obvious things everyone talks about. Statistics themselves are intrinsically perilous, not to mention the classic issues around “How to Lie With Statistics”. But I’m not talking about the issues around misuse of statistics… I’m talking about at least one peril that arises from the very process of becoming educated in them.
Prepping the Kids
Recently, we’ve begun taking one of the most critical steps we can in prepping: Preparing our children.
Two Plagues? Implausible.
Let me put a marker down. I’m hearing increasing chatter about the idea that part of the plan is to put out another plague here in the relatively near future.
The Perils of Education
Education (the proper kind) is a good thing, but not an unmitigated one. Let’s consider the negatives as well.
God Is Not Surprised By Evil's Tactics
We have a hard time imagining beings much more intelligent than us. It’s hard to imagine them as doing anything other than super-intelligently contemplating their navels, because we simply can’t imagine being far, far more intelligent than we are, and taking direct action based on that intelligence.
How To Objectively Tell Who Is Right About The Vaccine
The world is split right now between those who are very sure the vaccine is safe, effective, and anyone who disbelieves that is crazy, and those who believe it is obviously dangerous and harmful, and anyone who disbelieves that is crazy.
Welcome to Krymblog
Krymblog is a place for my Krymneth nym, and posts that are too long for Social Galactic… even were I at the moderator level of the site.
draft: true The eternal perspective is necessary to understnad some Christian issues. Why is Sin Such a Big Deal? How Can Christians Claim God Brings Freedom?
draft: true title: A Primer on Probabilistic Thinking date: 2024-02-29 (Never Tell Me The Odds) Hollywood’s writers reflect our culture’s idea that this is what probabilistic thinking looks like; you’re ambiently Smart and Think Real Hard and then come up with probabilities with ludicrous numbers of significant digits.