Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Dave Last September 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor died. She should still be alive today. Unfortunately, those around her, those responsible for her care, were convinced that she was possessed by an evil spirit. The reason for writing about this now is that there has been an update. Police have arrested two more relatives. One is Rene … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Further research into a distinctly unique rock that was found in Egypt back in 1996 has been throwing up a few deep astonishing surprises. The stone itself has been named the Hypatia stone. After some very careful and detailed analysis by researchers at the University of Johannesburg the conclusion is this … This rock does … Read more
The above title is not a parody, somebody is seriously making that claim under the banner of “science”. To be clear, the use of that word is not the scientific data-driven sciency stuff that you will find in credible science journals, but instead is “science” as taught by Answers In Genesis. Who? It comes via … Read more
We need not guess, there is recent data available. On May 6, Pew published the details. Titled “America’s Abortion Quandary“, the byline under that title sums it up as follows … A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics