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Was the Miracle of Fátima really a Miracle?

April 23, 2021 by Dave
Fátima

Was there really a miracle at Fátima? A vast crowd reported the sun danced in the sky and turned different colours. With a skeptical hat on, how can we possibly explain this?

Categories Critical Thinking, religion, Skepticism Tags Fátima, miracle, skeptic 4 Comments

The God Hypothesis Versus Atheist Science Denial

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 by Dave
God Hypothesis

A supposedly scientific God Hypothesis is presented by a believer. It turns out that it is not a testable hypothesis at all.

Categories apologetics, Critical Thinking, religion Tags belief, god hypothesis, religion

The Moment She died the clock stopped

April 23, 2025April 1, 2021 by Dave
richard feynman

Richard Feynman tells the following story about the time when his wife Arline died. It was 1945. She was in her 20s and sadly had tuberculosis. They had only been married two years. Below is an extract from his book, Surely Your Joking Mr. Feynman, describing what happened while he was working in Los Alamos … Read more

Categories Critical Thinking Tags clock, Critical Thinking, death, mysterious, Richard Feynman

Study: How to fix the spread of Fake News

March 26, 2021 by Dave
fake news

New study finds that most people share fake news stories unintentionally; Sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy.

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, news, science, society Tags fake news, study

Informal vs Formal Fallacy – What is the Difference?

March 11, 2023March 11, 2021 by Dave
fallacies

We generally understand that a fallacy is where we make a mistake in our thinking. What is the difference between an informal and formal fallacy, what does that actually mean?

I’ve written up a few notes on this.

Categories Critical Thinking Tags fallacies, formal fallacy, informal fallacy, logic, reasoning 2 Comments

Vaccine Passports … Good idea or Bad Idea?

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by Dave
vaccine passports

It is inevitable that vaccine passports are coming, other nations will mandate them for travel. Are these a good idea or a very bad idea?

Categories Critical Thinking, Health, law, Medicine, politics, society Tags concerts, covid, LOCKDOWN, travel, vaccine passport
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