Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
When it comes to my weekly selection of weird religious news, Jim Bakker appears to pop up on such a regular basis that I do wonder if having a week without him qualifying would be weird. So is this week an example of that? Er … no, he is back. Item 1 – Jim Bakker: Donald Trump’s … Read more
We live in a truly bizarre time. When hearing on Sky News that the Whitehouse was on lockdown because somebody had climbed over the fence, I did wonder if it was somebody trying to get out, and to be honest who could blame them if it was. As a reflection of just how crazy things … Read more
#Dilbert does office politics. Unfortunately, Scott Adams, the guy who draws the strip is not only a rather vocal Trump supporter, but he is also a science denier. Here is the strip that was just published 14th May in which Dilbert goes full science denial … The first few panels are fine, its the last three … Read more
And this week’s Darwin award for doing something so catastrophically stupid that you end up dying before you can breed and thus enrich the gene pool is … Zimbabwe Pastor trying to walk on water at the Crocodile River gets eaten by 3 crocodiles A pastor from a local church in White River Mpumalanga died this … Read more
When some deeply religious people complain that they don’t like being laughed at, it is often pointed out that the rather obvious solution is that they should stop broadcasting some utterly daft ideas and claims in public. Was this advice adhered to during the past week? Nope, and so here is my pick from the week. Item … Read more
Today I have a story that comes via the New York Times. Highlighting this is perhaps partially a controversial move on my part due to the recent hiring of a Climate denying journalist, Bret Stephens, by the New York Times in the name of “balance”. To put it politely, I’m not exactly thrilled by that move. … Read more
