Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
If you are ever tempted to think, “Nah, nobody could be that crazy“, then it is time for you to tune into the 700 club so that you can rapidly have that notion dispelled. Mr Pat Robertson is a well-known kook, loved by the faithful, and laughed at by the rest of us for the … Read more
Susan Greenfield is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords, who specializes in the physiology of the brain, but don’t be impressed because she has a rather bad habit of publishing daft claims in the press that are not backed up with any real science – an appeal to authority, … Read more
The claim is that “Atheism is a religion“. If I tell you the source for this story, you will simply laugh at it, for it is a source that has almost no credibility at all, a fox news blog posting, in which a Professor of Religion, Johnnie Moore, at Liberty University makes this well-worn and … Read more
Nate Phelps is the son of the infamous leader of Westboro Baptist Church, a hate group that is renowned for turning up and picketing the funerals of dead soldiers, declaring the death to be God’s judgement upon the US. I don’t propose to go into too much detail on their antics, but needless to say, … Read more
Becoming a Catholic cardinal (the only guys who get to vote for a new pope now) is a tad tricky at the best of times. You need to start by being ordained as a priest, then work your way up to bishop, and finally try to bring yourself to the notice – in a good … Read more
We know that many belief systems make truly weird assertions, but some truly do push the boat far out into uncharted territory. One classic example are the Mormons. You might indeed have the impression that you have a gasp on what they believe, but do you? For example, the following is quite well known: No … Read more