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New Gallup Poll: Creationism vs Common Sense

August 18, 2024July 31, 2024 by Dave

On a regular basis the well-known polling organization Gallup will do a survey on what people believe regarding human origins. Because they gather such data insights like this it is not just a measurement of what people believe to be true right now, it also enables us to see how such beliefs have changed and … Read more

Categories biology, Creationism, Critical Thinking, humans, poll, religion

Slaughter of 3 years old during “exorcism”

March 27, 2024 by Dave

Pictured above is 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor. She was tortured to death by her grandfather, uncle, and mother. Convinced that she had demons, they inflicted a truly horrendous 12 hour religious ritual that would supposedly free her, but they ended up slaughtering her in a gruesome and hideous manner. Arely died on Sept. 24, 2021, … Read more

Categories humans, psychology, religion, Skepticism Tags Demons, exorcism

How hot is too hot for Humans?

August 4, 2022 by Dave

Back in June last year, I was answering this question, “How Hot is too Hot for you to survive?“. The answer then was that the upper limit for human survivability was 35 C. That sounds weirdly low. Stick with me, we will come to that shortly. Where I’m going with this is that there has … Read more

Categories biology, Climate Change, humans, news, science, study Tags climate, heat, limits, temperature, wet-bulb

Are the new Antivirals a COVID Pandemic Game Changer?

August 13, 2024November 17, 2021 by Dave
covid

What will be the impact on the COVID Pandemic of the 2 newly announced antivirals, will they truly be a game-changer and get us out of this?

Categories biology, Health, humans, Medicine, science Tags antiviral, covid, Molnupiravir, Paxlovid 1 Comment

Longevity – How Long Can Humans live for? New Study claims 150

December 23, 2023June 3, 2021 by Dave
Longevity - How Long Can Humans live for?

New study suggests that human longevity could be as long as 150 years. Beyond the media hype, what did this new study actually reveal?

Categories biology, Health, humans, science Tags aging, biology, health, lifespan, Longevity, study

Did COVID escape from a Wuhan lab?

May 20, 2024May 21, 2021 by Dave
Did COVID escape from a Wuhan lab?

Did COVID-19 escape from a lab in Wuhan? Read on to find out what all the arguments are and why a lab escape is highly improbable.

Categories biology, Critical Thinking, Health, humans, Medicine, science Tags covid, COVID-19, lab leak, origins
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