Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Jennifer Meeks, wife of Arkansas Sate Rep Stephen Meeks, posted a “confession” on Facebook. It went viral and proved to be a tad embarrassing for her. She has since then deleted it and ducked. However, the internet is forever, and so here is a screen-grab of it … Just in case that font is a … Read more
Some words have very specific well understood meanings and some do not. For example if I told you that I liked coffee, then you would probably, if curious, ask for a bit more detail, “What kind of coffee?”. Rather obviously I might mean filtered, instant, or even that I grind special beans after they have … Read more
For those pressed for time here is the TL;DR; (Too Long; Didn’t read) version – Prof Hotez is a public hero, Elon, Rogan, and especially RFK Jnr are ignorant assholes. Vaccines work really well and have transformed humanity. OK, if you are still with me, then let’s get into it. Robert Kennedy Jnr Joe Rogan … Read more
According to a recent article within the Washington Post by David Byler the GOP is now being dominated by non-religious people … Wait … what … have all the Evangelicals abandoned them and all the Atheists, Agnostics, and Non-Religious have flocked to their ranks, is that really what is going on here? Hint: Nope. So … Read more
Pew published a poll on April 13 which revealed that many young Latinos are abandoning their traditional Catholicism and are instead becoming “Nones” (Nothing in Particular). Let’s first take a pass at what they survey reveals. Be warned, data statistics might sound “dull”, but there are a couple of “wow” moments coming up. Poll: Among … Read more
If you are familiar with the ongoing decline of Christianity, then you will not be shocked to discover that the latest data once again reveals that the decline of organised religious belief continues. The latest 2022 data drop comes from the Cooperative Election Study. They poll about 50,000+ people both before and after presidential and … Read more