Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
On Nov 17, a North Carolina court found Pastor Michael Baldwin guilty of running a fraudulent investment scam. What is the story here? Let’s find out. What exactly was he up to? He had established an “Investment Opportunity” called Miracle Mansion that started as long ago as 2009. The concept was this – it was … Read more
A recent Pew poll has a rather interesting insight into the intersection between Climate Change and religious belief. Their opening pitch is this … …a solid majority of Christians and large numbers of people who identify with other religious traditions – consider the Earth sacred and believe God gave humans a duty to care for … Read more
Marianna Spring, a correspondent working for the BBC, has been conducting a little experiment for the past two months. Here is what she did. She setup five very different social media profiles. Each represents a distinct view from the political spectrum. These profiles all got accounts on all the usual platforms, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc… … Read more
The results of the latest Pew poll announces an insight like this … “45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’” Is this a credible claim? Pew are a serious and very credible polling organisation, so is this something we should take seriously? But wait, what are the details here, what exactly were … Read more
If your kid comes running up and presents you with a drawing, then asks how good is it, the only response within your heart is to heap praise upon their efforts and enthuse about how truly wonderful it truly is. It also will of course go up on the fridge or pin board. If an … Read more
The lawsuit is very real, and the claim being made is very accurate. Both CVS and Walmart are indeed selling fake medicine to consumers. Wander into either store in any city and you will find on the shelves medications that are of course genuine. Sitting with these are also fake medications that are boxes that … Read more