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
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
A popular Science Fiction theme often involves humans going out there, finding a suitable world and then proceeding to terraform it so that it becomes ideal for human habitation. That was literally the background plot for the 1986 Aliens, a sequel to the 1979 Alien movie. For those not familiar with it, the plot revolves … Read more
Arkansas had an interesting item pop up for a vote – Amendment 3. The results are in and so those that live there can breath a big sigh of relief because common sense has prevailed. Here are the official results for Amendment 3 … What exactly was this amendment? The voters were asked to support … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
