Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
It’s been a busy day and the weekend is here, so here is Jesus with a special message for you … Yes this kind of stuff really does happen and I should know. As a teen I joined a sect that practised specking in tongues and happily joined in myself. Years later when telling … Read more
Nobody ever thinks to themselves, “I believe in things that are simply not scientific or true”, but rather we all hold positions that we are sure are correct. If this is indeed the case, then why is there a prevailing confidence in some minds regarding ideas and thoughts that have been truly discredited? … now that actually is … Read more
Woo-master supreme, Deepak Chopra is back, and it is a familiar theme. The teaser starts well .. After two centuries of the tug-of-war between science and religion, it’s clear science occupies the dominant position. Ah but this is Mr Chopra, so you know that the “but” is just a few steps away, and sure enough it comes … Read more
There is what appears on the surface to be a very strange claim in a Guardian article (24th Nov) written by Brian Whitaker entitled, “British fear of Islamists and Saudi fears about atheists are two sides of the same coin“. There are of course things that Brian writes that I do agree with,and so when I … Read more
An objection to reality that many of those that believe in gods will promote is the idea that people are better off if they embrace such myths. As an example we have a recent letter-to-the-editor type of format for this claim here in the Indiana Gazette … Science hasn’t proven the existence of God, but … Read more
Indeed yes, a scientific paper entitled “Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List” has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication. So the story here is that back in 2005 the authors, David Mazières and Eddie Kohler, wrote this “paper” as a joke reply to the gazillions of emails they get from vanity journals. When solicited for a submission … Read more