Latest Poll: Christianity shrinking very fast in U.S

The Pew Research Center released their latest results yesterday for 2014, and what they have yielded is a result that is not really a surprise … “Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow” OK, so let’s poke about in the numbers a bit and see what pops out, … Read more

Claim: “I don’t believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims”

Andrew Brown over at the Guardian is rather gifted at constructing what can be best termed “Clickbait”, he often writes something that is so utterly absurd that it ends up sucking many into a heated debate. I’m never entirely sure if that is by design, or is simply the natural byproduct of what he writes, but either way, … Read more

Impostor syndrome vs Dunning–Kruger, how does that work?

OK, just a bit of mild fun today. Ever felt that you are caught between a rock and a hard place? OK, so how about this. There is what is known as Impostor syndrome. This is where an individual is unable to come to terms with their abilities and skills, even when faced with clear decisive … Read more

The labels we embrace often do not truly tell anybody anything at all.

I’ve come across a posting that Aaminah Khan put up last year in which she explains that she is gay, a feminist, and also a Muslim. Yes really … There are three aspects of my identity that really can’t be untangled from each other: I am a queer woman. I am a feminist. And I believe that … Read more

#QEDcon – Day1 (Part2 – Evening)

So far I’ve posted … Skepticamp pictures Day1 pictures … and so here below are a few shots I captured in the evening during Day1 (yes, I’m that far behind now) If you would like higher resolution copies, ping me, or if these are OK, feel free to simply grab and reuse. I’ll do my … Read more

#QEDcon – Day1 (Part1 – Daytime)

Here is a quick reminder of yesterday at #QEDcon during the day… nope sorry, no detailed notes, I was way too busy having a blast, but fret not because it was all filmed and so will be up on YouTube at some point. There were parallel tracks and a few really hard choices for me … Read more