Correlation does not imply causation Did you know that tomatoes are extremely deadly, and that this is a well-establish fact? …Click to read more…
What is the harm with belief? … You might like to ask the folks in Bangladesh
Who could possibly have any objection to a religious belief, what harm can it really do? If people wish to …Click to read more…
Amanda Berry is alive and well … and proves Sylvia Browne to be a fraud
The news is fabulous, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight who vanished 10 years ago were assumed to dead …Click to read more…
“Militant” Woo-Meisters attack TED, Accuses them of playing Game of Thrones
Yesterday I blogged about how TEDx has had a few problems with some of the third parties promoting bullshit instead of science …Click to read more…
How to spot bad science
The TED brand, run by the folks who hold annual conferences to spread good ideas, have some truly inspiring clips …Click to read more…
An Atheist Muslim’s Perspective on the ‘Root Causes’ of Islamist Jihadism and the Politics of Islamophobia
Ali A. Rizvi, a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician and musician, has a common-sense article in the Huffington Post today (yikes … …Click to read more…
Pew Research … Most Muslims want Sharia law… but nobody agrees on what that is.
A Pew Research survey entitled “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society” polled 38,000 Muslims across 39 countries, and shows that …Click to read more…
Today 2nd May is an official “Day of Reason” … yea.
Anthony Foxx, current Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina and President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation, …Click to read more…
God loves you … oh and he also needs your money, all of it … urgently.
Televangelist Benny Hinn has asked supporters of his ministry for $2.5 million in donations, which he says an anonymous donor …Click to read more…
The Unbelievers …
Monday was the world premiere for “The Unbelievers“, a documentary that follows evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and theoretical physicist Lawrence …Click to read more…
Islamic Violence … Even the excuses don’t withstand critcism
A sadly common pattern is that those that perpetuate violence in the name of Islam often tout US foreign policy as a …Click to read more…
UKIP, a Pro-gay forwarding thinking political party? …. er … no not really.
John Sullivan, a UKIP party candidate, up for election this coming thursday, has made a series of anti-gay Facebook comments, …Click to read more…
Boston Bombers: Debunking the Top 5 Conspiracy Theories
It is almost inevitable that when something big happens, an assortment of conspiracy theories will rapidly arise as a means …Click to read more…
Sharia councils in the UK … Was the Panorama expose flawed? …No.
John R Bowen, the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor at Washington University in St.Louis (USA), has an article in the UK’s Guardian …Click to read more…
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