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1.5C — Regarding the “leak” of the UN Special Report into 1.5C, er no, it is not really a leak. Various media outlets have published an article regarding this “Leaked” copy of the UN’s special report into limiting global warming to 1.5C. This is officially supposed to be issued later this year […]

Has the UN Special Report into 1.5C been leaked? #SR15

This entry was posted in Climate Change news science and tagged #SR15 1.5C special report UN on June 19, 2018 by Dave

weird religious news — More and more my weekly positing of weird religious news is focusing upon US politics. It has perhaps been a running joke to suggest that the current administration view the Handmaids Tale as a policy guidebook. The joke works to some degree because of the mounting evidence that religious weirdness […]

Weird Religious News – The Handmaids tale, a GOP policy handbook

This entry was posted in People religion society weird and tagged weekly weird religious news on June 17, 2018 by Dave

longevity — You might have perhaps observed headlines such as these popping up this week … Evening Standard … Religiously observant people live longer than atheists, study finds Independent … Religious people live four years longer than atheists, study finds etc… So what is the story here, what did this study that they refer […]

Do Religious people live longer?

This entry was posted in People religion science society and tagged health Longevity personality religion social integration volunteering on June 16, 2018 by Dave

antarctic — It is big news from the Antarctic and many media outlets have quite rightly picked it up and reported on this, so let’s dig into it a bit, by going to the alpha source. Something dramatic is happening in the Antarctic. We have precise measurements going back to 1992 when satellites […]

Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade. If that continues, we are in serious ...

This entry was posted in Antarctic Climate Change news science study and tagged #antarctic ice on June 15, 2018 by Dave

Josh McDowell — The Christian Post has published an article by Josh McDowell in which he makes some amazing claims. For example he cites the existence of Forensic evidence that Jesus Rose from the dead. Normally I’d roll my eyes at stuff like this and then move on, but I’m pausing for two reasons […]

Does Josh McDowell have Evidence That Demands a Verdict?

This entry was posted in apologetics religion and tagged apologetics evidence evidence that demands a verdict Jesus Josh McDowell on June 14, 2018 by Dave

Hurricane — A new study published in Nature on 6th June reveals that on a global scale Hurricanes, or to be a tad more precise, Tropical Cyclones, are slowing down. That sounds good, but in fact it is quite the opposite and is very bad for those under the path of a […]

Hurricanes are slowing down and that’s bad – #Climate

This entry was posted in Climate Change news science study and tagged hurricanes James Kossin tropical cyclones on June 13, 2018 by Dave