Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Some words have very specific well understood meanings and some do not. For example if I told you that I liked coffee, then you would probably, if curious, ask for a bit more detail, “What kind of coffee?”. Rather obviously I might mean filtered, instant, or even that I grind special beans after they have … Read more
Last week SCOTUS wrapped things up and in doing so dropped a few bombshells. Amongst all this noise was the publication of their utterly bizarre decision on 303 Creative. Link to SCOCUS Doc – 303 CREATIVE LLC ET AL. v. ELENIS ET AL. It concerned a graphic design business called 303 Creative LLC that is … Read more
The Bible has been banned. You can say it in many ways, for example you could use just one word, “Karma”, or even use a bible verse “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap“. However you say it, there is no denying that this is indeed a truly delicious dish that has now … Read more
There are of course people out there who do have extensive flying experience, and could indeed give it a go if necessary. Let’s pop them to one side for now, because this is a question for everybody else. Yes, the question is literally the old Hollywood plot trope – You are on a commercial flight. … Read more
Pew just released a new survey that checks to see how we all feel about various religious groups. Dated March 15, you can find their report here. Pro Tip: If, for any survey, you can’t find such details, or you can’t work out exactly how they ran the survey, then you should be extremely skeptical … Read more
Life after death, ghosts, gods, aliens, near-death experiences, and other similar beliefs all are topics that have no robust objective evidence. Such topics tend to reach a balance. There is just enough noise floating about to convince those that believe in the reality of it all, yet nothing conclusive ever emerges that is sufficient to … Read more