Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Charles Moore, the former editor of The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator, has written a rather silly article in The Telegraph entitled, “The sad business of trying to disprove God“. You would hardly know it from the froth and spittle that flows freely, but this article is actually a review of … Read more
Things in Egypt are really not turning out well at all, the revolution may have offered hope, but then a bunch of religious lunatics hijacked it all and proceeded to impose their specific religious ideals by force upon the population. The Military responded and they in turn grabbed power, and so we are once again back … Read more
As a kid I was very into UFOs and did all the usual stuff associated with that crowd such as subscribing to various UFO magazines, reading the words of the prevailing high priest Erich von Daniken, and of course scanning the sky and being ready with my very own UFO detector. Life has of course moved … Read more
The Center For Inquiry representative Josephine Macintosh delivered a statement that was very critical of Saudi Arabia for its repeated assaults on freedom of religion, belief, and expression at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on June 23, 2014 … The representative from Saudi Arabia, who sits on the human rights council, tried to step … Read more
OK, just a bit of fun today, nothing too serious. Photographer Josh Newton (who now gets a hell of a lot of free advertising) was taking some photos at the Oregon wedding of April and Michael. During the proceedings a small wildfire grew out of control and so they have ended up with some rather … Read more
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is deeply concerned about the Nigerian Mubarak Bala (pictured above). Now this is important, so I’m reproducing their posting in full here (it originally came from here) … A Nigerian man has been detained and medicated for over a week on a psychiatric ward in Kano state, Nigeria, on the … Read more