Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The name “rhizocephalan barnacles” sounds rather harmless, but this little creature does stuff that simply blows the head right off most biologists. The Wikipedia entry is a big clinical, so is there anything that captures the true horror here? Yes there is, deep sea news does a fine job … You’re lingering on the shoreline, … Read more
Sam Harris asks a rather important question, he has written an article entitle “No Ordinary Violence” on his blog that takes a good look at the root causes of violence. This is a question that needs to be faced up to and asked, we cannot simply sweep it under the carpet, because doing so means … Read more
He is at it again, while some might open their mouth to put a foot in, Pat Robertson simple opens his mouth to change feet. His latest Gem comes from the Monday edition of his 700 Club where we find him making the rather absurd claim that humanists and atheists are responsible for Nazism, and … Read more
Tim Minchin, while receiving honorary doctorate awarded to him by The University of Western Australia last month, had a few words of wisdom that you might enjoy … to be specific nine life lessons. As a quick summary, they are … You Don’t Have To Have A Dream. Don’t Seek Happiness Remember, It’s All Luck … Read more
Not everybody is a complete idiot, in fact most people are generally quite sensible, and yet there are indeed some complete are utter fools around as well. Take for example the Conservative Christians on the Texas State Board of Education that have been attempting to insert religious superstition into science textbooks for years by attempting to … Read more
This is a truly shocking bit of news, I can well imagine religious people doing crazy stuff but this truly takes the biscuit. As reported here, A Southern Carolina couple have made national news by being the first parents to put their child up for adoption due to their sexuality. Usually parents give up their … Read more