Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The Followers of Christ Church in Oregon embrace the belief that prayers are all you need. If your child becomes ill or sick, then just pray them better, no calling on doctors. What we learn via an article within The Oregonian (dated 2017) has been the consequence of this over the decades … Of 78 children … Read more
The #YallQaeda hash tag within the title should be a not so subtle clue that this is not a serious posting. OK, so here are 10 “facts”, and yes those are indeed air-quotes around the word “facts”, because I’ve mined some of these “facts” from satire-central, which is perhaps better known to you as The Onion. So … Read more
Often associated with a controversial issue is a narrative that is not wholly factual, but instead panders to a specific stance, and is popularised because it helps to protect an irrational position. There is also a full conversation, one that includes all the facts, and unless you are familiar with that full conversation then there is … 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
