Faith

Today, we’re going to talk about faith. You can’t say I don’t tackle the Big Important Topics here. In this one post, I’m going to cover the entire foundation of almost every religion in the history of ever, the pillar on which all theology is founded, and the subject over which perhaps more hours of [...]

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More trouble from those darn skeptics

Reminder: Submit your entries for the 119th Skeptics’ Circle as per this entry here, ahead of Thursday September 10th. There’s plenty of time yet to get skeptically scribbling and have your post featured. Now, on with the regular blog. There’s nothing particularly special or original or unusual or remarkable about this post on the Law [...]

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I get mail

Reminder: Submit your entries for the 119th Skeptics’ Circle as per this entry here, ahead of Thursday September 10th. There’s plenty of time yet to get skeptically scribbling and have your post featured. Now, on with the regular blog. Ooh, someone’s written me a letter. It’s not one of the old-fashioned kind which appeared on [...]

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The Skeptics’ Circle #118 & Call For Submissions

The latest edition of the Skeptics’ Circle blog carnival is up, over at the evolving mind. It’s an interesting batch, so go have a look. And I see by the carnival schedule that the next edition, in two weeks’ time, is to be hosted at some place called Cubik’s Rube. Whoever that guy is, let’s [...]

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Science and religion? Inconceivable!

Wait, I mean: Incompatible! (It’s the best sort-of-pun I could think of at short notice. Shut up, I’m only starting writing this at 11:30pm.) It’s only dated yesterday, but I’m pretty sure I remember seeing this article here, by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, getting a fairly thorough response from PZ Myers a few days [...]

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“Loving” the chicken

Or “loving” the monkey. Or the bishop. Or… well, those are the obvious ones. The guys on the Amateur Scientist podcast mentioned this thing called Love Won Out in their most recent episode. It’s one of those “ex-gay” projects, where guys who have successfully repressed their burning hunger for hot, sweaty man-flesh teach others how [...]

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Carnival of the Godless #124

Just a very short one today, because I’ve had an exhausting day of social obligations. But the latest Carnival of the Godless is up, hosted by the Radical Atheist. That’s more interesting than anything I’ve got for today.

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Free kittens and cash? Almost worth praying for

Just quickly, because it’s Friday and I have far more important things to be sleeping. The New Humanist blog links to a site offering a valuable service. If you believe the time is near when you and the other true believers will start floating up into the air and vanish from this world, then you [...]

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Another ill-advised foray

Yep. I’m talking about politics again. In theory, I did have a more-sort-of-guideline-than-an-actual-rule about not doing that any more. But apparently that’s being abandoned almost as soon as it was established. I’m not going to get very in-depth or academic, but I feel on fairly safe ground when I ask: What the fuck, America? Yeah, [...]

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Nope, sorry, I got nothin’. I’ve not written anything today aside from some silly jokes on Twitter from work, and now I have to get up again in 7 hours, so it looks like I’m taking another day off. If I didn’t know better, I’d say I was lazy and unmotivated.

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