Open-mindedness
This was sent to me by the wonderful Dr A& it is ace.Of course you might say that he's arguing against a straw man, but I don't really think that is the point. A wonderful primer on how skeptical...
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Skeptobot is being a bit funny when it comes to pictures
The site's imagehosting has gone a bit screwy. So I'll be using this update to fix it. As way of apology here should be an image that I made using this billboard generator - which is a staggeringly...
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Dutch news piece on Biblicaly Correct (B.C.) Tours
So a GermanDutch speaking film crew went to film a B.C. Tour. The very first part is in GermanDutch (or at least Ithink it is germa it is if you are ignorant) but afterwards we are good to go.I last...
View ArticleA mind blowing example of Poe's Law: It's like Brass Eye....ON ACID!
The Rational Wiki defines Poe's Law as follows:Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real...
View ArticleThe Skeptic's News Fart Digest #1
Welcome to the first News Fart Digest collecting all the interesting skeptical nonsense I stumbled upon in the last 7 days.It's just an idea I'm trying on for the next 4 weeks to see how it goes. Let...
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BBC appoints Muslim as head of religious broadcasting: Daily Mail begins the...
This is Aaqil Ahmed. He is a practising Muslim. And on Monday he was appointed Head of Religious Broadcasting for the BBC. This will be FUN.Anyone who has ever read the Daily Mail knows that it doesn't...
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Generation Rescue's Insane Video. Jenny MCarthy and Jim Carrey fight...
Just a quick heads up. Generation Rescue is Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey's anti-vax and autism site.Watch this video. I've never seen anything, anything like it. I haven't time to talk about it in...
View ArticleThe Skeptic's News Fart Digest #2
Here we go with the second round up of the 'skeptish' news of the last week.REMEMBER: This material is presented as is. A skeptical interpretation of the material is left to the reader. I haven't read...
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Wolfram Alpha is amazing, but it has a fundamental flaw.
Wolfram Alpha is amazing. Go play with it now. Some people really, really don't get it. They are frustrated that it isn't google, which of course it was never meant to be. If you're not sure what it is...
View Article6000 years of Uranium
Here's a wonderful out of context clip apparently of Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen casually mentioning the age of the Earth as she talks about Arizona's plans to mine Uranium. It's terrifying to...
View ArticleAn open letter to Lord Drayson
A brief email I've just sent to Lord Paul Drayson on a minor comment he just made during the excellent debate he had with Ben Goldacre earlier this evening at the Ri. Whilst this topic is funny, the...
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The REAL Daily Mail Churnalism Generator
Crispian Jago has written a thorough and exhaustive exposé on the state of science journalism as a result of the Goldacre V Drayson debate. HOWEVER I can EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL that the Daily Mail doesn't...
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Being an atheist at Christmas.
Every year, around this time, I get a rather itchy case of cognitive dissonance. I'm an atheist enjoying Christmas.Invariably a friend, who will typically have no religious beliefs themselves, will ask...
View ArticleSkeptobot stumbles into Twenty-Ten
Twenty-Ten, Twenty-Ten, Twenty-Ten, finally we hit a decade where we can go back to sensible pronunciation. It's also the fifth year of Skeptobot's irregular postings, which is nice. So it seems like...
View ArticleDear London SITP goers, fancy a Ninja Skeptical Science Nomadic HQ monthly...
Heard of “tuttles“? From what I gather they’re basically a chance for people into ‘social networking’ to meet up and work on ideas together. I suspect they talk about things like ‘The Cloud’ and ‘Web...
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The Digital Economy Bill passed: The internet watched live as a handful of...
Yesterday we watched the 2nd reading of the Digital Economy Bill. Today we watched the 3rd reading. In short: Democracy wasn't present. Those wishing to censor ideas have been given a most powerful...
View ArticleInsane Clown Feynman
I'm guessing you've seen the music video 'Miracles' by the Insane Clown Posse? If you haven't pop off and watch it now, otherwise this blog post won't make sense. We'll wait.I'm obsessed with it. It's...
View ArticleA Freedom or Great Repeal Bill: A deal with the devil worth making
I doubt many of the readers of this site will be that happy with Cameron in power. I know I'm not. But, I contend that 5 years of Cameron is worth it. Even if he looks like his greasy carapace might...
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A skeptical look at TAM:London
I'm pretty certain The Amazing Meeting (TAM) is an awesome event. I say pretty certain because I've never been able to afford it. It's in the USA and is part of that Las Vegas Big Conference wizz-bang...
View ArticleBeing an atheist has nothing to do with my protest of the pope today.
Trying to write more - so here's a quick missive before I head out the door to todays protest. Whilst ill as a very ill thing.I find it fascinating that it appears assumed that most people protesting...
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Crop Circles
The standard argument for crop circles is so preposterous that it borders on a straw man — that they are too complex to have been created by humans. The fact that crop circles are almost always...
View ArticleJulian Assange & Wikileaks
So I haven't made my mind up about Wikileaks latest release. I believe Wikileaks is hugely important and yet I see some valid criticisms about the cables release. But that's ok, because you don't have...
View ArticleThe time I saw a ghost.
It is christmas and that means we need a ghost story. This is mine.So as a kid I was obsessed with the paranormal. Properly obsessed. UFOs, ghosts, supernatural powers, the whole deal. It was...
View ArticleCo-op VS Christian Voice, Good: Visa VS Wikileaks, Bad - keeping cognitive...
An important disclaimer: If I had to wrap my positive feelings about Christian Voice to place under the Christmas tree then I would end up being visited by three ghosts, who would proclaim me a...
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