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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Carving a niche for “official superstitions”
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that there’s no well-drawn line to tell the government when it can interfere with parental discretion. Cases like that of Daniel Hauser (the 13-year-old boy with a six-inch-diameter tumor whose parents wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, christianity, civil rights, ethics, news, religion, religious rights, superstitions
Tagged child neglect
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Podcast #57 – Bruce M. Hood
We interview Bruce M. Hood, author of SuperSense, which theorizes a genetic predisposition toward religious belief, superstition, and other irrational behaviors (and that includes you, too, atheists!). Read John’s review of SuperSense, or buy your very own copy (highly recommended) … Continue reading
Posted in books, evolution, interviews, medical research, paranormal, podcast, religion, science, skepticism, superstitions
Tagged bruce m. hood, supersense
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Charlotte rocks Dawkins
Charlotte Pop Fest is a multi-day music festival that will feature well-established internationally known artists in addition to local and regional indie artists in the “power pop” genre. The event will take place in the Fall of 2009 in Uptown … Continue reading
Posted in arts, music, news, skepticism
Tagged charlotte pop fest, james deem, richard dawkins, richard dawkins foundation
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Exorcist/child-abuser scot-free in GA
Another perfect example of religion as a cover for insanity and criminal behavior. Read this article and tell me that, had the mother’s excuse been “I’m performing a ritual in the name of the High Folderol,” or “Instead of taking … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, religion, religious rights, superstitions
Tagged child abuse, exorcism, georgia, gwinnett county
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Mr. Deity and the Book, Part Deux
Crank up the Hammond organ–here’s the second episode of the new season of Mr. Deity!
May I recommend…
…The Ascent of Man? Jacob Bronowski died not long after he created this groundbreaking BBC documentary series about science and culture, and I remember watching it years ago (while I was in high school or college). Anyway, I was very … Continue reading
3 more years of this and you’ll WISH it was the end of the world
The 2012 frenzy has begun. In case you didn’t know it, the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. As far as I know, the Maya themselves attached no significance to this fact, but every whackjob, wingnut, and opportunistic New … Continue reading
It’s better to look scientific than BE scientific
Ever wonder why doctors wear white coats? I always thought it was for hygiene purposes and to save wear and tear on “real” clothes. Apparently it’s because doctors want to look all scientificky and therefore more authoritative (or trustworthy, if … Continue reading
Podcast #56 – Tim Farley (WhatstheHarm.net)
We interview Tim Farley, creator of the website WhatstheHarm.net (an invaluable database of death and destruction caused by alternative medicine, superstition, lack of critical thinking, etc.). Tim has also given talks and organized seminars to teach skeptics how to be … Continue reading
Posted in interviews, podcast, skepticism, urban legends
Tagged skeptools, tim farley, what's the harm, whatstheharm.net
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Harris v. Ball on Science
Check out this thoughtful debate between Sam Harris and science writer Philip Ball, which was sparked by Ball’s less-than-enthusiastic response to the launch of Harris’s Reason Project. It didn’t help that Ball was somewhat complimentary of Francis Collins’s BioLogos Foundation.