I decided to go for a reductio ad absurdum this time. This cartoon has an identified author/artist– hooray! Dan Lietha […]
evolution, religion, school
How to deal with science you don’t like: call it religion
Artist: Person who didn’t exist yet, according to nearlyhalf of Americans The revelation that in 2012, 46% of Americans believe […]
bias, evolution, morality, politics, psychology
Biased ! = wrong
Let me say this, right from the start: I love biases. No, I don’t love that they exist, but I […]
cognition, evolution, religion
Have we evolved to reject evolution?
Following on the Pope post, there are various theories about whether people might reject evolutionary theory because it contradicts their […]
evolution, religion
The Pope misrepresents evolution
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew himas an Australopithecine. Apparently in his Easter address last night, the Pope had some unflattering […]
bias, cognition, creationism, evolution, freedom of speech, intellectual honesty, libertarianism, morality, politics, psychology
Who do you admire?
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women […]
atheism, evolution, religion, science, skepticism
So….Skepticon
I’m glad I went, and I had a good time. That said, I most likely won’t go back. It’s amazing, […]