Rearranged pond scum
I decided to go for a reductio ad absurdum this time. This cartoon has an identified author/artist– hooray! Dan Lietha does the CreationWise cartoon for… Read More »Rearranged pond scum
I decided to go for a reductio ad absurdum this time. This cartoon has an identified author/artist– hooray! Dan Lietha does the CreationWise cartoon for… Read More »Rearranged pond scum
This post previously published as an article in the journal Method & Theory in the Study of Religion in 2008. What is the best way… Read More »Full of Sound and Fury: The Media Response to Dennett
Artist: Person who didn’t exist yet, according to nearlyhalf of Americans The revelation that in 2012, 46% of Americans believe that humans were created in… Read More »How to deal with science you don’t like: call it religion
Let me say this, right from the start: I love biases. No, I don’t love that they exist, but I think they’re endlessly fascinating. I love… Read More »Biased ! = wrong
Following on the Pope post, there are various theories about whether people might reject evolutionary theory because it contradicts their intuitions. One was described by… Read More »Have we evolved to reject evolution?
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew himas an Australopithecine. Apparently in his Easter address last night, the Pope had some unflattering words for evolution: Pope Benedict… Read More »The Pope misrepresents evolution
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women they most admire. Barack Obama… Read More »Who do you admire?
I’m glad I went, and I had a good time. That said, I most likely won’t go back. It’s amazing, what they’re doing. A free… Read More »So….Skepticon
From Change.org: What’s in a name? A 12-year-old girl at Hernando Middle School in Mississippi was beaten by five fellow students — reportedly because they… Read More »12-year-old girl beaten after Christian youth meeting for “having a boy’s name.”