The toupée fallacy is named for a particular example of the informal fallacy that goes something like this: All toupées […]
dawkins, feminism, Islam, islamophobia, skepticism
Dawkins insults feminists, complains when feminists feel insulted
Last Tuesday (Jan. 26th), Richard Dawkins made the following tweet: Text: “Obviously doesn’t apply to vast majority of feminists, among […]
atheism, freedom of speech, personal, skepticism
Odds and ends– blog redesign/freeze peaches for sale
So, two things to mention here. First, hey look! New blog design. I’ve been wanting to change it for quite […]
feminism, politics, secularism, skepticism
Rambling diatribe about atheism, politics, and the word “secular”
I don’t know American Atheists president David Silverman, but he strikes me as kind of a brash guy. The kind […]
conferences, skepticism
Skeptics of Oz
Skeptics of Oz is a free skeptical conference held in Wichita, Kansas, this year on March 16-17 at Wichita State […]
religion, skepticism
How Skepticon is and isn’t like going to church
Is: Skepticon is a gathering of like-minded people on specific dates.Isn’t: The particular dates don’t matter, except that that also […]
ethics, politics, religion, skepticism
International Blasphemy Rights Day
https://www.facebook.com/events/440034722701608/ Blasphemy. Noun: The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. In other words, […]
atheism, skepticism
Skepticon 5
So, I’m going. Registered, got a hotel room, time off work scheduled, etc. Haven’t been since 2010, and I’m sure […]
atheism, feminism, skepticism
Atheism Minus
…is my term for the collective group of idiots who contributed to Jen McCreight deciding that blogging is no longer […]
atheism, feminism, sexism, skepticism
Oh, on that sexism in atheism/skepticism topic…
If you only read one thing about it– or, more likely, if you’ve read plenty about it and are either […]