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Category Archives: Skeptics

You gotta laugh at yourself, sometimes

March 19, 2010 – 6:53 am
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Science, religion and how things came to be

February 27, 2010 – 2:37 pm

I think I’ve said before that I was raised by scientists. When possible, I try to explain things scientifically to my children. Obviously there’s a limit to their understanding at this point, but when they were scared of thunder and lightning recently, I told my daughter it wasn’t monsters (as she feared) but electricity in [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Children, Education, Religion, Science, Society | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (72)

Instrumentum Vocale

February 14, 2010 – 3:14 am

Sir John Houghton, who played a critical role in establishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), was roundly condemned after it emerged that he was an apparent advocate of scary propaganda to frighten the public into believing the dangers of global warming.
“Unless we announce disasters, no one will listen,” Sir John was supposed to [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Also posted in Environment, Funnies, Media, Politics, Science, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (11)

Word, Pat

February 8, 2010 – 7:18 am

You may not agree with everything notable atheist and skeptic Pat Condell says, but it needs to be said all the same. You may not like Geert Wilders much, either, but this is appalling.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZUZ9CPZII&feature=topvideos[/youtube]
More (mainly in Dutch, alas) here.

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Australian internet filter, Law, Religion | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (6)

World’s First Pastafarian Protest

January 1, 2010 – 12:44 am

A priest who advised needy people to shoplift has been drenched with spaghetti and ravioli by a protester.
Father Tim Jones, parish priest of St Lawrence and St Hilda in York, said in a sermon that stealing could be the best option for some vulnerable people. He was approached on Sunday by a man who threw [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Also posted in England, Fark!, Funnies, Religion | Tagged , , , , | Comments (10)

UK to ignore illegal aliens

December 8, 2009 – 8:13 pm

The Ministry of Defence has closed its UFO unit after more than 50 years of investigating reported UK sightings…
In a statement, the MoD said it had “no opinion on the existence or otherwise of extra-terrestrial life”.
It went on: “In over 50 years, no UFO report has revealed any evidence of a potential threat to the [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Also posted in Defence, Fark!, Funnies, Popular culture | Tagged , , , | Comments (6)

What law may do

December 2, 2009 – 9:02 pm

There is a lively debate going on among members of the skeptical listserv I frequent about Senator Fielding’s call for a Royal Commission, with one poster commenting:
I always thought that Senator Fielding was a dill, but his latest call for a
Royal Commission into climate science really takes the cake. The notion that
lawyers (who do most [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Law, Science | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (51)

The Bent Spoon 2009…

November 30, 2009 – 4:56 am

… Where whack-jobs get their just deserts.
I was kinda hoping Danny Nalliah and his anti-abortion noodles would get a guernsey, but the Australian Skeptics have instead gone for Meryl Dorey and her fellow anti-vax nutters for this year’s award. As Barry Williams tells it, the award has its origins back in 1982:
In 1982, Australian Skeptics instituted [...]

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A Religious Buffet

October 24, 2009 – 4:16 am

Via the Australian Skeptics… Enjoy.

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Religion | Tagged , , | Comments (16)

The Paranormal Panel – Women and Woo

August 25, 2009 – 7:07 pm

I’ll be appearing on 4BC’s ‘Paranormal Panel’ discussing matters skeptical at some point in the next hour. I don’t think people from outside Brisbane will be able to get the live broadcast, but they do podcasts and downloads, so you can have a listen afterwards if you’re keen on that sort of thing.
[UPDATE: I'm reliably [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Feminism | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)