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Brotherton on Crichton
I have issues with Michael Crichton. When I was a kid I loved The Andromeda Strain, and thought it was a cool movie. It wasn’t until much later, after seeing Jurassic Park, I think it was, that I became aware of the clear antiscience — literally,...
I have issues with Michael Crichton. When I was a kid I loved The Andromeda Strain, and thought it was a cool movie. It wasn’t until much later, after seeing Jurassic Park, I think it was, that I became aware of the clear antiscience — literally,...
18 hours ago
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TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Playing you for a SAPS
Alison Smith runs the Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society where she and others put the hammer down on fake ghost...
Alison Smith runs the Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society where she and others put the hammer down on fake ghost...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Skepticism on TV? Yup.
For all the people who doled out grief to my friend Richard Saunders for being on a TV show in Australia looking for psychics,...
For all the people who doled out grief to my friend Richard Saunders for being on a TV show in Australia looking for psychics,...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Astroblurbs
Man, it’s hard keeping up with the news. Well, to be more specific, it’s hard to keep up with the news and still...
Man, it’s hard keeping up with the news. Well, to be more specific, it’s hard to keep up with the news and still...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Because 2012 can’t get any dumber…
UPDATE: Oh criminy. I misread the date on the linked article; it’s actually from last year, so the movie I’m...
UPDATE: Oh criminy. I misread the date on the linked article; it’s actually from last year, so the movie I’m...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
DI and ID vs. GR
I think Intelligent Falling from The Onion was funnier, but Intelligent Motion is still pretty good.Tip o’ the...
I think Intelligent Falling from The Onion was funnier, but Intelligent Motion is still pretty good.Tip o’ the...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Dick Cheney, enemy of reality
The liberal blogosphere is starting to burn up with news that Dick Cheney’s office worked to suppress some testimony to...
The liberal blogosphere is starting to burn up with news that Dick Cheney’s office worked to suppress some testimony to...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Amazing spoon bending
It’s incredible to me that some people still buy into psychic spoon-bending. This silliness was promulgated by the...
It’s incredible to me that some people still buy into psychic spoon-bending. This silliness was promulgated by the...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
That’s no moon… oh, wait, yes it is.
A UK woman called the police recently. He wanted to report a large object hovering over the trees for quite some time. The cops...
A UK woman called the police recently. He wanted to report a large object hovering over the trees for quite some time. The cops...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Oot and aboot
It’ll take a few days for the Canadian accent to fade away… anyway, here are some short things to be aware of.1)...
It’ll take a few days for the Canadian accent to fade away… anyway, here are some short things to be aware of.1)...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
I agree with astrologers?
Well, not really. But a really dumb article from ABC news says that astrologers predict Obama will win in November. Why?In...
Well, not really. But a really dumb article from ABC news says that astrologers predict Obama will win in November. Why?In...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Richard Saunders, superstar
>I’ve written about my friend and fellow skeptic Richard Saunders many times before. Most recently, I mentioned he has...
>I’ve written about my friend and fellow skeptic Richard Saunders many times before. Most recently, I mentioned he has...
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Some states are embracing reality!
It’s a happy day for reality: many state governments are rejecting funding for abstinence-only education.Cool. As has...
It’s a happy day for reality: many state governments are rejecting funding for abstinence-only education.Cool. As has...
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North pole ice to disappear this year?
I don’t know what to make of this report. We’ve had so much shrieking about global warming that I am actually a bit gun shy when someone predicts dire consequences. But The Independent is claiming that the northern ice cap on the Earth — this...
I don’t know what to make of this report. We’ve had so much shrieking about global warming that I am actually a bit gun shy when someone predicts dire consequences. But The Independent is claiming that the northern ice cap on the Earth — this...
28 days ago
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North pole ice to disappear this year?
I don’t know what to make of this report. We’ve had so much shrieking about global warming that I am actually a bit...
I don’t know what to make of this report. We’ve had so much shrieking about global warming that I am actually a bit...
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Sylvia Browne, still exposing herself
Oh, I’ve written about Sylvia Browne before, the woman who preys on the gullible people, vulnerable people who need some...
Oh, I’ve written about Sylvia Browne before, the woman who preys on the gullible people, vulnerable people who need some...
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Louisiana. Well, that’s it then.
Bobby Jindahl, creationist/exorcist governor of Louisiana, has signed the academic freedom bill into state law.So that’s...
Bobby Jindahl, creationist/exorcist governor of Louisiana, has signed the academic freedom bill into state law.So that’s...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Lava Madonna and Cheeses of Nazareth
A couple of pareidolisms for you today.One is this cartoon from the very oddly named blog Greasy Belches. It’s funny and...
A couple of pareidolisms for you today.One is this cartoon from the very oddly named blog Greasy Belches. It’s funny and...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Newsweek embarrasses itself
What the heck has happened to the media? Have they lost their minds?Newsweek has an article online about a psychic who charges...
What the heck has happened to the media? Have they lost their minds?Newsweek has an article online about a psychic who charges...
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Republicans more likely to be wrong about Universe, but not by much
So a new Gallup poll was released saying that 60% — sixty percent — of Republicans polled believe humans were created as is 10,000 years ago.But before you Dems get all smug about this, note that 38% of you guys think the same thing. So Republicans...
So a new Gallup poll was released saying that 60% — sixty percent — of Republicans polled believe humans were created as is 10,000 years ago.But before you Dems get all smug about this, note that 38% of you guys think the same thing. So Republicans...
30 days ago
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God hates Mars
I sometimes wonder just how messed up some people’s logic can be.The answer, in many cases, is none. None more messed...
I sometimes wonder just how messed up some people’s logic can be.The answer, in many cases, is none. None more messed...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Republicans more likely to be wrong about Universe, but not by much
So a new Gallup poll was released saying that 60% — sixty percent — of Republicans polled believe humans were...
So a new Gallup poll was released saying that 60% — sixty percent — of Republicans polled believe humans were...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
How to handle hoaxers
I am, by nature, a nice guy. When I encounter an antiscientist, I prefer not to insult them, or yell at them, or stab them in...
I am, by nature, a nice guy. When I encounter an antiscientist, I prefer not to insult them, or yell at them, or stab them in...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Astrology? Sure! Crop Circles! Yeah! Holocaust denial? Buh bye.
If this news article is accurate, then I have now seen everything. I can close down the blog.Why, you ask? Because of this...
If this news article is accurate, then I have now seen everything. I can close down the blog.Why, you ask? Because of this...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
TAM 6. Best. Ever.
I’m back from The Amaz!ng Meeting 6. After 9+ hours of sleep last night (and still in the red by about 7 hours),...
I’m back from The Amaz!ng Meeting 6. After 9+ hours of sleep last night (and still in the red by about 7 hours),...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
IDing Astrology
I am at TAM and exhausted. I’ll post about it later. Until then…This video is pretty funny.It’s obviously...
I am at TAM and exhausted. I’ll post about it later. Until then…This video is pretty funny.It’s obviously...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Wanna be a Presidential advisor?
As we all know, the Bush Administration has been extremely aggressive about stamping out any real science whenever it can. This...
As we all know, the Bush Administration has been extremely aggressive about stamping out any real science whenever it can. This...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Psychics and gullible people do REAL harm
Note: I had held off posting this until a confirmation came up, and now The Toronto Sun is carrying it as well. And since...
Note: I had held off posting this until a confirmation came up, and now The Toronto Sun is carrying it as well. And since...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Crop circularity
It’s really hard to find anything dumber than crop circles. I don’t usually use words like that, but c’mon!...
It’s really hard to find anything dumber than crop circles. I don’t usually use words like that, but c’mon!...
TheBadAstronomer posted a blog entry
Louisiana needs our help! NOW!
I just received an urgent email from Barbara Forrest on behalf of the Louisiana Coalition for Science: the education bill that...
I just received an urgent email from Barbara Forrest on behalf of the Louisiana Coalition for Science: the education bill that...
Ron B posted a blog entry
Responding to an ID-Sympathizing Blogger
On his blog Vere Loqui - which I like the title of, Martin Cothran wrote:L. Ron Brown at “The Frame Problem” takes...
On his blog Vere Loqui - which I like the title of, Martin Cothran wrote:L. Ron Brown at “The Frame Problem” takes...
Ron B posted a blog entry
Intellectual Volunteering Opportunities Available Here!
Hi all. When I started this blog my intent was to engage every debate that comes my way regarding my posts - with little regard...
Hi all. When I started this blog my intent was to engage every debate that comes my way regarding my posts - with little regard...
Ron B posted a blog entry
Ben Stein and Glenn Beck: Ignorance, Deceit and Stupidity, OH MY!
Nothing I say short of quoting them directly could prepare you for the profound levels of ignorance you are about to hear....
Nothing I say short of quoting them directly could prepare you for the profound levels of ignorance you are about to hear....
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Anti-Defamation League Condemns Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
From the official ADL website:New York, NY, April 29, 2008 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following...
From the official ADL website:New York, NY, April 29, 2008 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following...
Ron B posted a blog entry
Evolved Rationalist reviews Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
The Evolved Rationalist, in an act of self-sacrifice, has subjected herself and her brain cells (a few thousand of which are...
The Evolved Rationalist, in an act of self-sacrifice, has subjected herself and her brain cells (a few thousand of which are...
Ron B posted a blog entry
Crash this poll!
A poll is being hosted on a Pro-ID Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed MySpace page. The poll, which is found down the page on...
A poll is being hosted on a Pro-ID Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed MySpace page. The poll, which is found down the page on...
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So, I was Expelled from a Pro-Expelled Blog…
Initially, I wasn’t going to post on this out of consideration for the blogger that took my posts down - or didn’t...
Initially, I wasn’t going to post on this out of consideration for the blogger that took my posts down - or didn’t...
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Have you been expelled from pro-Expelled media (e.g., blogs)?
I was recently prevented from expressing dissent on a pro-Expelled blog. I know that I am not the first person to have been...
I was recently prevented from expressing dissent on a pro-Expelled blog. I know that I am not the first person to have been...
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