‘Rationality is useless if it is not sound. This is what Martin Luther meant when he called reason a “whore”. Pick the wrong premises, and rationality is utterly screwed. Therefore, merely that someone is “rational” means absolutely nothing about whether that person is well-connected to reality.’
Why I love “The Newsroom” – left vs right vs truth (part 2 and some philosophy) McAvoy: I only seem…
Here is a definition of Ockham’s Razor: Occam’s Razor: the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest…
Some time ago when the whole Wikileaks scandal broke, I wrote to the Independent newspaper in the UK and had…
I have recently been reading Richard Carrier’s excellent book “Proving History” which essentially sets out a case for the use…
Is it better to live a life plugged into a machine which gives you some kind of utopia (think benign…
So I was at the Mega-Multiple Meet Up in Moors Valley Country Park at the weekend. I have twin 2…
Aaron Sorkin’s new show, The Newsroom, has hit the screens both sides of the pond to some polarised reviews. Let…
As Promised, the concluding part to yesterday’s blog post. Is there really no overlap between the domains of science and…
This post will be split into two parts due to its length. This will allow any posters to be able…
John Lennon – IMAGINE at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony. from Yoko Ono on Vimeo. Wow, I must…
Recently, at DC, I posted this: I’m loving the Olympics, I really am. I have even been to see some…
This Huffington Post article shows the continuing trend away from religion across the world, with new figures illustrating that Catholic…
To coincide with the recent release of my book The Nativity: A Critical Examination, I wrote a couple of posts…
So a new era arrives, one of this wonderful community known as Skeptic Blogs. Please take a look at About…