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Losing trust in religious leaders
I recently reported the data from our last census showing the decline of the numbers of Christians in New Zealand, and the associated increase in people declaring they have no religion (see Census 2013...
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False balance and straw clutching on fluoridation
The alignment of the poster above with a “balanced” duo of opinion pieces on fluoridation in the recent issue of the Journal of primary healthcare is just too good not to comment on. The articles are:...
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What makes something right or wrong?
Here is another of the 4 animated videos produced by the British Humanist Association. They are all narrated by Stephen Fry. This one deals with aspects of morality – an important subject where the...
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Scientific cooperation despite political posturing
I find it heartening scientific cooperation continues (so far) despite all the political posturing going on down here over the Ukraine political crisis. Here we see the arrival of Russian cosmonauts...
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International cooperation in space serving humanity
Photo credit: SENTINEL-1 LIFTS OFF This morning I watched the launch of the Sentinel 1A satellite. The launch was perfect and the coverage on Spaceflight Now excellent with plenty of explanation along...
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Scientific cooperation despite political posturing
I find it heartening scientific cooperation continues (so far) despite all the political posturing going on down here over the Ukraine political crisis. Here we see the arrival of Russian cosmonauts...
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International cooperation in space serving humanity
Photo credit: SENTINEL-1 LIFTS OFF This morning I watched the launch of the Sentinel 1A satellite. The launch was perfect and the coverage on Spaceflight Now excellent with plenty of explanation along...
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An outdated tax anomaly – charitable status of religion
Here is a New Zealand Kickstarter project well worth supporting – a film which sets out to answer the questions: Why do religions pay few taxes? Why do companies owned by religions also avoid tax? With...
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The first victim!
It is well established that the first victim in war is truth. Mind you the dispatch of truth usually comes well before the shooting starts. I have a personal interest in Ukraine and the dispatch of...
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Alan Turing receives royal pardon
Photo credit: The Telegraph Here is the official press release on the Royal Pardon for Alan Turing. Pardon for WW2 Code-breaker Turing By Jamie Grierson, Press Association Home Affairs Correspondent...
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A balanced debate
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Climate Change Debate. This is the way to handle these debates – love to see it with creationism, vaccinations and fluoridation as well. Thanks to Paryngula.
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A balanced debate
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Climate Change Debate. This is the way to handle these debates – love to see it with creationism, vaccinations and fluoridation as well. Thanks to Paryngula.
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Losing trust in religious leaders
I recently reported the data from our last census showing the decline of the numbers of Christians in New Zealand, and the associated increase in people declaring they have no religion (see Census 2013...
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Inna Kukuruza – “her eyes spoke to the whole world”
Iconic photos are often associated with historic event, especially conflicts. The picture of the man stopping a Tank in Beijing during suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 is an...
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Anti-science US Congressman on House science Committee!
This guy is spouting a bunch of simple-minded anti-scientific rubbish. Not surprising in itself – he is actually opening a climate change denial conference in th US – one of the semi-annual...
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Ken Ring pontificates on climate change
Another of Ken Ring’s “self help” books – Pawmistry: How to Read Your Cat’s Paws Ken Ring runs a business predicting the weather. Apparently in that sort of business, and with the clients he has,...
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The Mind of the Science Denier
Over recent months I have been following, and learning more about, the issues of fluoridation and the Ukrainian civil war. One is a scientific issue (at least in most of the debate), the other...
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Don’t you get tired of this?
I have seen so much of this lately: And this: And in so many cases when we challenge this cherry-picking and confirmation bias we get this:
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