Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
We’ll I guess I knew it was coming … the signs were there … but alas my laptop has now departed this reality and gone to silicon heaven, so no posts for a day or two until a get a new one up and running. Panic not … Normal service will be resumed.
Dinosaurs dominated the earth for over 150 million years and it was not until about 66 million years ago that they ceased to exist. Whether this extinction was a gradual process or an abrupt catastrophic end has been subject for scientific and geological discussion for many years. In search for these answers, scientists research beyond … Read more
The Irish Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, explains to the Irish Parliament that … “I am now being branded by personnel around the country as being a murderer. I’m going to have on my soul the death of 20 million babies. I’m getting medals, scapulars, plastic foetuses, letters written in blood, telephone calls all over the system and it’s not … Read more
This is utterly tragic … almost beyond words. Syrians fleeing the conflict to places like Jordan are finding themselves destitute and out of sheer desperation are forced to extreme measures. The Toronto Star has the details … Nezar too was a homemaker in Homs who arrived in Jordan last year. Her husband was a taxi … Read more
This is quite frankly hilarious, the news is out today that David Cameron went out to the pub with his wife and kids, then upon returning home realised he had accidentally left his 8-year-old daughter behind. Do I condemn him for it, no not at all, when you dig into the details, you appreciate that it … Read more
When debating with some believers the other day, I encountered a rather common claim. The context was a conversation regarding end-times in which some nonsense was being spouted about the Antichrist. I was rather astonished to find that the “proof” on the table consisted of the symbols on the US dollar. I asked the direct … Read more