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World War 2 Didn't Happen! 21 Jul 2013 | 09:31 am
I used to think that one should do history by facts. Much of history as I was taught it featured the worst in human cruelty, of bloodshed and warfare. This narrative didn't fit into my view of human n...
Why Aren't There More Deists? 11 Jul 2013 | 02:36 pm
Imagine an argument that went as follows: How could you not consider that there may be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? There's no reason to think that it's impossible since life appeared o...
The List So Far 12 Jun 2013 | 02:09 pm
Duck Soup Taxi Driver Scarface (1983) Network Dr Strangelove Chinatown To Kill A Mockingbird The Seventh Seal City Lights Grave Of The Fireflies On The Waterfront The Godfather Django Ikiru The Godfat...
What The Film Challenge Has Taught Me 12 Jun 2013 | 02:08 pm
Writing reviews is hard work, and writing reviews with the added burden of the alleged significance of the work in question is even harder. How can I understand or appreciate the historical, cultural,...
QFT 10 Jun 2013 | 07:20 am
"A single belly-laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms" - H.L. Mencken
The Great Zombie Uprising Of 30CE 3 Jun 2013 | 04:46 pm
No matter how much I learn about psychology, and the tendency to rationalise that people have, I'm still floored by some of the things people claim to believe. Like, for example, someone claiming that...
The "Miracles" Apologetic 3 Jun 2013 | 12:35 pm
Does belief in a miracle account depend on the prior acceptance of the possibility of miracles? I'm often subjected to arguments that that seem to think the answer is yes. The argument goes as follows...
Tom Waterhouse Is Not Your Friend 30 May 2013 | 03:21 pm
When it comes to advertising, I'm of the firm opinion that a fool and his money are soon parted (it certainly happens to me more often than not). It's not that I'm unaware of the pernicious power of a...
That's Not Religion! 30 May 2013 | 03:20 pm
According to the research discussed in Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast And Slow, our cognition is geared towards stereotyping. The main example from the literature was a description of a woman who wa...
Fodor vs ID 18 May 2013 | 09:52 am
A few months ago, I was on a facebook group where an ID proponent kept posting numerous links to pro-ID articles, coupled with grandiose points about the death of Darwinism. One thing that struck me a...
