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Skeptical Observations: Ancient Polytheism and the Concept of Evidence Reconsidered (More Briefly)
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On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Ancient Polytheism and the Concept of Evidence Reconsidered (More Briefly). The issue of whether the ancient Greeks could have had good evidence of the existence of their gods comes down to the issue of whether a theistic explanation of their religious experiences can be a better explanation than any naturalistic one. Presuppo...
Skeptical Observations: More on Gould on Science and Religion
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On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Sunday, June 6, 2010. More on Gould on Science and Religion. Stephen Jay Gould ( source. As I explained in a previous entry (“ Stephen Jay Gould on Science and Religion. The thesis of NOMA says in effect: “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God that which Caesar says God can have.” In other words, while Gould’...There is an evident contr...
Skeptical Observations: April 2013
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On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Terrorism Close to Home. A terrorist attack may bring forth responses that are ugly, stupid, crazy, or all three, in various measures. But the most common response is just what such acts aim at: terror. Photograph from Bloomberg via the Telegraph. And then there are those who have quite different reactions. My previous entry.
Skeptical Observations: Lewis Black on Creationism
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On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Friday, April 1, 2011. Lewis Black on Creationism. Lewis Black explains why Christians get the “Old Testament” wrong. I explain how Black gets George W. Bush wrong—to some degree. Here is another comedy clip, from Red, White, and Screwed. Of course, I advise all readers to watch the video before reading the transcript. The Scopes trial is over. Because ...
Skeptical Observations: Philosopher Defends B***s***
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On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Monday, September 30, 2013. Philosopher Defends B* *s* *. The greater one-horned rhinoceros: one of the species being. Hunted to extinction to supply the market for traditional. Chinese medicine (source: National Geographic. The philosophy blog of the New York Times. 8221; ( The Stone. September 29, 2013), certainly falls within the category of public t...
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The Praxy Project: February 2012
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The Psychology of Religious Intuitions: Confirmation Biases and Tim Tebow. This series explores the psychology of intuition and cognitive illusion, specifically as applied to religious intuitions. See. Why does the phone always ring when you're in the shower? Why are there always more subways or buses going in the opposite direction? Was God helping Tim Tebow? It but not the non-events that disconfirm it. Some ev...
The Praxy Project: May 2012
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Monday, May 28, 2012. Reparative Therapy Study Author Renounces His Work. There was no random assignment to a therapy group and a control group, which is the hallmark of a proper experiment. So, it is interesting to hear that Dr. Spitzer himself has recently admitted to these problems and renounced the study. Hopefully this study can be laid to rest in public discourse. Wednesday, May 16, 2012. A research article published in Science. To tes...
The Praxy Project: April 2011
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Thursday, April 21, 2011. Excerpts from the Orthoprax Haggadah. Now we are slaves, next year free.". The seder is both a celebration of our freedom and a recognition of the ways in which we still hope for freedom. On the one hand, we are relatively free from dogma and free from indoctrination. We have clarity of mind about religion and the natural world, which is a significant achievement. Of four sons spoke the Torah.". The wicked son.".
The Praxy Project: June 2011
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Monday, June 27, 2011. I Theists claim that there is no source of morality without God. And therefore a) skeptics are "deluding" ourselves by acting moral, b) society would ultimately fall apart without belief in God, or something like that. II Let's put aside for the moment the fact that there are serious problems with the idea of God as a source of morality. (See, for example, the Euthyphro Dilemma. Of course, no one but theists in the hea...
The Praxy Project: "Skeptics Are Third-Graders"
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Tuesday, January 11, 2011. I get tired of reading that "skeptics only attack their third grade notions of God and Judaism. They think it's all as they were taught back then, or it's nothing.". Don't tell me Breishit is metaphorical: tell me what the metaphor stands for, and why I should accept that as true. Tell me why I should believe in any supernatural claims whatsoever, including dualism. Tell me why I should believe any. Funny you shoul...
Pen Review: Montegrappa Fortuna White & Ruthenium – Pen Habit
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Pens, Inks, Paper, and General Writing Nerdiness. SUPPORT THE PEN HABIT! Pen Review: Montegrappa Fortuna White & Ruthenium. Middot; June 16, 2015. Filling System: Standard International Cartridges/Converters. Section Diameter: 11.1mm. Barrel Max Diameter: 13.5mm. Cap Max Diameter: 16.7mm. Weight, Uncapped (with ink and/or converter): 26g. Weight, Capped (with ink and/or converter): 38g. My grip always ended up sitting directly on these threads, which are supremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, the sect...
The Praxy Project: Science Does Not Require Faith
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Saturday, July 21, 2012. Science Does Not Require Faith. Rabbi Slifkin has claimed. More than once that " the entire enterprise of modern science emerged from the monotheistic worldview." He cites the following:. This is exactly what we seem to do. Developmental cognitive scientist Alison Gopnik has argued. Based on much evidence- that young children are constantly building theories as they learn about the world: they learn abstract rules fr...
The Praxy Project: July 2011
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Monday, July 25, 2011. Hirhurim has a new post. About philosophy and faith. I had been waiting for one of those as blog fodder! His argument this time: philosopher Leo Strauss once argued " that neither religion nor purely secular philosophy can disprove each other.". What a mind-numbingly.mind-numbing argument. First, what's this abstract dichotomy of "religion" and "philosophy" being unable to disprove each other? But why do you believe it?
The Praxy Project: July 2012
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Towards community. Towards philosophy. Towards what comes next. Saturday, July 21, 2012. Science Does Not Require Faith. Rabbi Slifkin has claimed. More than once that " the entire enterprise of modern science emerged from the monotheistic worldview." He cites the following:. This is exactly what we seem to do. Developmental cognitive scientist Alison Gopnik has argued. Based on much evidence- that young children are constantly building theories as they learn about the world: they learn abstract rules fr...
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Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine. Shirts, Mugs, and Bags. Right click 'save as' to download). Http:/ traffic.libsyn.com/skepticality/257 Skepticality.mp3. 8211; Date August 7th, 2015. 8211; Send your cool ‘SCIENCE! Shout-outs to hosts @ skepticality.com. 8211; Theme song by Steve Seamans of the Daisy Dillman Band. 8211; Get the song HERE. 8211; Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing books. Or using our Amazon link. 8211; Big thank you to James Randi. Dragon Con: Skeptic Track.
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine. Shirts, Mugs, and Bags. A Skepticality Guide To The Universe. Interview: Dr. Steven Novella. Right click 'save as' to download). Http:/ traffic.libsyn.com/skepticality/252 Skepticality.mp3. 8211; Date – April. 8211; Send your cool ‘SCIENCE! Rsquo; shout-outs to hosts @ skepticality.com. 8211; Theme song by Steve Seamans of the Daisy Dillman Band. Get the song HERE. 8211; Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing books. Or using our Amazon link. 8211; This wee...
Alex Gilbert's Blog | My thoughts on a new and improved world to live in
Alex Gilbert's Blog. My thoughts on a new and improved world to live in. Libraries – considered writing a long piece, but then saw this …. Posted by: Skeptical Moose. July 31, 2011. For and Against God: that old chestnut. Andrew Zak Williams has collated a fairly useful set of reasons/opinions as to why people do and don’t believe. Http:/ www.newstatesman.com/religion/2011/04/god-believe-faith-world-belief. Http:/ www.newstatesman.com/religion/2011/07/god-evidence-believe-world. Posted by: Skeptical Moose.
Skeptical Observations
On matters religious (mostly Jewish), philosophical, political, and whatever else seems to me to need critical examination. Descriptive Index of Entries. Monday, September 30, 2013. Philosopher Defends B* *s* *. The greater one-horned rhinoceros: one of the species being. Hunted to extinction to supply the market for traditional. Chinese medicine (source: National Geographic. The philosophy blog of the New York Times. 8221; ( The Stone. September 29, 2013), certainly falls within the category of public t...
The Skeptical Juror
About the Skeptical Juror. The Skeptical Juror Archive. The Extent of Framing the Innocent in Texas. Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Extent of Framing the Innocent in Texas. This is the eleventh post in the series. Framing the Guilty, Framing the Innocent. For ease of navigation among the posts, use the. In this post, I will calculate how many innocent people have been framed and executed by the State and People of Texas. It might be interesting. Stay tuned. After a long and inexcusable delay, the five exon...
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Skeptical Kids | Promoting Science & Critical Thinking to Kids!
Promoting Science and Critical Thinking to Kids! Send in your questions to be answered in one of our posts! You can ask us via Twitter! Latest Entries ». I’m Sorry You Didn’t Win. By Joseph Paul John McCarthy — Leave a comment. April 27, 2014. How often have you seen a pop up stating something like this:. YOU’RE OUR 999,999,999,999,998th VISITOR CLICK HERE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. How do we know that every time it is a scam? The answer is Critical Thinking. Firstly, ask questions. Is it not way more likely t...
The Skeptical Lawyer | Blogging at the intersection of science, skepticism and law
December 30, 2014 · 9:30 pm. 8220;Spike” in law-enforcement-officer deaths: cause for concern? Today, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. NLEOMF) (probably not an unbiased source) decried a “spike”. In “firearms-related” fatalities of law enforcement officers in the United States in 2014. There were 50 “firearm-related” deaths in 2014, compared to 32 in 2013. NLEOMF Chairman and CEO Craig W. Floyd said, in NLEOMF’s news release. Should law enforcement officers be worried? Of fifty law en...
Skeptical Lead | Heavy Science and Skepticism Served Cold
Skip to main content. Skip to primary sidebar. Skip to secondary sidebar. Heavy Science and Skepticism Served Cold. The Certainty of Christian Majority Privilege. Here in Texas, in the small town of Castroville is making the news over a ruling by a Federal judge regarding a high school graduation ceremony invocation. Up (from San Antonio) in Austin, TX the Texas Attorney General is joining the fray on behalf of the school. Did you catch that? By which the Christian majority student body chose the “...
