Sunday School SEPT 5, 2010
Richard Carrier responds to some of the criticisms of The Christian Delusion, John Loftus' recent edited work in which a piece by Carrier appears. Paul Tobin has posted the 3rd part in his response to those same critics.
wild chimps outwit human hunters.
freedom isn't free will.
a correlation between poverty and religiosity.
Brits and Scots don't want the Pope to come to their countries and nor do they want their tax dollars to pay for the visits.
why aren't you more outspoken?
the worm in your brain- the common origin of the cerebral cortex.
new insights into the origins of life.
faith is unreliable and unreasonable, not a source of knowledge.
check out A.C. Grayling's and PZ Myers' talks at the AAI conference back in June.
Catholics and the cosmos: souls and human origins.
evolution in action: from laying eggs to live birth.
the difference between being religions and being a believer.
excerpts of Stephen Hawking's soon to be published book (Sept. 7th) have been printed in The Times (unfortunately behind a paywall) and the world is buzzing. in the book (and in the excerpts printed in The Times) Hawking says that modern physics leaves no room for a god. there's no shortage of commentary.
The Telegraph. The Independent. Andrew Moseman. PZ Myers. Jerry Coyne. Sean Carroll comments and points out how this is really only news because it's Hawking that's saying it- physicists have known this for some time now. Paul Davies runs to the remaining god-of-the-gaps by pointing to the laws of physics as the place where god resides. Coyne takes Davies to task.
batshit crazy guy who happens to be an atheist takes 3 people hostage at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. it took no time for the equally batshit crazy creationists to link his atheism and his belief in evolution to his actions. Greg Fish, Hemant Mehta, Alonzo Fyfe, and PZ Myers point out the stupidity of this.
Vanity Fair published this great (but down right frightening) piece on Sarah Palin.
new research project offers insights into superstitious behavior.
killer whale evolution leads to two species.
Christopher Hitchens continues to write about his illness.
a new paper is out critiquing the notion of inclusive fitness- a notion critical to our explanations for the evolution of morality. lots of commentary pointing out that the paper gets pretty much everything wrong. John Hawks. The New York Times. Jerry Coyne. Richard Dawkins linked to Coyne's post on the paper while including his own personal notes on the paper. Wired Science has a piece on the paper along with reactions from some scientists.
new study suggests researchers can now test the "theory of everything"
Jerry Coyne linked to this cool image of a map of modern science showing the interconnectedness of scientific disciplines, scientists, and scientific discoveries.
acacia tree recruits ants to help it defend itself against elephants.
skeptics are all but unanimous in their praise for the show Mythbusters but is it deserved?
do new discoveries ever "rewrite evolutionary history?"
charitable bacteria protect vulnerable sisters from antibiotics. god must make them do so... :P
check out this interesting talk by T. Ryan Gregory about how evolutionary imagery can illustrate but also distort the history of life.
these people are plain nuts- interviews with supporters of Glen Beck at his recent rally in Washington. read Christopher Hitchens' piece on the rally.
a senior Catholic in Britain has blamed what he calls the UK's "moral wasteland" on equal rights. Barry Duke comments.
when is homeopathy deadly? when it's substituted for real medicine.
the story of creation according to Genesis.
the beetle with bifocal eyes.
Luke at Common Sense Atheism has put together another great podcast. once again he has included a transcript for those who either can't or don't want to listen to the discussion.
theistic absolute morality + invisible god = horrible relative morality.
wild chimps outwit human hunters.
freedom isn't free will.
a correlation between poverty and religiosity.
Brits and Scots don't want the Pope to come to their countries and nor do they want their tax dollars to pay for the visits.
why aren't you more outspoken?
the worm in your brain- the common origin of the cerebral cortex.
new insights into the origins of life.
faith is unreliable and unreasonable, not a source of knowledge.
check out A.C. Grayling's and PZ Myers' talks at the AAI conference back in June.
Catholics and the cosmos: souls and human origins.
evolution in action: from laying eggs to live birth.
the difference between being religions and being a believer.
excerpts of Stephen Hawking's soon to be published book (Sept. 7th) have been printed in The Times (unfortunately behind a paywall) and the world is buzzing. in the book (and in the excerpts printed in The Times) Hawking says that modern physics leaves no room for a god. there's no shortage of commentary.
The Telegraph. The Independent. Andrew Moseman. PZ Myers. Jerry Coyne. Sean Carroll comments and points out how this is really only news because it's Hawking that's saying it- physicists have known this for some time now. Paul Davies runs to the remaining god-of-the-gaps by pointing to the laws of physics as the place where god resides. Coyne takes Davies to task.
batshit crazy guy who happens to be an atheist takes 3 people hostage at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. it took no time for the equally batshit crazy creationists to link his atheism and his belief in evolution to his actions. Greg Fish, Hemant Mehta, Alonzo Fyfe, and PZ Myers point out the stupidity of this.
Vanity Fair published this great (but down right frightening) piece on Sarah Palin.
new research project offers insights into superstitious behavior.
killer whale evolution leads to two species.
Christopher Hitchens continues to write about his illness.
a new paper is out critiquing the notion of inclusive fitness- a notion critical to our explanations for the evolution of morality. lots of commentary pointing out that the paper gets pretty much everything wrong. John Hawks. The New York Times. Jerry Coyne. Richard Dawkins linked to Coyne's post on the paper while including his own personal notes on the paper. Wired Science has a piece on the paper along with reactions from some scientists.
new study suggests researchers can now test the "theory of everything"
Jerry Coyne linked to this cool image of a map of modern science showing the interconnectedness of scientific disciplines, scientists, and scientific discoveries.
acacia tree recruits ants to help it defend itself against elephants.
skeptics are all but unanimous in their praise for the show Mythbusters but is it deserved?
do new discoveries ever "rewrite evolutionary history?"
charitable bacteria protect vulnerable sisters from antibiotics. god must make them do so... :P
check out this interesting talk by T. Ryan Gregory about how evolutionary imagery can illustrate but also distort the history of life.
these people are plain nuts- interviews with supporters of Glen Beck at his recent rally in Washington. read Christopher Hitchens' piece on the rally.
a senior Catholic in Britain has blamed what he calls the UK's "moral wasteland" on equal rights. Barry Duke comments.
when is homeopathy deadly? when it's substituted for real medicine.
the story of creation according to Genesis.
the beetle with bifocal eyes.
Luke at Common Sense Atheism has put together another great podcast. once again he has included a transcript for those who either can't or don't want to listen to the discussion.
theistic absolute morality + invisible god = horrible relative morality.
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Comment by Nelson on September 5, 2010 at 10:20am -
thanks doone! glad you enjoyed!
thanks for the comment Sir. talk about taking the time to comment. lol. it's all nicely formatted and everything. :)
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Comment by Nelson on September 5, 2010 at 11:51am
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thanks for commenting Adriana! :)
and, yeah, a huge outlier to say the least.
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Comment by Ashli Axtell on September 5, 2010 at 11:14pm -
This really is a great list! I really enjoyed, "Why aren't you more outspoken." I feel the same way, but it's sure nice to read that someone else does, too.
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Comment by Nelson on September 5, 2010 at 11:17pm
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i appreciate you taking the time to comment Ashli! :)
glad you enjoyed that piece. i feel the same way as well. hard not to pull your hair out when people act like "yeah, that's wrong and maybe even dangerously wrong but i can't be bothered to even tell people it's wrong when they express the belief."
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Comment by Ashli Axtell on September 5, 2010 at 11:31pm
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Inaction, in those kinds of situations, is so cowardly to me. I don't think it's fanatical or wrong to stand up for what's right, especially in the face of something that's dangerous or potentially dangerous.
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Comment by Greg Gorey on September 6, 2010 at 1:08am -
great stuff :)
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Comment by Nelson on September 6, 2010 at 1:17am
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@Ashli: couldn't agree more. and i'm not just talking about outright activism either. what's wrong with hearing someone express and absurd belief and calling them on it? people need to do this more!
@Greg: thanks brother! i appreciate you taking the time to comment. glad you enjoyed!
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Comment by Greg Gorey on September 6, 2010 at 10:48am
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Also, the hilarity of Davies using Hawking's quote "the mind of God" and his metaphorical view of God literally. That always makes me chuckle.
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Comment by Nelson on September 6, 2010 at 12:19pm
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@Greg: totally agree. i saw some coverage saying that Hawking had changed his mind on the issue given that quote and wanted to pull my hair out. lol.
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