Interconnectedness, paranormal information transmission, asymmetrical evidence acceptance, aperception of contradiction, and more.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
Margaret Talbot on Carol Gilligan
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Gilligan’s teaching is in many ways reactionary, which also helps to account for its extraordinary success… Read the rest
Libraries
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some librarians now post NO SILENCE PLEASE signs as part of their marketing campaigns.… Read the rest
Simon Blackburn interview
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On truth, epistemology, global warming, philosophy of mind, quasi-realism, Hume… Read the rest
Behe’s Empty Box
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Reviews and Criticisms of Michael Behe’s book: Darwin’s Black Box:
The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution… Read the rest
Carlin Romano Reads Bruce Bawer
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Enlightenment, we should equally remember, means replacing half-baked notions and myths with facts.… Read the rest
Fred Halliday on Blasphemy and Power
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is not possible to insult or defame someone who has been dead for 1,374 years.… Read the rest
Jews in US Academia since World War II
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Taken for granted now, but it hasn’t always been.… Read the rest
Deborah Lipstadt on Holocaust Denial
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Deborah Lipstadt discusses how misinformation and false claims are used to question the reality of the Nazis’ attempt to exterminate Europe’s Jews.… Read the rest
Intergalactic Jesus
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Attempts to reconcile science and religion usually fail because religions make claims about the real world that don’t stand up to scientific scrutiny.… Read the rest
Piers Benn on Islamophobia-phobia
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many who fear the rise of Islamophobia veer away from critical analysis of Islamic claims and practices, perhaps for fear of what they might find.… Read the rest
Frederick Crews on ‘Intelligent Design’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Creationism sheds its Dogpatch image and takes a subtler approach.… Read the rest
Tracy Morton and Kay Wilkinson v Vardy
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vardy schools accord equal importance to both creationism and theories of evolution.… Read the rest
Philosophy: Who Needs It?
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘It’s a bug that has taken hold of me without asking my permission.’… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo on Mother Teresa
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not for fans of the saint… Read the rest
No Need for Facts When You Have Faith
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You can be certain and be wrong.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini considers online collaborations.
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How human relationships are being pushed in new directions by virtual worlds.… Read the rest
Michael Ruse reads Dawkins
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ruse sees Richard Dawkins as the atheist’s Billy Graham… Read the rest
Costing an Arm and a Leg
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mental disorders come and go.… Read the rest
How Fabrications Differ from a Lie
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Did Freud lie?’ is the great question.… Read the rest