‘…they hide the atheism at the core of leftist politics in order to pursue a blatant get–rich–quick electoral scheme.’… 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.
Carl Zimmer Reviews The God Gene 
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Or rather, a gene for something labeled ‘spirituality.’… Read the rest
Cretino-Leftism
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Classic Symptom of Epistemological Cretino-Leftism: Claiming that criticism, reason, rational inquiry and the pursuit of truth are “instruments of oppression”.… Read the rest
Amnesty International on ‘honour’ killings in Pakistan
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dr Tahira Shahid Khan says ‘Women are considered the property of the males in their family irrespective of their class, ethnic or religious group. The owner of the property has the right to decide its fate. The concept of ownership has turned women into a commodity’… Read the rest
Natural History on ‘Intelligent Design’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Articles by Forrest, Scott, Miller, Pennock, Behe, Dembski, more.… Read the rest
The machismo of the riots
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In 1968, women and men occupied the barricades.… Read the rest
Milt Rosenberg interviews Frederick Crews [audio]
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One of the greatest living skeptics talks about such follies as psychoanalysis, ID, and contemporary literary theory… Read the rest
About that Chinese encyclopedia…
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Foucault cited Borges, but some of his followers cite the encyclopedia as fact.… Read the rest
A ‘Museum Different’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The exhibit’s commentary is limited to comments like ‘Respect and sharing of your self is very important.’… Read the rest
Azam Kamguian on Islam and Education
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The anti-secularist reaction has been bad for women and children.… Read the rest
Grade Inflation in US higher education
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Americans just keep getting smarter and smarter… Read the rest
Manufactured Consensus?
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If political considerations dictate what gets published, it’s all over for science.… Read the rest
Mediawatchwatch interviews Stephen Green of ‘Christian Voice’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Other writings are unashamed myth, but not the Bible.… Read the rest
Law angers women’s rights campaigners
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
New Islamic family law in Malaysia undermines women’s rights.… Read the rest
HRW on Women’s Rights
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Violence and discrimination against women are global social epidemics.… Read the rest
Sheldrake’s staring effect
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The sequences used in Sheldrake’s research are not properly randomized. … Read the rest
Politeness on ‘In Our Time’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Spectator, coffee houses, no swords, drawing rooms, books, mixing, nobility and gentry, Boswell’s dirty breeches, and much more.… Read the rest
A Conversation Between Rebecca Goldstein and Steven Pinker
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Both are obsessed with realism and the pursuit of objective knowledge… Read the rest
An Unbeautiful Mind
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is pretty uplifting to be a scientist-theologian, happy with the universe, confident of the ways of the Lord. … Read the rest
Polio outbreak in Indonesia
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Officials believe the outbreak can be traced to Nigeria, where vaccinations were suspended in 2003 after radical clerics said they were a US plot… Read the rest
