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.

Behe and Intelligent Design *

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Irreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest

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On the Robbers Cave Experiment *

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Derogation of the out-group was expressed in word and deed.… Read the rest

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The Forward March Of Women Halted? *

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A commitment to women’s equality has eroded and strong opposition to this commitment has emerged.… Read the rest

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The Catcher in the Rye is a crap book. *

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Execrable prose and jejune narcissism – not a good combination.… Read the rest

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Ivan Kelly on concepts of modern astrology *

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Interconnectedness, paranormal information transmission, asymmetrical evidence acceptance, aperception of contradiction, and more.… Read the rest

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Margaret Talbot on Carol Gilligan *

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Gilligan’s teaching is in many ways reactionary, which also helps to account for its extraordinary success… Read the rest

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Libraries *

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Some librarians now post NO SILENCE PLEASE signs as part of their marketing campaigns.… Read the rest

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Simon Blackburn interview *

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On truth, epistemology, global warming, philosophy of mind, quasi-realism, Hume… Read the rest

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Behe’s Empty Box *

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Reviews and Criticisms of Michael Behe’s book: Darwin’s Black Box:
The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution… Read the rest

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Carlin Romano Reads Bruce Bawer *

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Enlightenment, we should equally remember, means replacing half-baked notions and myths with facts.… Read the rest

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Fred Halliday on Blasphemy and Power *

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It is not possible to insult or defame someone who has been dead for 1,374 years.… Read the rest

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Jews in US Academia since World War II *

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Taken for granted now, but it hasn’t always been.… Read the rest

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Deborah Lipstadt on Holocaust Denial *

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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

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Intergalactic Jesus *

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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

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Piers Benn on Islamophobia-phobia *

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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

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Frederick Crews on ‘Intelligent Design’ *

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Creationism sheds its Dogpatch image and takes a subtler approach.… Read the rest

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Tracy Morton and Kay Wilkinson v Vardy *

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Vardy schools accord equal importance to both creationism and theories of evolution.… Read the rest

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Philosophy: Who Needs It? *

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‘It’s a bug that has taken hold of me without asking my permission.’… Read the rest

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Jesus and Mo on Mother Teresa *

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Not for fans of the saint… Read the rest

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No Need for Facts When You Have Faith *

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You can be certain and be wrong.… Read the rest

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