In case after case after case, I’ve been impressed with the sincerity with which people tell their stories, the power of feelings connected with this.… 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.
Gerald Weissmann on Homeopathy and the Prince of Wales 
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When Prince Charles uses terms such as ‘integrated therapy’ he is following the lead of creationists who hide under the term ‘intelligent design.’… Read the rest
Fadela Amara and ‘Ni putes ni soumises’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“The veil symbolises submission to male dominance,” Fadela Amara explains.… Read the rest
Raw Nerve Apologizes to Peter Tatchell
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Mr Tatchell is not Islamophobic and is not “part of the Islamophobia industry.” Nor is OutRage!’… Read the rest
The Skeptic’s dictionary on alien abductions
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
John Mack claimed that he could think of no better explanation for his patient’s abduction stories than that they were true.… Read the rest
Colorado senator opposes AIDS testing.
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If the baby has AIDS, the mother will feel guilty, and that will be good.… Read the rest
Letter from a Birmingham jail
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Perhaps the South, the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.’… Read the rest
Theocracy in America
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Catholic bishop tells a Representative what to do.… Read the rest
Alaina Podmorow in action, age 11.
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Canadian government matches funds raised by Little Women For Little Women in Afghanistan.… Read the rest
Scalia on the death penalty
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For the believing Christian, death is no big deal.… Read the rest
Sholto Byrnes criticizes secularism on the left.
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For all the talk of tolerance, there are some who believe that certain subjects simply cannot be aired. And foremost among them is God.… Read the rest
Frontline’s ‘Prisoners of Silence’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Double-blind testing show it’s the ‘facilitator’ who is typing.… Read the rest
Steiner racism and state funding
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
At Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship ‘special pre-election seminar’ … Read the rest
BBC boss says Islam should be treated differently
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Also says his Christian beliefs guide his judgments.… Read the rest
David Colquhoun on the problem of causality
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The problem is traded on by the vast and unscrupulous alternative medicine industry.… Read the rest
Being a new atheist means not saying you’re sorry
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It seems as if in order to be a ‘good’ atheist one has to feel bad about not believing in god.… Read the rest
Richard Carrier: Why I am not a Christian
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
God is silent and inert, the evidence is inadequate, and the universe is not the one predicted.… Read the rest
Carl Sagan on Pseudoscience
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On NPR’s Science Friday in 1996, the rising popularity of pseudoscience and the importance of critical thinking.… Read the rest
Debunking Edward Said
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ibn Warraq on a one-eyed view of the relationship between the Arab and Western worlds.… Read the rest
Clever teenagers don’t have sex
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sexual behavior may compete with the time and resources required for other goals.… Read the rest
