Or on his idea of it, anyway.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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P Charles Pitches a Fit at the Enlightenment
‘We cannot go on like this, just imagining that the principles of the Enlightenment still apply now.’
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Susan Jacoby on ‘Nasty v Nice’ Atheists
This dichotomy is wholly an invention of believers who think atheism is a religion in need of a schism.
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Obama Attends Creepy ‘Prayer Breakfast’
Sponsored by ultra-creepy evangelical network called The Fellowship aka ‘The Family.’
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Iran Will Execute 9 More Dissidents
A senior member of Iran’s judiciary said nine government critics would be hanged soon.
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Anthony Gottlieb on Gods and Gardens
If the divine gardener is invisible, how do we know the divine gardener is tending the garden?
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The Lancet Retracts Wakefield’s Article
It’s ok to be wrong in science, but error should not include scientific fraud or misrepresentation.
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Full Text of Lancet Retraction [pdf]
‘Following the judgment of the UK General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel on Jan 28, 2010…’
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General Medical Council to Andrew Wakefield
‘The panel is satisfied that your conduct was irresponsible and dishonest.’ David Gorski reports.
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Science-Based Medicine on Faith Healing
Harriet Hall on the many problems with claims of ‘faith healing.’
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NY Times on Lancet Retraction
Anti-vaccine guy said the retraction would strengthen Dr. Wakefield’s credibility with many parents.
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Lisa Bauer’s ‘Subjection and Escape’ Parts 1-3
All in one place.
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Harman Defends Equality Legislation
Harman expects religious organisations to obey UK law like anyone else.
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BBC Slightly Less Excited About Pope’s Visit
Peter Tatchell called Pope’s comments a coded attack on legal rights of women and gay people.
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Wendy Kaminer on Science and Public Opinion
People may express respect for science in general without being open to persuasion by scientific evidence.
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Lisa Bauer on Escaping Islam
‘Islam reinforced the weakest aspects of my personality. Indeed it sacralized them.’
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BBC Totally Excited About Pope’s Visit
He’ll visit Birmingham! And Scotland! In ever such a pretty white dress.
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Real Men Think Church is Too Girly
Men like to be waited on – if they are not made to feel guilty. So tell the women to serve them! And smile!
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Pope Attacks UK’s Equality Legislation
‘The truth revealed through scripture and tradition and articulated by the Church’s Magisterium sets us free.’
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Reactionary Pope Meddles With Secular Law
Joins bishops in demanding right to impose religious law everywhere.