‘You cannot prove the existence of truth, beauty, goodness and decency.’ No, really?!
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Paul Gross Reviews Michael Behe
The Edge of Evolution represents the best ID can do today in its effort to overcome ‘Darwinism’ with science.
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Medical Students Have ‘Religious Objections’
Some Muslim medical students are refusing to attend lectures that ‘offend their religious beliefs.’
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Girls’ Schools Bombed in Pakistan
Students are in a state of fear; some parents have stopped sending their daughters to schools.
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Another Woman Sentenced to Stoning
To death, for extramarital sex.
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Who Says Science and Religion Don’t Conflict?
Only some false ideas are sufficiently coherent and evidence-based to justify their entry into the debate.
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Abortion Rights Slide Away
‘Gonzales v Carhart is basically saying that a woman’s health is no longer relevant.’
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Letter to a non-atheist New Atheist
It doesn’t matter that you don’t call yourself an atheist. Sam, they’re going to call you an atheist anyway.
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Dentist Misunderstood ‘Islamic Law and Practice’
‘Islam does judge actions. It tells Muslims that homosexuality is wrong’ – but gays are still human.
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Halloween ‘Offensive’ to Religious Parents?
Maybe, maybe not; let’s re-name it Pumpkin Night, just to be safe.
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Mo on the Endorphin Rush of Religion
Like football only without the feelings of metaphysical certainty.
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Rizwanur Rehman: Suicide or Murder?
Rehman was a poor Muslim, Priyanka Todi is a rich Hindu; their marriage was seen as a crime.
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Little Recourse for Abused Palestinian Women
They face a prevailing attitude that places blame on the victim, women’s rights experts said.
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Ben Goldacre on Acupuncture and Back Pain
In conditions like back pain or fatigue, information alone can make a difference to the suffering of millions.
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The Barmaid Asks a Pointed Question
We all agree that believing in things that aren’t true is a very common phenomenon, don’t we?
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A Fabulous New Party Game
Take a Chinese propaganda poster, find a postmodernist aphorism, use the latter as a caption for the former. Fun!
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J Carter Wood Recommends Some Reading
How about a TV series that puts the stars of Theory on a desert island and gives them survival problems.
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Petition Against Lawrence Summers at UC Davis
Summers ‘has come to symbolize gender and racial prejudice’ because people keep saying so.
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Teaching ‘Respect’ for Creationism
‘The days have long gone when science teachers could ignore creationism when teaching about origins.’
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Creationism Has No Place in Science Curriculum
Science teachers should not need to delicately handle controversy between a scientific theory and a belief.
