Mothers do this, fathers do that, therefore gays shouldn’t have children. Gilligan disputes conclusion.… Read the rest
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.
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R Joseph Hoffmann on the Baylor Religion Survey 
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The study is so “extensive” that cherry-picking topics is the only way to do it the injustice it deserves.… Read the rest
Leakey Fights Church Campaign Against Fossils
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Evangelical church leaders want Kenya’s national museum to hide hominid fossils in back room.… Read the rest
Bad Astronomy on Carl Sagan
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who died ten years ago today.… Read the rest
Little Atoms Remembers Carl Sagan Friday
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Special edition commemorating Sagan on 22nd December, with Ann Druyan, Louis Friedman, more.… Read the rest
Cornell Remembers Sagan
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Carl was a candle in the dark. He was, quite simply, the best science educator in the world this century.’… Read the rest
Postmodernism and Shopping
Dec 20th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Modern retailers are only just getting to grips with the fragmentation of narratives.… Read the rest
France’s Best-selling Philosopher [link fixed]
Dec 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Against the rabbis, the preachers, the imams, ayatollahs and mullahs, I persist in preferring the philosopher.’… Read the rest
Satan is Hot
Dec 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Over the past half-century, the Devil has rarely been out of fashion.… Read the rest
Teacher Threatens Students With Hell
Dec 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘If you reject his gift of salvation, then you know where you belong. If you reject that, you belong in hell.’… Read the rest
Theo Hobson Attempts a Joke
Dec 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He probably thinks women aren’t funny.… Read the rest
Paola Cavalieri on Animals and Justice
Dec 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Does extending rights to animals weaken rights for humans?… Read the rest
Anti-Ahmadinejad Students Flee for their Lives
Dec 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His supporters have threatened them with revenge.… Read the rest
David Thompson on Art Bollocks Revisited
Dec 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Art bollocks has become institutionalised and normalised, is now almost the default way of writing.… Read the rest
Two Books of Philosophy That Aren’t Really
Dec 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Colin McGinn on Shakespeare’s philosophy and a Critique of Criminal Reason.… Read the rest
The Financial Times Does Lunch with Dawkins
Dec 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I don’t want just to annoy people – I want to change people’s minds.’… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo on the Efficacy of Prayer
Dec 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
God is amazing.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Quiz the Barmaid
Dec 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why are atheists so angry at the religious?… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo on the War on Christmas
Dec 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They want people to remember it’s Jesus’s pretend birthday.… Read the rest
