This is just a quick one whilst I ruminate my thoughts on something that I’m really going to vent some spleen on, trust me….this spleen venting will be good. But anyway, it seems that our very own awesometastic tech guy is getting some well deserved wider attention. A blog under the title ‘Rationally Thinking Out Loud’ did a little piece on our Collin in which he praised Collins approach to skeptisim.
Also I can now proudly say that I’ve passed the first year of my masters degree, I have had to put it on hold slightly but I will be continueing with it. In the mean time I’ve got a few other bits and pieces I’m hoping to study some Chemistry and a little bit of Astronomy and some Planetary Science.
So a couple of people I know that are both in the UK send me a link to an e-petition that has been set up to petition the government in the UK. The petition related to the teaching of Evolution and that it should be made clear that creationism and intelligent design are not scientific and that they should not…
Well thats a leading post title if ever there was one. So what do I mean by what’s at stake? Well if you think about most things that sceptics bang on about it all boils down to evidence, as in an. evidence based approach. We want the stuff that shows that view point X is more accurate than batty belief Y. If te use of evidence was to wain then again, what’s at stake…….well our aquired knowledge really.
Here’s an example of what I mean, it’s an episode of the BBC’s Horizen that has made it’s way to youtube. This particular episode is about the attack on science from some of the more hair brained ideas that are out there. I’ve not yet watched it myself but DutchLiam has wathed most of it and he likes it and I’m going to watch it ASAP. I hope you enjoy it.
Who would have thought that the source of my next blog would be from the Daily Mail, a British newspaper. Specifically, a man named A. N. Wilson, who contributes occasionally to the paper. The article was about the London riots, and was most probably 90% of the other content. This article however, which I shall link at the end of this blog post, really made me mad for multiple reasons. Looking into this writers backgorund did nothing to help, and brought me to a worrying realisation.
We’ve all heard the now almost cliched battle cry of modern creationists, namely the call to ‘teach the controversy’. The plea is expressed in regard to science education and, to some extent, the scientific community. The debate over creationism and evolution no longer seems to be about science but about politics, the creationist proponents often appealing to freedom of speech rather than, in this case, truth.
Continue reading Teach the Controversy – Would it really be so bad?
Like a fool I completely forgot what I was going to say to finish off the other blog entry, I did mention I was tired in it. The bit that is worthy of note in this is the reaction from the communities and their pulling together, the cleanups, the public support of the Police – they do get a lot of bad press at times. It’s the stuff that makes me proud to be English/British and it doesn’t matter to me if someone hasn’t always lived here or their families have only been here for 2 or 3 generations. It’s the sticking up for each other that counts and the not being beaten attitude.
Continue reading When Wombles Blog Tired……(Looting pt2)……
So yesterday I posted a video to share with all of you. Well the person that made it made a follow on, so here it is! Watch this video on YouTube Womble
So recently I’ve been pulling my finger out and getting back to my regular chat habits with the denizens of LoR chat. One of the things we often do there is discuss various youtube videos, so I’m watching the one I was linked to and I thought that it might be of interest to you lovely people. Watch this video…
I can get you a really good rate on a short term loan, just 1% per day. I know that sounds like it adds up after a while, but in the short term, 1% per day is hardly a lot.
Oh, and there may be a couple of little fees, just administrative stuff, nothing to worry about, the important thing is that you need cash now, you don’t get paid until next week, and you don’t want to spend a lot of time reading paperwork or filling out forms. 1% a day isn’t all that much, and it’s worth it to you to get cash in hand. So, what do you say?
