An open letter to creationists 4 Oct 2008 … by GumbyTheCat, with just the right amount of snark. Late note: See the critical commentary by Galley Proofs. Sermon
Censorship The Policy policy, and a Bill of Rights 3 Dec 2008 When my kids were in school, I noticed an interesting phenomenon that went something like this: Headmaster: No, your kids can’t be being bullied. We have a policy against bullying. I came to call this the “Policy policy”: so long as there’s a Policy in place for some longstanding problem,… Read More
Rant My feet, my neck, my head 20 Aug 201120 Aug 2011 No, this isn’t a list of my better features or my autapomorphies. It is a list of the things that really, really, hurt. For those who do not know, I am without employment, and so I have taken up a factory job that involves me walking for eight hours a… Read More
Politics Tone wars 31 Oct 2010 There are a group of critics of religion, of pseudoscience, of regressive politics – all excellent targets for criticism – who think that if you in any way seek polite, civil or reasoned discourse with the targets of your criticisms, you are weak and accommodationist. I call these “tone warriors”… Read More
Wow! My previous record for traffic was 141 visits… this morning, before 9 A.M., I have 202 so far… cool! Thanks for the referral! I had no idea a ScienceBlogs blogger even knew my little blog existed.