Good God. Bush was a force for reason 25 Jul 2009 against Cheney’s wholesale rejection of the rule of law. Read about it here. Politics
Evolution An unnecessary rebuttal 29 Oct 2009 A paper has been published formally rebutting the single most stupid idea ever published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS(USA)). The story is in Scientific American but the gist is that Lyn Margulis, who sees the world in terms of endosymbiosis, having once correctly argued… Read More
Accommodationism Accommodating Science overview 13 Mar 2014 I have done quite a lot of blogging under this heading lately so I thought it might be useful to get all the posts used in order: On beliefs Why do believers believe silly things? The function of denialism Why do believers believe THOSE silly things? The “developmental hypothesis” of… Read More
Politics Student database to attract hackers 17 Jun 2008 Okay, so while we’re bagging on Queensland, here’s a couple of articles (Ars Technica, ZDNet) on a proposed and apparently non-negotiable database of Queensland students, including their things like photos, career aspirations, off-campus activities, contact information, behavior records, attendance, and performance records. But don’t worry: the minister has declared that… Read More
yeah, it’s totally amazing that George W. Bush was the voice of reason in that situation. Though later on, after Hurricane Katrina, they used the posse comitatus act as an excuse not to use the military to help rescue people and maintain order in New Orleans.