Not Good Ideas #1 26 Jun 2009 Yeah, like this isn’t going to end with Jeff Goldblum in the back of an SUV running away very quickly… History Technology
Epistemology Positivism about agnosticism 22 Nov 201122 Nov 2011 Following up from my last post on the logical and semantic aspects of agnosticism, I wish to make a comment regarding this ill-tempered piece by Jennifer Michael Hecht. It seems that one may not be an agnostic if one is a secularist or skeptic. Why? Because: Agnositicsm points this excellent… Read More
History On the origins of syphillis 14 Aug 2009 A nice historical review by Thony Christie on syphillis and comets. 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
Robots may be good at insect and pest control. But how do you deal with stoned Tasmanian wallabies? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
You’re not going to run very far if you’re in the back of a transit van. A couple of metres, perhaps. *confused*