Ray Comfort, plagiarist 5 Nov 2009 Remember Ray Comfort’s version of the Origin? Well it seems that while the final version is not missing chapters, the introduction is missing something else. Originality. AIGBusted has found that he has plagiarised at least some of it. Colour me unsurprised. Creationism and Intelligent Design
Creationism and Intelligent Design A sense of self 31 Aug 201131 Aug 2011 Humans have an insistent need for illusions. We need to think we have selves, that there is a point to existence, and that we are being watched over by a benevolent and powerful being (who, nevertheless, will beat eleven kinds of crap out of us if we don’t do what… Read More
Censorship A chilling effect 24 Apr 2010 In the judgment in favour of Simon Singh against the British Chiropractic Association’s bogus defamation action, the judge noted that the use of defamation law on scientific discussions had a “chilling effect“, and a movement has resulted to reform libel law, to which all three major parties seem to be… Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design Rant on Dembski 28 Jul 2009 My good friend Ian Musgrave has just put up a wonderful rant on Dumbski’s latest crap, and it’s also up at Panda’s Thumb. Go read it. Nothing unexpected, Dembski’s usual rhetorical tricks and bad research, but it’s a fun read. One guy you don’t want to get started ranting against… Read More