The difference between astrology and astronomy 20 Aug 2009 … about 50 IQ points: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4F5z8cVux0&hl=en&fs=1&] General Science Humor Religion
Metaphysics Why am I not speaking at 2012 Global Atheism? 28 Oct 201128 Oct 2011 Next year, in Melbourne, where I live and 2 hours from where I have been living over the past several years, the Global Atheism Convention will be held. I am an Australian practical atheist (and philosophical Agnostic, which will become significant in a minute), who has published in The Australian… Read More
Humor How to review a book 11 Dec 20074 Oct 2017 From Henry Gee’s blog: I had thought that people who write marketing and advertising blurb for publishers occupied a rung on the scala naturae slightly above creationists. This may be true, but whatever the height of their perch, it is still below that of estate agents, as judged from this… Read More
Politics Various divers thingies 6 May 20094 Oct 2017 My union is calling a strike next Tuesday. I’m not sure what to do. I don’t teach, and have no administrative duties, so should I stop thinking from for 8 hours? I’m not sure the administration would notice… Rob Skipper at hpb etc. has a series of podcasts from the… Read More
How interesting. I just pointed out on Pharyngula that the ancient Greeks did do astrology. However, the video is pretty funny.
Yes, they did, mostly based on a set of ideas from Anatolia which codified the Persian practices, but they also did astronomy. But you can’t expect historical accuracy from a video which mentions Zeus as a living individual…