sduford on Jan 09 2008 | Filed under: Media, Rant, Science, Skepticality
Here’s a good example of the media’s ineptitude at critical thinking and providing valid information to the people. Start by watching this video of a news report: Fuel from Salt Water! Yes it does sound crazy, no it won’t change the world.
The reporter, obviously having no understanding of basic high-school science, buys the whole [...]
sduford on Aug 15 2007 | Filed under: Politics, Scams, Science, Skepticality
The Guardian has a very nice op-ed piece today on our society’s slide back into the dark ages of superstition and quack science. Well worth a read. Here’s an extract:
The enlightenment was a beautiful thing. People cast aside dogma and authority. They started to think for themselves. Natural science flourished. Understanding of the real world [...]
sduford on Apr 02 2007 | Filed under: Books, Science, Skepticality
Here’s a well done video quote of a great passage from Carl Sagan’s seminal book:
sduford on Feb 12 2007 | Filed under: Politics, Science, Skepticality
I’ve long thought that literal and unconditional beliefs in the truth of scriptures was a dangerous thing. That’s how you get things like witch hunts, people flying airplanes into buildings, and political leaders justifying their wars in the name of god.
But here’s a new twist on this danger, one of potentially global impact (thanks to [...]
sduford on Jan 28 2007 | Filed under: Rant, Scams, Science, Skepticality
Molecular “memory” of water! People will really believe anything. Homeopathy is another example of “faith” being used to exploit people. While on the surface homeopathy can appear harmless, it can be very dangerous when people use its “remedies” instead of a proper treatement for serious diseases.Â
By Terry J. AllenÂ
For the half billion people worldwide who use homeopathic remedies, the potions can [...]
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