UKIP have dangerous, science denialist policies and approaches. They are almost entirely funded by the banking and corporatist elite whilst being in bed with notably infamous organisations both in Europe and the US.
Being skeptical about UKIP and their claims
23 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
What’s the point of fact checking?
23 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
The underlying idea is that bad information, whether maliciously or innocently entered into the debate, can be corrected with good information. In an active and vigorous political culture, lies will be punished and truth will rise to the top.
via What’s the point of fact checking? — Medium.
Unfortunately, this idea is apparently pants. Ergo, Fox News.
10 Secrets The Catholic Church Hopes You’ve Forgotten
20 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
10 Secrets The Catholic Church Hopes You’ve Forgotten – Listverse.
This is not pleasant reading. The dreadful Mother Teresa is only number 10.
H/T: Debunking Christianity.
Random Acts of Kindness
17 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
Now the tough part – don’t do the random act of kindness in a non-random fashion. In other words, don’t go out with the intent on doing an act of kindness. Just go out into the world and if you see someone who could use some help and you can give that help, do so. Then do that all the time. That’s called being an awesome person.
Terry Pratchett
14 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
Gene Duplication May Be the Cause of Human Brains
1 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is very likely that a total accident is one of the reasons humans evolved into intelligent creatures.
via Gene Duplication May Be the Cause of Human Brains | Smilodon’s Retreat.
Should you fact-check your grandma’s Facebook posts?
28 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
Four months ago, I decided to become a kind of truth avenger and fact-check every link, meme and news story that appeared on my Facebook feed by a family member, high-school friend or former sorority sister.
Should you fact-check your grandma’s Facebook posts? – Lyz Lenz – Aeon.
This is a fascinating read, but, in the end, one is left with the depressing feeling that Lyz is just pissing into the wind.
Lord of The Rings Demystified
27 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
We are in Queenstown, New Zealand. Today we went on a trip to visit some of the locations where Lord of The Rings was filmed. One of them was the Arrow River, one bank of which was used for the Ford of Bruinen where the Nazgûl attempted to capture Frodo and the One Ring.
Our guide, Chris, showed us a still from the film and asked, “How many Nazgûl were there?”. “Nine!”, we answered inconcert. Chris counted the figures in the picture and got to ““11, maybe 12”. Nine riders, apparently, did not look sufficiently impressive, so Peter Jackson added some more.
Not only that, but as Chris explained, the riders’ parts were played by a bunch of Kiwi girls from the local pony club.
Maru’s Syndrome
19 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
I was reading this post on Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution Is True web site. Maru’s Syndrome (defined by Jerry as the “inability not to enter any box”) is mentioned. I toddled over to DuckDuckGo to find out more. I found this great post: Box O’ Cats on Koi Scribblings—several minutes of cat-related entertainment.
I do miss having a cat in the house.
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