WAF was launched in 1989 to challenge the rise of fundamentalism in all religions.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
Scott McLemee does a close reading of ‘Battlefield Earth’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonTerl’s responsibilities include blackmailing fellow Psychlo Forest Whitaker and laughing at his own jokes.… Read the rest
Horseplay in Harappa
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonCollection of articles on on the ways Hindutva propagandists distort ancient Indian history. … Read the rest
Carl Sagan on The Burden of Skepticism
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWhat is called for is an exquisite balance between skeptical scrutiny and great openness to new ideas.… Read the rest
Jeffrey Nielsen’s response to firing by BYU
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonI also strongly disagree with the implications of your statement that faithfulness and loyalty to the church and church leaders never permits expressions of disagreement, or questioning of our church leaders – especially in an academic setting.… Read the rest
An Unlikely Communion of Socialists and Islamists
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson‘…they hide the atheism at the core of leftist politics in order to pursue a blatant get–rich–quick electoral scheme.’… Read the rest
Carl Zimmer Reviews The God Gene
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOr rather, a gene for something labeled ‘spirituality.’… Read the rest
Cretino-Leftism
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonClassic Symptom of Epistemological Cretino-Leftism: Claiming that criticism, reason, rational inquiry and the pursuit of truth are “instruments of oppression”.… Read the rest
Amnesty International on ‘honour’ killings in Pakistan
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDr Tahira Shahid Khan says ‘Women are considered the property of the males in their family irrespective of their class, ethnic or religious group. The owner of the property has the right to decide its fate. The concept of ownership has turned women into a commodity’… Read the rest
Natural History on ‘Intelligent Design’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonArticles by Forrest, Scott, Miller, Pennock, Behe, Dembski, more.… Read the rest
British diplomats rescue women from forced marriages
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonRehman has been thrashed by her father, threatened at gunpoint by her uncle and forced to marry a complete stranger… Read the rest
A Mathematician Reads Social Text
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDon’t think someone as educated as Ross could fall into such a trap? Think again.… Read the rest
‘Living on Earth’ visits Wangari Maathai
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonGreen belts, trees, women, poverty, empowerment, corruption, resistance.… Read the rest
A ‘Museum Different’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe exhibit’s commentary is limited to comments like ‘Respect and sharing of your self is very important.’… Read the rest
Azam Kamguian on Islam and Education
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe anti-secularist reaction has been bad for women and children.… Read the rest
Grade Inflation in US higher education
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonAmericans just keep getting smarter and smarter… Read the rest
Manufactured Consensus?
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIf political considerations dictate what gets published, it’s all over for science.… Read the rest
Mediawatchwatch interviews Stephen Green of ‘Christian Voice’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOther writings are unashamed myth, but not the Bible.… Read the rest
The machismo of the riots
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIn 1968, women and men occupied the barricades.… Read the rest
Milt Rosenberg interviews Frederick Crews [audio]
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOne of the greatest living skeptics talks about such follies as psychoanalysis, ID, and contemporary literary theory… Read the rest