Humanist philosophers in Britain had become Guardian columnists: Baggini, Blackburn, Grayling.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir Run 2 UK Schools 
Aug 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘At age 9-10 children should be taught: “There must be one khali-fah”.’… Read the rest
Dawkins on ‘The Enemies of Reason’
Aug 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Angel therapy, psychic energy, clearing energy blockages in the meridian system, and the like.… Read the rest
Review of ‘The Enemies of Reason’
Aug 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The new age caravanserai: astrologers, spirit mediums, faith healers, homeopathic medicine. … Read the rest
Drivel
Aug 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Harvard drivel, but drivel nonetheless.… Read the rest
Sunny Hundal on the Forced Marriage Bill
Aug 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rather than a huge leap forward all we have is a small step.… Read the rest
Islamic Creationist Group Goes Global
Aug 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A handful of Turkish scientists have been working to counter creationism’s spread in the country. … Read the rest
Lawrence Krauss Urges: Don’t Vote for Ignorance
Aug 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because scientific literacy does matter, whatever Mike Huckabee thinks.… Read the rest
‘The Memory of Water is a Reality’
Aug 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Another example of ‘the hassle barrier’: pretend controversies that rely on bald assertion.… Read the rest
Ben Goldacre on Blah Blah Cannabis Blah Blah
Aug 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What’s really important is what you do with data. You can mispresent it, and scare people. Or not.… Read the rest
How Not to Do It
Aug 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If there is one feature which distinguishes medicine from quackery, it is that tradition of critical self-appraisal.… Read the rest
Dangerous Nonsense
Aug 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The notion that faith is a form of moral fortitude needs to be given the full point-and-laugh treatment.… Read the rest
The Apostasy Thing
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Only half a dozen or so Muslim countries actually stipulate capital punishment.’ Oh is that all.… Read the rest
The Grand Mufti of Egypt Clears Things Up
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘If the crime of undermining the foundations of the society is added to the sin of apostasy, then…’… Read the rest
Nick Cohen Replies to Johann Hari’s Review
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For the record.… Read the rest
Wendy Kaminer on Supreme Sectarianism
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
All five anti-abortion justices are Catholics, but it’s impermissible to mention it.… Read the rest
The Barmaid Irritates Jesus and Mo Again
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They get so huffy.… Read the rest
Johann Hari Replies to Nick Cohen’s Reply
Aug 2nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For the record.… Read the rest
Student Arrested for ‘Hate Crime’ for Flushing Koran
Aug 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He put a Koran in a toilet on two occasions.… Read the rest
Meet ‘Christians United for Israel’
Aug 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Its support for Israel derives from the belief that Jesus will return after Armageddon. Wheee!… Read the rest
