Thursday, October 25, 2007

Debate at Waterloo

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Tonight I debated Kirk Durston at the University of Waterloo on the topic, should a scientist believe in god? Eventually I'll post my ...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Ridiculous Public Warning Signs

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The Manifesto Club has a new campaign, Attention Please , to point out the absurdity of some warning signs in public places. Week 1 has a...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

On Being Twice a Square

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The last time my age was twice a square, I got married. The time before that, I became of legal age. This time around, my wife Anna decorat...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

If Only All Theists Were This Modest

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I've always been impressed with my colleague David Seljak 's honesty and forthrightness. He's a professor at St. Jerome's U...
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Monday, October 01, 2007

Taner Edis visits Waterloo

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Taner Edis , a professor of physics at Truman State University in Missouri, and the co-editor of the anthology Why Intelligent Design Fails?...
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Students Want Me to Do Their Homework

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I often get e-mail messages from students in other countries. They pose a problem to me and ask for its solution, and they usually include ...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The Discovery Institute's Latest Fellow, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad?

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First, read this transcript of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's talk at Columbia University. Now, ask yourself: wouldn't he...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

FaithMB = (Ignorance) + (Intellectual Dishonesty)

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Marvin Bittinger is a retired professor of mathematics education and author of many textbooks. From Pharyngula I learned about his new ...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007

By Jove, I Think He Doesn't Get It: A Night with Professor Higgins

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Michael Higgins is a Catholic religious scholar, author, and local legend who is currently President of St. Thomas University in Fredericto...
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Friday, September 21, 2007

Funding Ontario Religious Schools, Revisited

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For comedy, there's nothing better than the protestations of the principals of local religious schools, as they try to assure us that, s...
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Objective Journalism

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The current wave of interest in atheism, fueled by religion's excesses, really does represent something new. For proof, consider the p...
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It's All About the Science, Right?

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These intelligent design advocates crack me up sometimes. While the leaders furiously insist that 'it's all about the science',...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

That's a Nice Rack!

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Here's a moose with a great rack of antlers. Photo courtesy my graduate student Dalia Krieger, who snapped this on a recent backpacking...

How Do You Read Recursivity?

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If you'd like to receive Recursivity via a news feed, then try these links: http://recursed.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss htt...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

David Warren's Ignorance

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David Warren continues to display that special blend of arrogance and ignorance that could be named after him, if Michael Egnor hadn't ...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

On Design

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Well, since Michael Egnor has sort of answered my questions, it's time for me to try to answer his. I'll try to be less evasive th...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Towards a Canadian Republic

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Good news for people who find the loyalty oath to the Queen --- a requirement for becoming a Canadian citizen --- to be an embarrassing anac...

Should Discovery Institute Spokesmen Be Charged with This Offense?

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Excessive mooing.
Saturday, September 15, 2007

José González does Dawkins

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I don't watch TV, but even I know about this amazing Sony ad featuring the music of José González and 250,000 bouncing colored balls: Go...
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Friday, September 14, 2007

More Egnorance

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Well, I see Michael Egnor is at it again. He calls my my response "odd". Apparently, where Dr. Egnor comes from, it is consider...
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