Archive for August, 2005
A Rushdie Judgment
A column in today’s Times of London by Salman Rushdie (titled “<a href=”http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1729998,00.html”>Muslims Unite! A New Reformation Will Bring Your Faith Into the Modern Era</a>”) calls for a reformation of Islam, to “combat not only the jihadi ideologues but also the dusty, stifling seminaries of the traditionalists, throwing open the windows of the closed communities [...]
Read More..>>Scientific Support by Design
Paul Krugman has an excellent op-ed in today’s New York Times (“Design for Confusion“) discussing the continued use of pseudo-scientific “theories” to support an ideological agenda. The important thing to remember is that like supply-side economics or global-warming skepticism, intelligent design doesn’t have to attract significant support from actual researchers to be effective. All it [...]
Read More..>>Bush Promotes Faith-based Science
A number of sources have reported that President Bush has come out in favor of teaching Intelligent Design in public schools. According to the 3 August 2005 Washington Post story titled “Bush Remarks on ‘Intelligent Design’ Theory Fuel Debate:” “Both sides ought to be properly taught… so people can understand what the debate is about,” [...]
Read More..>>The Back of the Bus
US News and World Reports has posted an article about a Universist group in Alabama being denied use of a local coffee shop for their meetings. The problem arose, says Universist Movement founder Ford Vox, when he met with Anderson to discuss holding a gathering at Cool Beans. After she asked what the group believed [...]
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