Idiots. Another example of how religions poison everything.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Which? Magazine have highlighted that certain medicines do not work. And David Colquhoun explains that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are at fault for failing to correct the misinformation that these medicines claim to cure:
I’ve wasted my money on some of these products, and I firmly blame the MHRA for failing to inform me on the lack of evidence on the efficacy of these products. All products on sale in the UK must have claims on efficacy investigated and confirmed. Otherwise how am I, a mere member of the public, to know which products work and which do not? MHRA are rubbish if they cannot perform this basic task.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Enjoyable article from Donald Prothero regarding the filming of a BBC drama on crazy people:
It still amazes me that people such as creationists can speak with such conviction on the truth of things that are clearly wrong. I know Michael Shermer has provided explanations but it makes me sad that not only are there so many that are deluded but also that there are so many who insist on ignoring the evidence or distorting what the evidence says. Sigh.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Andy Lewis and his legitimate concerns on the Steiner-Waldorf schools:
Worrying.
Andy also makes reference to the excellent posts by Professor David Colquhoun:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
My thoughts are quite clear on the depravity that is the Taliban:
And now we see Fazlur Rehman, leader of a pro-Taliban group in Pakistan, suggesting that the shooting of Malala Yousafzai was not the result of Taliban action.
Rehman is obviously reacting to the negative response in Pakistan that such an incident has had on the Taliban. What he fails to do is take responsibility for his own support of the Taliban encouraging such barbarity.
The Taliban’s aims are clear; they are evil through and through. Those who turn an blind eye to the Taliban’s actions, and those who refuse to acknowledge the actions of the Taliban, are as much responsible for the Taliban’s evils as the Taliban themselves.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Oh dear. Paul Broun is a US Congressman and is also a member of the House of Representative’s Committee on Science And Technology. At the Sportsman’s Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell, Georgia, he describes himself as a scientist and declares that the Earth is young. He’s a Christian, and I would call him a Young Earth Creationist.
The problem, of course, is that science shows that Broun’s conjectures and conclusions are wrong. But he’s playing to the gallery. He panders to them. The scary thing is if he believes in that drivel.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Quackometer reports that Solal Technologies is suing Kevin Charleston. In the knowledge-supressed environment of South Africa, Charleston had the temerity to bring to light that Solal Technnologies’s claims for HIV treatment are not scientifically supported.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
The trial of Alber Saber has been postponed and he faces further time in remand as bail seems to be unlikely.
What are they waiting for?
There are worrying signs that such incidents are on the increase against those that don’t adhere to various interpretations of Islamic precepts.
With the many changes occurring in Egypt at this time, there is an opportunity right now for a rebirth, for Egyptians to collectively reject the unreasonable and the irrational, and to stop Egypt becoming another Saudi Arabia:
Egypt has a chance. Seize the opportunity.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
The abhorrent core of the Taliban, its evil teachings, its inhumane actions are highlighted by the shootings of a 14 year old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai:
Education is key to fighting the barbarity that people such as the Taliban bring. This poster from last year makes the point quite clearly:
The Taliban and their supporters are not friends of humanity. The incident with Malala Yousafzai is not an isolated event; the Taliban have been destroying lives for years. They cannot be allowed to prevail. I do what little I can through this blog to fight nonsense, to fight irrationality and to fight barbarity.
When I was in Afghanistan, I wrote:
It was sad to see this empty space where the [Bamiyan] Buddha statues had stood for 1,500 years. It was the criminal destruction of the Buddha statues by the Taliban in March 2001 that had first brought this region, and the word "Taliban", to my notice. I had felt an anger and a sadness back in 2001; I never did imagine that one day I would be here at Bamiyan. Today, I just felt a terrible sadness. The statues were gone. I can never forgive the Taliban for these actions and for their other crimes against humanity. A backwards people in all regards.
For those who previously supported the Taliban, or for those who turned a blind eye, and who are only now questioning and denouncing what the Taliban have been doing need to look into themselves. They need to reassess what led them to support such an evil group in the first place.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012