Loved this video. It explains, with some humour at the end, that science is the best tool we have for understanding. I would elaborate and reinforce that modern science tells us about religion and gods; that there is no evidence of gods, that all evidence indicates the increasing implausibility of gods, and that religions are [...]
Science is the search for truth. It is a rational mechanism that uses logic, evidence and other facts to formulate theories to arrive at the truth. Religion is at odds with this rationality and thus those who advocate religion are deluded. And those scientists who claim compatibly of religion with truth in the face of [...]
Just had a shock! From DC’s Improbable Science article on “Quackademics in USA and Canada” I found out that the Natural History Museum in London promotes the pseudo-science and quackery of homeopathy. It’s bad enough with blithering Prince Charles et al doing the wacky talk, but to have an esteemed science institution doing the same is [...]
A lot of people ask “What’s the harm with homeopathy?” After all, it’s only water. Homeopathy had its uses when it first started in the 18th centuary as the “treatment” generally caused less harm than the more traditional treatments at the time. But things are now different. Science has moved on and our knowledge has increased. Proper [...]
It seems that certain homeopaths have taken exception to an article that tells the truth about homeopathy. Who are these homeopaths? The Society of Homeopaths. What have they done? Why, none other than to suppress the truth by taking legal action against the web host for the popular blog “The Quackometer“. However, you can still [...]
