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Draw Muhammed Day 2011 is coming up

Slugsie — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:37:22 +0000

So here is my entry.

Buddy Muhammed in a Burqa

It’s May 20th in case you’d forgotten. In fact, it’s the day before the rapture. Hmm, surely that can’t be just a coincidence?

Atheism is the New Fundamentalism – IQ2 debate

Slugsie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:07:13 +0000

I’ve just watched this debate, and for the most part it was quite good.

http://www.intelligencesquared.com/iq2-video/2009/atheism-is-the-new-fundamentalism

A few things I took away from it however. Apart from Prof. Dawkins, none of the panel seemed to touch on the point of the motion in their opening comments. There was a good deal of Ad Hominem attacks from the proposing side. They also seemed to rely heavily on variations of the Straw Man and No True Scotsman arguments.

Apart from that, the panel were mostly eloquent in their arguments, the chairman slightly annoying, and the audience questions mostly irrelevant to the motion – attacking elements of Theism and Atheism.

The votes before and after went well for the Atheist point of view.

Sense About Science

Slugsie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:16:45 +0000

Hopefully you are aware that the science journalist Simon Singh recently lost a libel case brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association. Well, thankfully Simon is appealing that decision. If you wish to show your support for Simon, and for promoting sense in the field of scientific debate, then please sign the petition:

http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/project/334

Thankyou.