Francis Collins is not only (or was) the head of the Human Genome Institute, he is also a convert to Christianity. He wrote The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (which leads me to make two observations [1] we know it is scholarly because there is a colon in the title and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Science’
Winner! Most misleading post title (or The Virgin STD)
Loony Fundamentalist points us to an article on the important study that shows that 26% of American teenage girls have at least one STD. But was it for humor or a simple error that led to this nonsensical post title: Scientific Researchers: Abstinence causes the spread of STDs Abstinence-only sex education programs may lead to [...]
Scientific study into religious belief launched – University of Oxford
I posted a twitter to this link while I was out of town. Here is the direct OU link: Scientific study into religious belief launched – University of Oxford This study will not prove or disprove any aspect of religion, it will allow us to have a more intelligent and informed debate. -Professor Roger Trigg [...]
Stephen Fry And Christopher Hitchens Debating Blasphemy
UPDATE: I am only about 30 minutes into it and Christopher Hitchens is doing his typical, I can tolk over anyone I like and use as much profanity as I like because I am a wit. He is not. Stephen Fry is, but he is too often a mere chuckle in the microphone.SO far, both [...]
Warming oceans may REDUCE hurricanes to the Atlantic.
This story was sent to me with the subject “Could someone PLEASE make up their minds???” True dat. I remember well after Hurricane Katrina that Mr. Gore and others very quickly began to blame the storm itself on global warming. Last year the UN climate change report stated that the warming of the oceans would [...]
