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Category Archives: Skepticism
A really good pain in the ass
I’m reading an excellent book on critical thinking by Christopher DiCarlo called How to Be a Really Good Pain in the Ass. I heard an interview with him on Freethought Radio (I’m sensing a trend), and I thought I’d check it … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Humanism & Freethought, Skepticism
Tagged atheism, critical thinking, Science, skepticism
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Santa is watching
My wife: “What are we going to tell Melissa about Santa?” Me: “Oh, I don’t know. How about nothing?” This question is the latest in a string of “What are we going to tell…?” questions we’ve been patiently addressing for … Continue reading
Posted in Man About Rome, Skepticism
Tagged atheism, myths, Psalms, religion, Santa Claus
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Miracles
The Turin Shroud just won’t go away. The Telegraph has two articles (at least presenting different sides of the issue, which you would never read in an Italian newspaper) about a group of Italian scientists who claim the shroud is … Continue reading
Posted in Religious Faith, Skepticism
Tagged Jesus, miracles, skepticism, turin shroud
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Evolution fish
Awesome evolution fish, via Twitter.
Science vs. religion
I just wanted to get this down before I forgot it: • Science is like walking into a pitch-dark room with a small, powerful flashlight. You may not see much at first, but it may stop you from stumbling. Slowly, painstakingly … Continue reading
Postcard from Ectoville
In June we made our first trip to the United States with our baby daughter. After a trying week at the beach, we settled into a rented cottage immersed in the lush green of Hanover County, Virginia. Cows grazed next … Continue reading
Posted in America, Man About Rome, Skepticism
Tagged Ashland, ghostbusters, ghosts, innocence, Paranormal, Parenting, skepticism, Virginia
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Of sacred cows and sacred unicorns
Ophelia Benson wrote a post yesterday about sacred cows. In it she asks readers what their cows are, and the responses are fairly typical of what one would expect from skeptical rationalists: democracy, the “golden rule*”, equality, etc…of course no … Continue reading
Miracle in Petrignano
One of the perks of living in Italy is that, no matter where you end up, you are in the realm of miracles. They happen all the time here. But like UFO sightings, hauntings or any other paranormal activity, miracles … Continue reading
Posted in Man About Rome, Religious Faith, Skepticism
Tagged Italy, miracles, Petrignano d'Assisi, religion, skepticism
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#Deathers
Well apparently the Osama “deather” meme has become a full-blown conspiracy theory in record time. The idea is not so much that Osama bin Laden is still alive but that he was killed years ago (some say as early as … Continue reading
Posted in Obama memes, Skepticism
Tagged conspiracy theories, deathers, Obama memes, Osama bin Laden
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I’m an upside-down pony!
At times on this blog I use my modest super powers to poke some fun at “the world’s oldest science”, astrology. That’s because it’s a bunch of silliness masquerading as science, sounding ever-more sciency to keep up with actual scientific … Continue reading
