What is it about astrology that people find so fascinating? The answer is so obvious that I could have just stated it without asking the question. People like to hear good things about themselves, their future, their close ones, their jobs. In addition, people also like the possibility of actually knowing the future and thus [...]
Slashdot has this set of concise and succinct points in the comments section of the article about the Creationism ‘museum’ in Kentucky. Oft-repeated, but the poster does a great job of summing up (and rebutting) the common ‘arguments’ that creationists spout.
India recently made it’s first commercial space launch when the PSLV launched an Italian satellite into orbit. No doubt it’s a proud moment for India and the scientists who made it possible. What caught my eye was an small article in the Times of India which mentioned that the launch was scheduled for an ‘auspicious’ [...]
I’m the ‘Scientific Atheist’. http://quizfarm.com/run.php/Quiz?quiz_id=34703
A recent post on Pharyngula points to what can only be described as a ridiculous parody of science. But I guess such a reaction would only come from a person who has not encountered these things before. Reading the comments on that post led me to this. In short, it’s a ‘Christian science fair’, and [...]