Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Premonitions, the lottery, and statistics

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An interesting post appeared yesterday over at Occult View .  Entitled, " If Psychic Ability Exists, Why Can't Anyone Predict Winni...
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Monday, July 9, 2012

Atheism, agnosticism, and degrees of certainty

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Friday's post -- about a commentator who claims to be an atheist, and yet states that she would not vote for an atheist -- provoked a lo...
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

An atheist who wouldn't vote for atheists?

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A news story today has me puzzled, but being that it appeared in Glenn Beck's online news source The Blaze , perhaps that's not to ...
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Friday, July 6, 2012

Magnetic portals, and the trouble with catchy names

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Sometimes scientists can be their own worst enemies. Please note that I am saying this with a great measure of affection; I have the utmo...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

The Higgs boson visits Atlantis

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Well, the Higgs boson is apparently a reality, a finding that had one CERN researcher stating to reporters, "A lot of bets are going to...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Jesus saves: the role of money in belief

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Every once in a while, while considering topics for Skeptophilia , I run into a belief, claim, or point of view that is so completely foreig...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

A few thoughts about loss

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I lost a good friend two days ago to one of those lightning-fast, unpredictable deaths that leave us all reeling, wondering how someone so v...
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