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...big bang, creation and other theories

2whoitmayconcern wrote 3 days ago: [The Leaven –  exploring the relationship between science and religion (cont)] Leaven, the term comm … more →

Tags: Chapter 2, Religion, The Bible, Science, Leaven, the leaven, sourdough, Creation, Evolution

Quote of the day:

jarrodhart wrote 1 week ago: “A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something ev … more →

Tags: Skepticism, Science, Hypothesis, Theory, freethought, Theories, media, Communication, Science Communication

The Self-Respect Project4 comments

insighttoriot wrote 2 weeks ago: Had I discovered the key to helping myself feel better? I needed to test the hypothesis. Aim: Regain … more →

Tags: SRP, writing, experiment, Feel Better!, do better, fortnight, Lists

creationist method

chewhongjie wrote 2 months ago:     (source)   … more →

Tags: humour, Pseudo-Science, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, humour, intelligent design, creationists, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew

"the great divide"

chewhongjie wrote 4 months ago: by Radical Faith   When we don’t or can’t see the bigger picture, it’s easy t … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, God Talk, traditional Christianity, Modernity, liberal christianity, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Benjamin Chew

Karl Pearson (1898): The Grammar of Science

Peter Freed, M.D. wrote 4 months ago: A .pdf of this book can be found online here; a copy of the .pdf is here. A biography of Pearson is … more →

Tags: statistics, Entropy aka Uncertainty aka The Second Law, against materialism

Harold Jeffreys (1974): Fisher and Inverse Probability

Peter Freed, M.D. wrote 4 months ago: A .pdf of Jeffrey’s view of how to think about Bayesian inference is to be found here. It is t … more →

Tags: statistics, Entropy aka Uncertainty aka The Second Law

Is there another way when medical research results are reversed?

loblt wrote 4 months ago: What are we to think if medical advice flip-flops? Is there anything available based on a “fix … more →

Tags: Health 2, healing, health, Medical Research, tag1, Aspirin, Cardiovascular, healing heart attack, healing stroke

Is Aspirin Advice Increasingly Hard to Swallow?

loblt wrote 4 months ago: Remember the advice to take aspirin even if you don’t need it – because it can reduce th … more →

Tags: 1. The Connection, Medical Research, healing, Aspirin, Cardiovascular, Spiritual Practice, health, healing heart attack, healing stroke

The Scientific Method applied to Religion49 comments

Dan O'Brian wrote 5 months ago: Baumgardner, in quoting Frank Wolfs, boils the scientific method down to the four following essentia … more →

Tags: Atheism, Religion, Christianity, logic, Philosophy, Salvation, Evidence, Faith, Proof

The wrong kind of science?

Tedious Tantrums wrote 6 months ago: This article was written for the Subrosa Blog and is reproduced here with permission. Science has be … more →

Tags: Global Warming & Climate Change, Politics, General, Global Warming, climate change, AGW, mathematics as the langauge of science

What’s Your Decision Cycle?

vizulocity wrote 6 months ago: Hello everyone, The most fundamental question that a presenter must answer before starting to build … more →

Tags: Vizulocity Method, Brainstorming Barrier, decision cycle, Soda, O.O.D.A., Military Decision Making Process, The Deming Cycle, Powerpoint, keynote

Two ways to understand the world we live in

lennymaysay wrote 8 months ago: The Religious Method The Scientific Method One provides comfort and does not strain the brain; one r … more →

Tags: Critical Thinking, Science, Education, The Religious Method, Circular Reasoning

Exceeding the Speed-Of-Light Explained Simply (and the Quantum riddle solved at no extra cost)

jarrodhart wrote 8 months ago: It has recently been in the news that some particle may have exceeded the legal speed limit for all … more →

Tags: Science Communication, Skepticism, Atheism, Physics, mathematics, Cosmology, Science, time, Philosophy

Thinking Scientifically28 comments

Kyle Hill wrote 8 months ago: This post can also be found for further reference at the top of every SBL page. Why Do We Need Scien … more →

Tags: General Science, Skepticism, Communicating science, Skepticism, pseudoscience, Science, the difference between science and common sense, how to think scientifically, Different Ways of Knowing

Energy Drink Misinformation1 comment

jarrodhart wrote 8 months ago: Zero calorie ‘energy’ drinks piss me off. Why? A zero calorie energy drink is a flat-out … more →

Tags: In the media, Science Communication, Skepticism, Physics, Science, Economics, Sports, Education 2, Society

Poison

The Twentieth Man wrote 9 months ago: As far back as I can remember (even as a toddler) I was exposed to cigarette advertising. You capita … more →

Tags: logic, Politics, Wisdom, Tobacco, Television, Addiction, Cigarettes, Poison, Fire Retardants

Fun Physics Questions: Does time flow in baby steps?

jarrodhart wrote 9 months ago: Question: is it possible time flows in little steps? At some small scale, could it be, that time is … more →

Tags: Physics, mathematics, Cosmology, Science, time, Philosophy, Education 2, Hypothesis, Theory

Confirmation bias: confirmed as bias.

jarrodhart wrote 9 months ago: I have this theory that ‘confirmation bias’ is a load of BS, so I looked on the net and … more →

Tags: Science Communication, Skepticism, Atheism, Science, Psychology, Education 2, Theory, freethought, Theories


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