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Chris O’Brien at Antiquity!

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Carl Feagans

My online access to Antiquity has a 6 month lag and my library doesn’t have the summer edition yet, but I have it on good authority that our friend and fellow blogger, Chris O’Brien of Northstate Science has been quoted … Continue reading →

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Playing God? Life Created in the Laboratory

Posted on May 30, 2007 by admin

Newsweek’s Cover story is about abiogenesis and synthesis of self-replicating organisms. I just finished reading this article online [NewsWeek at MSNBC.Com] and noticed that PZ Myers has a post on it already. Before I read his, I thought I’d post … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Exodus

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Carl Feagans

According to the Biblical account, Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites who gained their freedom by escaping their enslavement by the Pharaoh of Egypt. For most Christians, this weekend is significant for Easter, which marks the death and resurrection … Continue reading →

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Biblical Archeaology: Tomb of Jesus?

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Carl Feagans

James Cameron is to release a documentary that claims to reveal the discovery of the tomb of Jesus Christ. He claims the evidence is statistical analysis and DNA… showing the Messiah was buried next to his wife, Mary Magdalene and … Continue reading →

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What if almost every day you heard talk radio hosts talking about killing your friends?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Blogger Spocko, the nom de blog for the author of Spocko’s Brain, writes of a radio station, KSFO AM 560, which does just that. And he’s linked audio clips of the show in this post. More below the foldApparently the … Continue reading →

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Carl Sagan: Prophet of Scientism?

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Carl Feagans

Note: this is a repost of one of the very first posts I made on this blog. Since Theo over a Humbug Online has mentioned that the next Skeptic’s Circle (#50) is going to be a tribute to Carl Sagan, … Continue reading →

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Atheism vs. Theism in Recent News

Posted on September 11, 2006 by admin

Afarensis recently posted a short review of the Newsweek article, The New Naysayers . A bit later, PZ Myers posted a more in depth discussion at Pharyngula. The discussions at these two blogs are well-done and the comments are interesting, … Continue reading →

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Religious Nutter Alert: Hal Lindsey

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Carl Feagans

Flipping channels on a Sunday evening, one is bound to encounter some religious nutter asking his (rarely is it "her") flock for money. This evening, I couldn’t help but notice the irony as Hal Lindsey, religious nutter extraordinaire, stated: I … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bill Lucas: A “Cracked Up” Pseudoscientist

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Carl Feagans

Silkworm at Defending Science is in the trenches with CORR (Christians for Origins and Religious Research), and he hammers their lead speaker, Dr. Bill Lucas. According to Dr. Lucas’ resume, he holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from William and … Continue reading →

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Review- Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Carl Feagans

Quite by accident, I discovered Alister McGrath’s book, Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life, as I was browsing the stacks of my university library for another title. Having read much of the work of Richard Dawkins, my … Continue reading →

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