Language is a weapon. It is as deadly a weapon in the game of survival as a spear or an arrow. Language helps preserve knowledge and helps communicate. It turns relatively squishy apes (compared to say… a Bear or a Mammoth) into a team. It’s one of the most important parts of human development.
Category Archive: Science
Jan 19 2013
Calvary and Ivory – Catholicism and Pachyderm Teeth
Apparently one of the “least publicized and seemingly most easily correctable drivers of the massive elephant slaughter now taking place across Africa” is religion. A lot of religion seems to use ivory in the production of holy goods. Now this includes both legal and illegal ivory, a lot of cultures use it in particular the …
Dec 23 2012
Darwin is on our Currency – Answers to Steve Ham for a Christian in Doubt
One of the major advantages of living in the UK is that we rarely have to put up with the actions of creationists. Any attempts by creationists to insert their particular variety of creationism in schools is roundly smacked down, and even in schools run by religious organisations you find that science generally is taught …
Nov 26 2012
Immunity? Easy Peasy…. Lemon Squeezie
Kylie over at the Token Skeptic is poking fun at the Anti-Vax. Her literature is cool but I know something that is lacking in skeptic land. One of the major problems with the vaccination movement is that most people cannot understand how vaccines are meant to work. Many anti-vaccine advocates simply think that injecting someone …
Jul 14 2012
A Moderate Proposal
It always amazes me about what people think is reasonable and moderate. In fact, I have come to the conclusion that any article with “Reasonable” or “Moderate” in the title is anything but. I am sure someone in Afghanistan or Somalia has a “reasonable” proposal to use heavier stones in order stone people to death …
May 07 2012
Exterminate!
Oh no! They have found our darkest secrets, move forward to phase II my minions! They have forced me to reveal my hand early. But no matter they will fall before me like myotonic goats before a firework display! On a more serious note? This is pretty much par for the course for Natural News …
May 06 2012
Jagganath Chaterjee – 40 Reasons to Not Vaccinate?
Sometimes while poking around the anti-vaccine lobby you find something so insane that not even Natural News would touch it. And I have found something that’s madness incarnate. In this corner I present to you Jagganath Chatterjee, whose mindbogglingly daft 40 Reasons to Not Vaccinate your child attempts to bring the anti-vaccine movement to India. …
Nov 19 2011
Uniquely and Singularly Dangerous
Oh bombs! They are so entertaining!Can’t you see how happy he is! Ah, Animal liberation nutters are at it again, with Camille really crossing the line from vapid lunatic to dangerous vapid lunatic again. Not only offering such lovely educational material as this device to make a firebomb (and also by happy coincidence a real …
Oct 24 2011
Dear Camille Marino, You are still a horrible person
For someone claiming to be a law abiding and peaceful activist, Camille Marino is back to her double standards again. This time she is suing the University of Florida due to their unwillingness to disclose information which she claims she will use SOLELY for demonstrative purposes. Except Camille Marino has threatened students in the past. Specifically from the University …
Sep 20 2011
NIO is back
Well the charming Camille Marino is back to her old tricks, this time crowing about harassing an 18 year old woman out of a job. It’s lovely to see a bully actively brag about her achievement of tormenting someone working in science till she quit. She posted contact information on her website initiating what appears to be …
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