Skepticism
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Things to do …
Well, summer’s officially over. Even here in the South, the weather is cooling and the leaves are starting to turn. The season we call ‘Football’ has officially begun. And, if you’re like me, you find yourself looking at it all and feeling an overwhelming sense of… boredom. Fall is the season of change and death and I think it’s natural…
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Drinking Skepchickally, San Diego TOMORROW!
Just a quick reminder to all my local San Diego peeps:  Drinking Skepchickally San Diego’s inaugural event is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday September 24th, at The Field downtown (544 5th Ave). 7:00pm is the start time, but happy hour is from 4-7, so I’ll be there at least hour earlier. I know of at least two other folks joining, but think…
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Afternoon Inquisition 9.23
I’m going to a wedding in a few weeks, and I’ve been asked to make a toast. I’ve been thinking hard about what to say, especially since it’s not my big day, but I want to be sincere nonetheless. So far, I’ve got nothing, since I’m not much one for telling people how their relationships should work. What advice would…
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Name That Logical Fallacy in the Wall Street Journal
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, a blogger at getreligion.org, just lucked out big time when the Wall Street Journal decided to publish one of her articles without bothering to read it. Apparently. I’ve highlighted poor journalism a lot recently, but I think this is the first article in awhile that was published in a nationally recognized daily newspaper. In case you don’t…
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Afternoon Inquisition 9.22
We’re all aware now that abstinence-only education does not work, and often leads to increases in teen pregnancy and STDs. Though abstinence as an option must be included in any comprehensive sex education, it’s unreasonable to think that most people will choose to abstain until marriage. So I’ve been wondering: How important is it to instill a no sex before…
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spirituality without superstition
Hi everyone. I’m about to cut back on my posting on Skepchick, and except for my last pre-scheduled Afternoon Inquisitions, I’ll only be posting in the literature category, for discussing our monthly reading selections and drawing attention to other interesting books that I discover from time to time. I’ve found that my interests and my own journey have been leading…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.22
Creation Museum prepares for Darwin anniversary. (Thanks, Emory.) In Arkansas, six children have been placed in temporary state custody as they are interviewed in the wake of a raid on a church compound as part of a child-porn investigation. (Thanks, hotphysicsboy.) Jesus is watching you exercise. (Thanks, Steve.) From Indexed: believe it when you see it.
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Afternoon Inquisition 9.21
I have a confession to make: I’m bored with the whole skeptic movement. I kindof feel like it’s no different than going to church had been for me when I was a Christian. Yeah, I’m an atheist, a materialist, a bright, a humanist, whatever you want to call me. I don’t believe in God or the supernatural and I love…
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