Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 9.19
- Kevin Trudeau finally going to jail – “”Mr. Trudeau, this is not an infomercial,” [the judge] said. “You can’t talk your way out of this one.”” From Rebecca.
- Deadly outbreak of meningitis impacting gay community has been stopped – Campaigns to encourage vaccination and raise awareness through social media appear to have worked! From Will.
- Watch evolutionary theory crumble in 3D! – Eric Hovind has produced a movie that shows the happenings of Genesis in 3D. From CriticalDragon1177.
- NASA’s plutonium problem could end deep space exploration – “Most of what humanity knows about the outer planets came back to Earth on plutonium power.”
Random thoughts about the 3D Genesis movie…
It was fun watching Ken Ham try (incompetently) to Gish Gallop himself.
The innumeracy was stunning. ”
Imagine a bunch of Trekies making a Star Trek prequal, but here’s the kicker: they all thing it’s real. Oh wait, never mind, already been done.
In related news, Silvio Berlusconi is finally set to be banned from parliament after being repeatedly convicted of fraud. He has managed to avoid previous convictions by getting his allies in parliament to pass bills that effectively void the conviction through various ruses.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-italy-politics-berlusconi-idUSBRE98H0JK20130918