>>>What follows is a repost from December 1st of my first year of blogging. It’s an entry in a longer debate with HIV denialist Dean Esmay.<<< Dean has cited the comments on the further debunking of his HIV/AIDS nonsense as, “profitable.” As I read his response there, his position makes less and less sense to [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Matt Nisbet is a funny man
Posted by Chris Hallquist on August 8, 2008
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I’ve taken Matt Nisbet’s blog on and off my feed aggregator several times. The most recent “off” time was when Nisbet banished all negative comments from his blog. More recently, a said “what the hell” and put him back on. I’m really glad I did, not because he’s started providing substantiative responses to criticism, but [...]
Certainty
Posted by Chris Hallquist on August 8, 2008
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There’s a very good interview on Point of Inquiry with Guy Harrison, author of 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God. Looks like a very interesting book, as it’s based on actually going around asking people why they believe. One complaint: he makes a big deal about religion not being absolutely certain, which [...]
You kissed a girl… and expect us to care because?
Posted by Chris Hallquist on August 7, 2008
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>>>Yes, I missed doing a philosophy lecture this week, and will probably let Science Sunday slide as well. I’ll go back to weekly posting next week, though feeling more comfortable with the rare break.
Mad props to Stephen Law
Posted by Chris Hallquist on August 5, 2008
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Stephen Law has dedicated not one, not two, not three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or even eighteen, but nineteen posts dedicated to dissecting the argument of the website Proof That God Exists. I’ve so far resisted the urge to read all the comments in detail. [...]