Hey, welcome to the second edition of the “Chris is on Vacation” blog carnival. This is going to be a lot of goofy stuff, though there are a few serious things I´ll start out with. First–something I almost can´t believe I´m typing–Chris Mooney has put up a post effectively admitting that Jerry Coyne is right [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Chris Mooney lies about scientific research
Posted by Chris Hallquist on June 24, 2009
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This is almost too good to be true: a case of Chris Mooney telling an obvious lie about social science research on public attitudes towards science and religion. Mooney claims that there is a “silent majority” of Americans that believes science and religion are compatible (and “I am arguing on behalf of the silent majority”) [...]
Does the comment system work now?
Posted by Chris Hallquist on June 19, 2009
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I appear to have successfully posted a comment on my recent post on self-confirence. Can someone post a comment in this thread to confirm?
Can Beliefs Change the World?: Thoughts on Self-Confidence
Posted by Chris Hallquist on June 19, 2009
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I’ve decided wrtie a post on the topic of self-confidence for three reasons, all having something to do with religion: First, there are the rather extraordinary claims made by New Agey types about the supposed power of belief to change the world in any way you please. Second, self-confidence is a frequently cited (by no [...]
The 113th Skeptic’s Circle
Posted by Chris Hallquist on June 18, 2009
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Welcome to the 113th edition of the Skeptic’s Circle. Since I’m actually writing this from the other side of the globe from where I normally write, so while this post is going up early for my U.S. readers, this is a nasty hour for me and I am very tired. My tired brain wants to [...]