Science is Not a Religion

http://www.slayerment.com/science-vs-religion-which-right

I've got most of another long post ready to go, it's just going to take a little more editing than usual. In the meantime, I thought I'd take a look at an argument that I've seen many times over, mostly when Atheists are debating Theists about the pros and cons of religion. This argument is often used to frustrate or undermine the scientific argument, to say that it requires just as much faith, that it inspires the same fervor. This argument is, of course, that Science is a Religion, just as dogmatic as the rest.

Roundworld Conspiracy: Magic Show & Hiding God

Part 9: Magic Show

Ah, we're back to the planes. I actually enjoyed this one, because I got to learn some interesting things about modern communications technology. Sargent admits that some of his own listeners, attempting to repeat his observations from part 7, discovered that there really are non-stop long-hauls over the southern hemisphere, so of course he had to come up with a way to disprove that those flights actually happen.

Magical camouflage, obviously.

Roundworld Conspiracy: Long Haul & Creative force

Part 7: The Long Haul

Here Sargent actually does something right, from a scientific standpoint. He not only explains his real-world observations, but points his audience to where they can observe the same. Plus, air travel is much more accessible to the average citizen of Earth than space travel, so he's getting close to some testable hypotheses with this video.

Go ahead and get comfy.

Roundworld Consipiracy: Status Quo & Depth Perception

Part 5: Status Quo

In Part 5, Sargent is largely speculating - attempting to prove himself right by discussing the progression of events that might have led to the population of a dome-world being deceived by their own leaders about the existence of the dome. I won't waste time on the historic details, because an imagined history is not proof, whether he gets any particular points right or not. He is clearly excited by the idea that religions are superior to science, but that's just more of his own biases shining through.

The nerds are stuck in their labs, let's party!

The Roundworld Conspiracy, Introduction

In my previous entry, I explained that I had been asked to review a series of YouTube videos by Mark Sargent. In these he attempts to outline a series of “clues” that, in his estimation, point to one irrefutable conclusion:

That the Earth is in fact flat, and enclosed in a massive dome.

Flat Earth "Theory"

Someone recently asked me to respond to a video series detailing "proof" that the Earth is in fact not a sphere, but a flat plane. The narrator's argument is that we inhabit a cosmic snow globe roughly equivalent to what's described in Judeo-Christian scripture and other religious texts. It was over an hour and a half of video, so it took me a while get through all 11 parts, but I eventually did, and even managed to take some notes. Unfortunately, parsing the fallacies and poetry into something I can assemble a response to is taking much longer. (Yes, poetry. The Tower of Babel is presented as evidence.) So, stay tuned for that, there will be another entry on this subject at a later date. For now, simply enjoy and consider the following videos of our round world spinning through space.

Evidence or Wishful Thinking? The 'Science' of Reincarnation

Scientific Proof Of Reincarnation. Yes, The Soul Exists.

This entry is going to step away from the more “activist” areas of pseudoscience, and into a more supernatural one. While the concept of reincarnation may or may not in itself be anti-scientific, I would argue that the specific article I am critiquing demonstrates a real disdain for the scientific method. It attempts to present biased non-evidence as scientific proof, and is therefore counter to the scientific method.

I myself have not seen any evidence to rule out the possibility of the soul, or most other religious superstitions for that matter, but I’m arguing here that they do not constitute ‘Scentific Proof’.

Snake-Oil and Charismatic Fear-Mongers

I'd like to talk a little about an example of pseudo-science that has had dramatic, visible effects on the world stage.

They do love their drama.

Hello World!

Hi there, welcome to my new opinion blog! I'm hoping to generate some discussions on the topics I cover here, so please do use the comment section at the bottom of each post.

My first real post will be auto-posted tomorrow morning, but I expect that I'll be stirring up some strong reactions among the Internet-Activism crowd right off the bat, so for today, here's an introduction to who I am, to give you an idea of what may be to come.