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The Myth of Compartmentalised Minds
No, not an attack on modular theories of mind. (If you don’t know what they are, don’t worry, it’s not relevant today)… Instead I’m talking about a claim I often see levelled against Christians who believe in Evolution — that … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, Debunking myths, Paranormal, Religion, Science
Tagged atheists, Charles Darwin, compartmentalised minds, compartmentalization, compartmentalized minds, Conflict of Science and Religion, Dean Buckland, Dr. Christine Simmonds-Moore, Evolution, Hartmann Boundary Questionnaire, history of science, Professor Ken Miller, Science and Religion, T.H.Huxley, theists, thin boundaries
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Debunking A Modern Myth: the Conflict of Religion & Science – Part Two
Sir James Frazer in his monumental work The Golden Bough managed to pollute the intellectual atmosphere of the world in a way few have rivaled; he did to history what Henry Ford did to our lungs. Within months of Frazer publishing his work was torn apart by serious anthropologists, but it was popular, and went through edition after edition Continue reading
Posted in Debunking myths, History, Religion, Science
Tagged Conflict Hypothesis, Debunking myths, historicism, historicist ideas, history of science, make love and war, Mythology, Philosophy of science, pseudohistory, Religion and Science, religion as primitive science, Science and Religion, Science in the bible, Sir James Frazer, The Golden Bough, Timothy O'Neil
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Debunking A Modern Myth: the Conflict of Religion & Science – Part One
A Word of Explanation On Christmas Eve 2008 having reached 7,000 posts on Professor Richard Dawkin’s forum I publicly issued the Professor with a challenge to a debate on Religion & Science. My contention was that the supposed conflict between … Continue reading
Posted in Debunking myths, History, Religion, Science
Tagged Andrew Dickson White, Christianity & Science, history of science, John William Draper, modern myths, Philosophy of science, pseudohistory, religion as primitive science, Religion versus Science, Richard Dawkins, Science and Religion, Sir James Frazer, the conflict hypothesis, The Golden Bough, William Whewell
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The Men of Science & The Witches
So how is the new legislation that was designed to replace the Fraudulent Mediums Act working out? Have we actually seen any increase in prosecutions? I supported it fully in principle, but as always am hesitant about how it will … Continue reading
Posted in Debunking myths, History, Paranormal, Religion, Science, Social commentary desecrated
Tagged anticlerical myths, Cotton Mather, Debunking, Fraudulent Mediums Act, FRS, Gerald Gardner, Harvard, Helen Duncan, Increase Mather, John Gaule, Matthew Hopkins, Mistley, New Atheists, Puritanism, Rev. John Lowe, Salem, Sam Harris, Science and Religion, science and superstition, The Discovery of Witches, witch hunt, witch trials, Witchcraft, Witchcraft Act, Witchfinder General
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Myths of Evolution
It’s the Year of Darwin, and boy am I bored with it. All the myths are being cranked out – and very little new (with some honourable exceptions — see below.) It’s also a year after I spent a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict Hypothesis, Creationism, Darwin, Debunking, Evangelicals, Evolution, Huxley, Myths, OEC, Science and Religion, The Fundamentals, Wilberforce, YEC
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"And sometimes he's so nameless" 
Richard Dawkins ignored me – no surprise there! & the perils of Fundamentalist Atheist loonies
OK, I have removed this post as the debate on Science and Religion is back on. 🙂 cj x