As it should be well known by now, I accept the theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Still, being a Conspiracy Theory Theorist I do sometimes read things in a conspiracy-seeking way (by way of an intellectual exercise) and this piece by Massimo Pigliucci is just dandy.
Pigliucci, a philosopher and biologist, is attending a discussion [...]
Exercise
July 3rd, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Commentary
Correlation does not equal causation, gentlemen!
March 22nd, 2008 2 Comments
Nothing seems to excite me more than tales of Conspiracy in Aotearoa. Thus when Peter Cresswell, an Objectivist and Libertarianz linked to an article by Trevor Loudon and Bernard Moran about the Soviet plot to make New Zealand nuclear-free I was in conspiratorial heaven.
Tags: 1984 · Aotearoa · Commentary · Communism · New Zealand
Fisking Fisk’s fiskers
August 28th, 2007 No Comments
So, the world (well, bits of it) are all in a tizzy because Robert Fisk believes that 9/11 was an inside job.People believe silly things all the time. In this case, however, it seems people are believing silly things about Fisk.Sure, Fisk has said a number of things which we might questionable, objectionable or just [...]
Tags: Commentary · Explanations