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Gwyneth’s Shifty Eyes
The Morning Heresy with Paul the Morning Heretic
January 30, 2018
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CFI's Joe Nickell is headlining the University at Buffalo's Science and Art Cabaret on February 7, presenting a talk on paranormal investigation and "the art and craft of critical thinking." UB's John Massier says of Joe's appearance:
Joe Nickell's investigative and research pedigree is broad and gigantic, and his knowledge of the field extremely deep. We know his presentation will give great clarity to the tools of critical thinking and skepticism as used in considering subjects many often take at face value or believe in too readily. Our cabaret has always had an ongoing theme of the value of critical thinking, and we know Joe’s experiences and insight will give great texture to this theme. It should be a telling cue to our audience that Joe has placed the word ‘paranormal’ within quotations marks. True believers may have their belief systems challenged.
Snake-Filled Heads
The Morning Heresy with Paul the Morning Heretic
January 29, 2018
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This Wednesday, Bertha Vazquez kicks off the first webinar for the Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science (TIES), followed by another webinar the next day with Michael Ryan, author of A Taste for the Beautiful: Evolution by Attraction.
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World War Generation Z
The Morning Heresy with Paul the Morning Heretic
January 26, 2018
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The Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock forward 30 seconds, giving us 2 minutes to the End of All Things. Lawrence Krauss and Robert Rosner write at the Post:
We believe that the perilous world security situation ... would, in itself, justify moving the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. But there also is a real threat posed by a fundamental breakdown in the international order that has been dangerously exacerbated by recent U.S. actions. In 2017, the United States backed away from its long-standing leadership role in the world, reducing its commitment to seek common ground and undermining the overall effort toward solving pressing global governance challenges. Neither allies nor adversaries have been able to reliably predict U.S. actions or discern between sincere U.S. pronouncements and mere rhetoric.
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A 230-year Parade of Unwell Men
The Morning Heresy with Paul the Morning Heretic
January 25, 2018
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Pope Fluffy, not sounding unlike Yoda, goes after fake news. Not Trump's bizarro version of #fakenews, but actual fake news:
Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred. That is the end result of untruth. ... We need to unmask what could be called the ‘snake-tactics’ used by those [purveyors of fake news] who disguise themselves in order to strike at any time and place.
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