Terri Schiavo: What We Learned
2005.03.31 (Thu) 23:28
Earlier today, what was left of Terri Schiavo died in a Florida hospice room. Her feeding tube had been out for two weeks. While we have repeatedly argued for the government to allow this day to come, [»]
Skeptics' Circle #5
2005.03.31 (Thu) 23:05
The fifth edition of the Skeptics' Circle is available for your perusal at Science & Politics. At a glance, we see mention of therapeutic touch, hypnosis, acupuncture, creationism, astrology, and [»]
Kids Riding the Slippery Slope of Creationism
2005.03.31 (Thu) 00:15
On March 28, PBS's NewsHour ran a segment on the creation conflict taking place in public schools all across the United States. As usual, it was the old "give each side equal time" approach which is s [»]
Dover Watch - When Intelligence Attacks!
2005.03.29 (Tue) 20:21
This whole Dover evolution vs. creation thing has had that "we don't know whether to laugh or cry" vibe going since its inception. Most of the time, we think it's "cry," but in this case...no, it's st [»]
Carnival of the Godless: Easter Edition
2005.03.27 (Sun) 11:11
Today is Easter. On this day Christians the world over tell their children a tall tale about an imaginary being who — if they are good — will reward them personally with happiness exceedin [»]
Skepticism 101: Two Classes We Wish We'd Taken
2005.03.26 (Sat) 20:57
Recently, we were made aware of two examples of college courses in critical thinking and skepticism, and we must admit, we were jealous. If classes like these were available to us during our college d [»]
Terri Schiavo: Psychics & Loons Set Us Straight
2005.03.26 (Sat) 14:36
In case you're not the kind who cottons to medical or legal facts, and if you're tired of all of the uninformed opinions circulating around the Terri Schiavo case, it's comforting to know that we have [»]
NRA: "Let's Arm School Teachers!"
2005.03.26 (Sat) 00:14
In the wake of the recent school shooting in Minnesota, we came across the following statement from NRA First Vice President, Sandra S. Froman. Apparently, she believes that we should make guns availa [»]
Extraordinary Fiction & Bullshit Claims
2005.03.25 (Fri) 18:47
It seems that some people took our commentary on Allison DuBois to mean that we don't like the show Medium. Just to set the record straight, that is not at all what we were saying. In fact, we don't w [»]
Cool New Octopus Camouflage & Locomotion Observed
2005.03.24 (Thu) 20:46
We've long been fascinated by cephalopods, in no small part due to their incredible abilities to change their appearances in fantastically diverse and often exceedingly strange ways. There are various [»]
Terri Schiavo: Required Reading
2005.03.24 (Thu) 10:09
Ed Brayton has a post up on Dispatches from the Culture Wars that links to something that should be required reading for anyone who wants to discuss the Schiavo case — the report written by the [»]
Terri Schiavo: The Next Moves (and Daddy Jeb)
2005.03.23 (Wed) 19:56
In a very short span of time, Terri Schiavo's parents seem to have run through their options. Again. But boy howdy did lots of politicians get lots of press out of it! Let's recap the activity of the [»]
Terri Schiavo: What's the Next Move?
2005.03.22 (Tue) 12:03
Let's recap the recent events in the Terri Schiavo debacle. Despite the proper findings of the Florida courts, Congress decided to stick their noses into the personal lives of a group of people who ar [»]
Terri Schiavo: Our Take
2005.03.20 (Sun) 17:26
We haven't said anything about the whole Terri Schiavo debacle because, frankly, we hadn't looked into it enough to have an educated opinion. When we decided to do a little research, it became apparen [»]
Some Sunday Links
2005.03.20 (Sun) 14:53
It has been a little quiet around here since Part V of Allison DuBois Week and the Fourth Edition of the Skeptics' Circle both came out on Thursday. The push of getting those posts out the door, combi [»]
The Fourth Edition of the Skeptics' Circle
2005.03.17 (Thu) 08:44
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Skeptics' Circle — a blog carnival aimed at gathering the best skeptical writing from around the blogosphere into a handy bi-weekly digest. In case you're ju [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part V
2005.03.17 (Thu) 08:00
Allison's Answers to Skeptics: John Edward: But I'm a psychic. Stan: No dude, you're a douche. John Edward: I'm not a douche! What if I really believe that dead people talk to me? Stan: Then you're a [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part IV
2005.03.17 (Thu) 00:00
The Success Rate of Allison's Powers: "Well, maybe you're right. I don't like being wrong one bit. But, maybe this once I might be a little wrong." — Lady Elaine Fairchilde, Mister Rogers' Neigh [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part III
2005.03.16 (Wed) 00:00
Allison's Track Record Assisting Law Enforcement: "As usual, should you or any member of your I.M. Force be captured or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your existence. This tape wi [»]
Final Call for Skeptical Writing
2005.03.15 (Tue) 23:28
So far we've received a handful of submissions for the Fourth Skeptics' Circle, but nowhere near the number we'd like to see. Please send us your skeptical writing before the Wednesday deadline. Note [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part II
2005.03.15 (Tue) 00:00
Dr. Gary Schwartz's Research: "We believe that the purpose of science is to serve mankind. You, however, seem to regard science as some kind of dodge or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind of pop [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part I
2005.03.14 (Mon) 00:00
An Introduction to Allison DuBois: A friendly skeptic that we know — let's call him Steve — recently took a technical training class through work. During a break in class, some of the stud [»]
Carnival of the Godless #7
2005.03.13 (Sun) 17:25
The seventh edition of the Carnival of the Godless is available today — head over to The Frozen Texan to check it out. One post that caught our eye was A Positive Christian Atheist from Radical [»]
Another Group That Wants It Both Ways
2005.03.12 (Sat) 17:47
It seems that the Salvation Army wants to have their discriminatory cake and eat it too. As reported via the Wall of Separation (the blog of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State): I [»]
This Kid is in High School & He's Already Smarter than Bush
2005.03.10 (Thu) 15:26
It seems that Langley High School in Virginia holds an annual Case Day in which important legal issues are debated by the students. Consider this quote from Philip Wilcox, a high school senior who is [»]
Send Us Your Skeptical Writing for the Skeptics' Circle #4!
2005.03.10 (Thu) 13:29
As we said earlier, it will be our privilege to host the next Skeptics' Circle here at the Two Percent Company on March 17. Please send your skeptical writing to us at [skepticscircle AT twopercentco [»]
Love and Narriage
2005.03.08 (Tue) 20:13
An interesting discussion has arisen in the blogosphere, including such notable bloggers as Ed Brayton, Timothy Sandefur, Jon Rowe and Jason Kuznicki. The discussion concerns the relative merits and d [»]
Carnival of the Godless #6
2005.03.06 (Sun) 22:58
The sixth edition of the Carnival of the Godless is available today — head over to the Raving Atheist to check it out. One post that caught our eye was Intelligent Design and Faerie Rings origin [»]
Some Ten Commandments SCOTUS Links
2005.03.04 (Fri) 11:57
As we noted earlier this week (and as most people who visit this site no doubt knew), the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding government displays of the Ten Commandments. The post-gam [»]
Tucker Carlson Is, Mostly, A Dick
2005.03.03 (Thu) 19:37
We were waiting for the transcript of last Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher to come out — because that incredibly obtuse and unlovable little scamp, Tucker Carlson, was one of the p [»]
Skeptics' Circle #3 (Send Us Your Posts for #4)
2005.03.03 (Thu) 13:17
The third edition of the Skeptics' Circle is available for your perusal at Rhosgobel. Radagast was kind enough to include one of our recent Rants, A Piece of Our Mind — About Ten Percent, in thi [»]
A Piece of Our Mind - About Ten Percent
2005.03.01 (Tue) 23:49
We've all heard it said: the old canard that humans "only use ten percent of their brains." Sometimes it's posited along with self help strategies which promise to teach us how to use the elusive othe [»]