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Final Presentation : Scientific Skepticism

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 Posted in Astronomy, Conspiracy Theories, Education, General, General Science, Philosophy | No Comments »

Hi all, The 14th and final presentation is now available on YouTube. It's on the topic of Scientific Skepticism. Please watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j48onNWXRI. I am also giving away my latest book entirely for free online. Please download a copy and ...

Special Pleading

Saturday, October 10th, 2015 Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Creationism, Education, General, General Science, Philosophy | No Comments »

Hi all, Lecture 11 has just been posted. Get it while it's hot :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G57S1wOqt4Q

Understanding Science – Lecture 3

Friday, June 29th, 2012 Posted in Education, General Science, Philosophy | No Comments »

Okay, so it's taken me three months, but I've finally got the third (and longest yet) lecture in my "Understanding Science" series up on You Tube. Understanding Science - Lecture 3: Scientific Method Please take a look and leave me a comment. Lecture ...

“Understanding Science” Lectures

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 Posted in Education, General Science, Philosophy | No Comments »

Hi all, I've just uploaded the first of my new series of lectures called "Understanding Science". Lecture 1 - Proof This one is on the concept of Proof, including an attempt to show what "certainty" implies in science. My aim is to ...

Skeptical Heresies #8

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Creationism, General Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion | No Comments »

8. People don't care enough about the truth It’s taken as pretty much a foundational principle of scepticism that the truth is a valuable commodity and it’s something that we should all aim towards. The argument is that we ...

Objective Morality

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 Posted in General, Philosophy, Religion | No Comments »

I've just been listening to the debate between Sam Harris and William Lane Craig on the subject of morality. I must admit, usually Craig greatly impresses me with his rational argumentation - despite the protestations of people like Dawkins who ...