Daring Veritasium
Here’s the link for the video that’s meant to draw readers to the slide deck titled, “What’s at Stake in the Information Debate.”
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What’s at Stake in the Information Debate
Here’s the Slideshare content on my response to Derek Muller’s “How Much Information” on his Veritasium YouTube Channel. What's at Stake in the Information Debate? from Craig Simon
Continue reading →Ignorance in Prager University’s “Religion and Philosophy” Courses
YouTube suggested this appalling video to me, titled, “Does God Exist? 4 New Arguments.” Nothing new to see here. It’s beyond sad that so much energy goes into rehashing such simplistic thinking. So I was motivated to comment… These aren’t arguments for … Continue reading →
The Terry Deacon Dilemma
I occasionally run searches on Terrence Deacon to see whether any new essays or videos have become available. Today’s search surfaced an article at InsideHigherEd.com about the plagiarism charges made by Michael Lissack and others through the site TheTerryDeaconAffair.com. So … Continue reading →
Contemplating the Crackpot Caucus
Timothy Eagan of the New York Times vents about evidence-challenged members of Congress (all Republicans) in a recent Opnionator blog post. I weighed in with this comment ( It hasn’t appeared after several hours, apparently because the site is having … Continue reading →
Response to Anything But Human
Old attitudes die hard, and especially the one about humans beings possessing properties that can’t be explained by biological evolution. A good example appeared recently at “The Stone,” a soap box for distinguished philosophers provided by The New York Times. … Continue reading →
Dawkins Promotes The Magic of Reality
O’Reilly hosted Richard Dawkins, who’s on a book tour promoting a science primer called “The Magic of Reality.” All the nearby bookstores have closed down, so I haven’t seen the book yet, but I’m aware that each chapter apparently opens … Continue reading →
Creationism and American Exceptionalism
Shelby Steele’s recent article on American Exceptionalism snared me into a long thread on Facebook that wandered off to an entirely different point about religiosity and creationism. It’s probably my fault. The link is here, though I can’t be sure … Continue reading →
Bill Keller Stands for Sanity
Bill Keller, managing editor of the New York Times, took a stand for sanity in an article concerning the importance of asking the current crop of GOP presidential candidates about their professed faith. I do want to know if a … Continue reading →
Now for some real science
Reading about the retirement of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, I learned that he gained a great deal of inspiration and insight from a physicist named Carver Mead. I’m sorry to say I had never heard of Mead before … Continue reading →