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Truthiness is a word coined by Stephen Colbert to underscore discourse that privileges egoistic, gut-motivated, emotional reasoning ahead of cenoscopic, rational, evidence-anchored calculation.

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O’Reilly Vents Unbounded Hatred of Secular Progress

Secular Progress Posted on November 13, 2012 by FlywheelNovember 20, 2012

Bill O’Reilly’s rhetoric is reaching incendiary levels in the wake of Barack Obama’s reelection. “Traditionalism” might have won, O’Reilly argues, if Romney had organized his campaign in opposition to Secular Progress, defined for his critically astute viewers as a movement … Continue reading →

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America is in decline because of lies like this.

Secular Progress Posted on October 25, 2011 by FlywheelOctober 25, 2011

I simply don’t have the time to keep up with all the twisted truths and outright lies that O’Reilly’s been spewing over the last few weeks. Tonight I had to react. While watching I simultaneously felt horror at his blatant … Continue reading →

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Dawkins Promotes The Magic of Reality

Secular Progress Posted on October 6, 2011 by FlywheelOctober 6, 2011

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 →

Posted in Inclusive Morality, Justice, Science, Truthiness

Divisive Grandstanding

Secular Progress Posted on September 26, 2011 by FlywheelSeptember 26, 2011

O’Reilly, in the process of hawking his new book, Killing Lincoln, set up a facile straw man argument about current US politics. On one side are Americans who believe we need radical change in this country, that we are not … Continue reading →

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Bill Keller Stands for Sanity

Secular Progress Posted on August 31, 2011 by FlywheelAugust 31, 2011

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 →

Posted in Freedom, Interests, Politics, Science, Truthiness

Fox Misinformation on Norway Terror Attacks

Secular Progress Posted on July 23, 2011 by FlywheelJuly 23, 2011

Laura Ingraham, substituting for Bill O’Reilly, opened her “Back of the Book” segment with this… Two deadly terror attacks in Norway, in what appears to be once again the work of Muslim extremists… In the meantime, in New York City, … Continue reading →

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O’Reilly as a self-admitted provocateur

Secular Progress Posted on April 12, 2011 by FlywheelApril 12, 2011

This exchange between O’Reilly and Glen Beck indicates their self awareness of how their pursuit of ratings takes priority over journalistic and analytical conventions.  The key part of the exchange starts around 3:40.  It’s worth noting the O’Reilly made a … Continue reading →

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Rumsfeld in the O’Reilly Zone

Secular Progress Posted on March 4, 2011 by FlywheelMarch 4, 2011

To his credit, O’Reilly didn’t go easy on Rumsfeld. John Stewart was far more polite. Given O’Reilly’s influence, this interview could have a significant lasting effect on much of public’s memory of the war. That means a shared awareness that … Continue reading →

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Doubling Down on Lazy and Dumb

Secular Progress Posted on February 11, 2011 by FlywheelFebruary 11, 2011

Mr. O’Reilly refuses to back down on his goddidit view of the world, trotting out the old trope that, “It takes more faith to not believe [in a deity], than to believe that [the intricacy of the Universe] was all … Continue reading →

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Ignorance about the Veil of Ignorance

Secular Progress Posted on January 28, 2011 by FlywheelJanuary 28, 2011

I wonder if Bill O’Reilly ever heard of John Rawls? From tonight’s version of Talking Points, it seems not. But if he had, it wouldn’t matter. At least the guy’s consistent. He knows himself and where he stands. He’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in Interests, Truthiness

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