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Comment on Some News… by Harlan

Harlan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:01:09 +0000

Hm, interesting that this is tagged “Education & Careers”. Hm.

Comment on Some News… by hardindr

hardindr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:52:30 +0000

Start rampant Internet speculation NOW!

Comment on Some News… by Bob O'H

Bob O'H — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:01:31 +0000

Ooh, you tease. Not even telling us which 5.

Comment on A Tapeworm Mystery: Which Way Is Up? by Neerali

Neerali — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:05:16 +0000

very informative blog…thanks for passing on useful information….

Comment on Microcosm in tomorrow’s New York Times Book Review by Michael Balter

Michael Balter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:54:12 +0000

I notice that review didn’t do your Amazon numbers any harm, Carl! 299 when I just checked and number 1 in three categories. That gives us fellow science writers something to shoot for. Good work!

Comment on Of Bacteria and Throw Pillows by Owlmirror

Owlmirror — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:44:11 +0000

…Does Bishop Charlie Wagner believe in air? Why? Has he ever seen it?

*snort*

Charlie believes in lots of things that he’s never seen, including a steady-state universe, an eternal regression of life, preprogrammed genetic front-loading, and all sorts of other hoaxes.

Like all crackpots, he believes most in what he imagines to be true.

Comment on Of Bacteria and Throw Pillows by Bishop Pontoppodan

Bishop Pontoppodan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:49:47 +0000

“It is difficult to over-estimate the power this kind of denial has…”

True.

It is this denial that has allowed darwinism to dishonor science and the scientific method for almost 150 years.

Charlie Wagner
http://www.charliewagner.com

Comment on A Tapeworm Mystery: Which Way Is Up? by themadlolscientist

themadlolscientist — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:26:25 +0000

That photo is the stuff of nightmares. Hard to believe they used to sell these critters in capsules as a way to lose weight.

Comment on Nice and Weird: Dispatches from The Depths of Parasitology by Pteryxx

Pteryxx — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:09:02 +0000

I happen to be in Arlington contemplating a career in science writing… should you casually mention a restaurant in the area, you may find a fan listening at your feet. ; )

-Peace, Pteryxx

Comment on Of Bacteria and Throw Pillows by Pteryxx

Pteryxx — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:48:22 +0000

…Does Bishop Charlie Wagner believe in air? Why? Has he ever seen it? How about earthquakes? Or gravity? Or the Estonian language?

Does he believe in denial?

“If it is important to someone in denial that fish not swim, then they can look you straight in the eye and tell you that fish don’t swim and believe it themselves. It is difficult to over-estimate the power this kind of denial has…

“One way of telling about this is when the idea is about an area that you are unwilling to research because you fear finding out you are wrong.”

http://blainn.com/abuse/denial.html

-Peace, Pteryxx