Three goodies on skepticism and science:
- Skeptical Battlegrounds: Part III - Alternative Medicine. Suffice it to say, Steve agrees with me. He just lays it all out in one post instead of ten.
- Once again, Egnor and Tautologies. Blogchild Mark Chu-Carroll takes on our favorite creationist neurosurgeon, Dr. Egnor. This time he deals directly with something I've touched upon recently: Egnor's false labeling of the theory of evolution as a tautology.
- Alternative Medicine's Rapid Spread? Nonsense. Oddly enough, Avery Camarow, whose articles I've taken issue with before for credulity towards the claims of "alternative medicine," gets it right this time. Heck, he even agrees with my assessment.
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Mr. Orac,
It seems you have something of a fascination with alternative medicine. Careful, you might start sounding like a Creationist!
NS
http://sciencedefeated.wordpress.com
I've got yet more on Egnor
Here
This time he thinks Wilder Penfield proved the existence of the soul. or something. Needless to say I am skeptical.
Sorry for the small derail, but as far as I can see, you haven't posted about today's good news.
Remember being worried about this? I hope you read this and this today, and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Sorry for the small derail, but this is good news.
Remember being worried about this? I hope you read this and this today, and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The news that R.F.K. Jr. will not be heading up the EPA is welcome (hopefully he will not be named to any post in the incoming administration).
As to whether Obama will hold to his pledge to support true science, time will tell. I'll be truly impressed when he stands up for the science in the face of potentially negative political implications.