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Tag Archives: Skepticism
I don’t want to believe, I want to know.
I’ve loved that quote for years. It’s the subtitle of this blog, and always has been. I attribute it to Carl Sagan — and vaguely remember reading it in one of his books and it sticking with me — but … Continue reading
Vancouver Skepticamp 2009
Saturday was the second ever Vancouver Skepticamp – an “unconference” where the content is provided by the attendees themselves. Mel & I not only attended Vancouver Skepticamp on Saturday, but presented! Mel started everything off with an icebreaker game using M&Ms … Continue reading
More Tim Minchin Greatness
I really wish I was this good at expressing such things. I now have a desire to memorize his lyrics — even the 9 minute beat poem “Storm” (previously posted). Lyrics! If anyone can show me one example in the … Continue reading
Storm
This nearly brought tears to my eyes. It’s rare that I hear poetry that actually expresses things that have happened in my life, but holy cow (.com) have I been in this situation. As with all good poetry, the poet … Continue reading
Randi in Vancouver
We attended a lecture by James Randi last night, as part of UBC’s “Science Week”. He was the keynote speaker. I made sure to grab the batteries out of the charger and put them in our digital camera, and Mel … Continue reading
Atheists Irritation?
This is a response to Blogosaurus Vex’s post, which you may want to read first. I’ll take it point by point, with a summary. Here are some things that bother me about how some athiests think and behave: Some athiests … Continue reading
Vancouver Skeptics in the Pub
A few weeks ago I found the Facebook group Vancouver Skeptics in the Pub. I’m not sure how. I think I may have followed a link posted by Skepchick Rebecca Watson to Drinking Skeptically, but memory fails. Stupid memory. Anyway, … Continue reading
Happy 150 Years of Natural Selection
Yes, it’s Canada Day, and I do love the country I’m in, especially when I compare it to what’s going on with my neighbours to the south. Hey, have you guys got habeus corpus back yet? I hear rights are … Continue reading
