Hopefully, many people are starting to see that the future belongs to those who will be able to fill the post-technocratic void. Source: Scientism: A Dying Faith? – The American Mind Opinion: For a long time, I have talked about scientism in contrast to good, honest, and humble science. The two are as different as… Read More Scientism: A Dying Faith? – The American Mind | Opinion
I was all ready to add subs to my new video about “miracles” when YouTube gave me all kinds of copyright notices – not strikes – about some of the music clips I wanted to use. So after some quick thinking, I pulled all the clips while the video was still private and not shared… Read More Better safe than sorry
Hi everyone, I got really bogged down making this video. Not that I didn’t enjoy it. I did. But learning a new thing from scratch is always tricky for me. Kdenlive is an amazing program. It’s free and packed full of features. I wouldn’t say it’s easy nor particularly difficult to learn. I’m just slow… Read More Scientism – The Great Pretender – YouTube
The outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic put science in the spotlight in a way that we had not seen for generations. Scientists were being wheeled out in front of cameras on a regular basis, to explain the rationale for decisions that would be of seismic importance for the future of people’s lives: will schools… Read More Scientism is a soothing but mind-numbing narcotic | MercatorNet | Opinion
I had a good time putting this together on the fly. Openshot on Linux works quite well. One or two crashes but I saved the project often so no major catastrophes! Sadly, the internet on the PC I used is intermittent with Linux so I will (reluctantly) go back to Windows 10. This, however, was… Read More Scientism and the Green Church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic calls for an urgent reality check against baseless information and for increased efforts so everyone has access to vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools, Pope Francis told diplomats from around the world. He urged individuals, governments and the international community to recognize the effectiveness and importance of immunizing as… Read More Pope calls for ‘reality check’ against misinformation about vaccines – Catholic Review | Opinion
Justin Ling: Vaccines, masks and ventilation are working. So why do governments keep doubling-down on the measures that don’t effectively stop COVID? Source: The plexiglass barrier problem – Macleans.ca Opinion: Before the pandemic, I wrote extensively about the dangers of scientism. By scientism I mean several things: The belief that science alone can solve all… Read More The plexiglass barrier problem – Macleans.ca | Opinion
AstraZeneca will release the most up-to-date results from its latest COVID-19 vaccine trial within 48 hours after U.S. health officials publicly criticised the drugmaker for using outdated information in a press release earlier this week. AstraZeneca said results published on Monday were based on an interim analysis of data through Feb. 17. The company said… Read More AstraZeneca to issue trial update after U.S. criticism over data | Opinion: Dreams and Reality
The ethical duty of scientists requires a particular kind of humility which, as Iris Murdoch asserts, involves “selfless respect for reality”. Yet as she goes on to explain, humility is “one of the most difficult and central of all virtues”. Source: Science as the separation of knowing and doing Opinion: When I hear people say… Read More Science as the separation of knowing and doing | Opinion
A recent Oxford University study found that playing video games can be good for our mental health. Source: Video Games can Help Mental Health, Study Says – Slice Opinion: I’m not a gamer. I find that running this blog with all the wonderful people – and yes, a few weirdos – out there, is more… Read More Video Games can Help Mental Health, Study Says – Slice | Opinion – Black Friday Reflection
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