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Duane Gish, 1921-2013, populariser of the Gish Gallop.
Creationist Duane Gish died on Tuesday, aged 92. He was famous for his debating skills in favour of creationism, particularly his technique of drowning the opponent in such a torrent of half-truths,...
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Littlewood’s Law of Miracles: why million-to-one chances happen 6.3 times out...
Littlewood’s law of miracles is a conjecture by mathematician John Littlewood concerning the frequency of a “miracle” occurring. As Freeman Dyson explains it: John Edensor Littlewood, harshing your...
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Not even wrong. And wronger than wrong.
What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational...
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Poe’s Law: the problem with parody on the Internet.
Poe’s Law states: Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won’t mistake for the real thing. It is an observation...
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How do you know? Were you there?
“How do you know? Were you there?” is a summary dismissal of evolution and “Old Earth” science favoured by many creationists — who weren’t there either. It is a form of escape hatch. The idea is that...
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Here’s a plug for a nice piece by Mike Rothschild from Skeptoid on “common arguments against skepticism“. Do enjoy! This is the sort of thing I wish I had written – and maybe one day will do a write-up...
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