Reg the Fronkey Farmer

I am reminded of the Bill Nye vs Ken Ham debate when the latter kept referring to “observational science” and “historical science”.

In my teens I was involved in some anti-apartheid action. This was following the lead of some Irish workers that went on a 3 year strike. They were later congratulated by Nelson Mandela. I think that strike was effective because it targeted rich land owners and (white) farmers. I do “buy ethically” as often as I can when it comes to fair trade…[Read more]

There is an impression “out there” that the Scientific Method is how scientists do science. This is not the case. Scientists and non-scientists can come up with novel ideas and make observations, collect data and discover trends or patterns from that data. They can carry out their on random test and trials to see what happens. Others might jus…[Read more]

No, I don’t think so Simon. I see no overlap (or NOMA). Science is not “all about truth”. Science investigates claims based upon evidence while religion makes claims without any evidence. Science does not care about the “truth” of the outcome of its investigations. It is only concerned with the validity of the idea, not the implications of it. Wh…[Read more]

I remember after the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989) I blurted out that I would boycott Chinese goods as a protest. I immediately corrected myself for being stupid as this would only harm individuals and not the Communist Party. I will still travel to the US for Thanksgiving this year. I will spend time in both Georgia and Florida which seem to…[Read more]

I met an American couple today who have decided to move to Ireland as they can relocate their jobs to here within the same company.

“What was the main factor in your decision”, I asked. Dublin is not Calif. especially in the winter.

Yeah, but you don’t have Trump…..said the ex-Marine and her husband agreed.

Apparently many of their co-workers…[Read more]

@Robert, the most expensive cat shit in the world!

That is the key value of the Scientific Method when properly applied. A good theory should be able to make predictions and allow others to reproduce the results. It should be falsifiable. When a paper is submitted for peer-review other scientists try to disprove it. They want to tear it apart and find faults with it. They set out to prove it wrong…[Read more]

The first minute and why not let it play out……When a theory reaches consensus there is no controversy, only dissent from fringe groups. Evolution is a fact yet Creationists like Ken Ham insist it is contentious because it negates the cornerstone of their primitive beliefs. There is no controversy about alien abductions, only idiots from fringe…[Read more]