Global Warming, Intelligent Design, and The Null Hypothesis

In Academia, Global Warming, Politics, Religion by J Michel Metz15 Comments

You’re probably not going to read this. It’s long. It’s technical. People just don’t want to read long, technical material any more. There aren’t going to be any pretty pictures, and there will be a minimum of snark. What’s more, this is one of those posts that is going to upset a lot of people, both liberal and conservative alike. It’s …

Review: Ch. 6 of “I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be an Atheist”

In Philosophy, Religion, Reviews by J Michel Metz2 Comments

For those people who are attempting to ask some serious questions about whether or not Christianity can provide answers that Atheism can not, this book professes to provide a guide to why Christianity requires less faith than Atheism. However, as this chapter delves into Intelligent Design – and does so poorly – it leaves me wondering about the motivations and the manipulative nature of Christians, instead.

California’s Slight of Hand

In Government, Philosophy, Politics, Religion by J Michel MetzLeave a Comment

By now the story about teaching Islam in California’s government schools should be pretty well known. Most conservative organizations and authors lament the fact that no other religion is taught in those schools, as well as the fact that the negative aspects of Islam are often glossed over or ignored. These conservatives are, however, seriously missing the point.