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Open Parachute

Url:	http://openparachute.wordpress.com/
Author(s):	Ken Perrott
Language:	English
Tags:	science, philosophy, atheism
Description:	A retired scientist comments on science, religion and philosophy
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Popularity:	9 Followers

The global warming conspiracy?

The hacked emails from the East Anglia Climate Centre in the UK have not been a big issue in New Zealand. At least for most people and for most news media. There are, of course, ideological motivat...more

2009-12-06

New Zealand’s climate change deniers’ distortions exposed.

I am pleased to see that the attempt to promote a New Zealand version of “climategate” has more or less foundered. Sure the ACT party and some more extreme opponents of the findings of ...more

2009-12-04

Remove support for child abuse

This doesn’t affect me directly, being a horrible heathen, but some readers might be interested. Some might even want to take action.The article Absolve This: Put The Catholic Church Out Of ...more

2009-12-03

Deniers in denial over climate information

I have been a little surprised at how some local bloggers have been getting all emotional about the “climategate” scandal in the UK, and particularly New Zealand climate change informat...more

2009-12-02

Richard Dawkins in Auckland – update

I reported recently that Richard Dawkins will speak in Auckland next March.Looks like there has been an overwhelming demand for tickets. To accommodate everyone the organisers have now arranged a ...more

2009-12-01

Being good – no gods required

These sort of billboards are popping up everywhere I am currently reading Greg Epstein’s book “Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe.

2009-12-01

Peer review – an emotional roller coaster

Every publishing scientist is aware of the emotional roller coaster that goes along with peer review. The “highlight” is, of course, that first reading of referees’ reports.Classi...more

2009-11-30

Climate change deniers live in glass buildings

There seems to be a big mobilisation of climate change deniers at the moment. Someone on Twitter described selective use of stolen emails, “Climategate”, as pre-Copenhagen smears. They ...more

2009-11-29

Richard Dawkins in Auckland next March

This guy leads an extremely busy life. I know he is promoting his recently published books The Greatest Show on Earth and consequently gets into book tours. But his publishers certainly work him hard.

2009-11-26

“Climategate” – the smoking gun?

Some of the more extreme climate change deniers, and others who have an anti-science agenda, continue to dredge through the domestic debris of the emails stolen by

2009-11-25

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