The Pseudo Scientists Podcast-Episode 18
26Aug. 09
INTRO: Thank You PZ, Global Atheist Convention, Perth Skeptics
ON THE STREET: Climate Change Denialism
INTERVIEW: George Hrab – Geologic Podcast
NEWS: Atheist Bus Slogans Approved, De-Gaying Therapies Don’t Work and Cause Harm.
GOOD OR EVIL: Ben Stein
ON CAMPUS: Derek Rodgers — Expelled from Creation Museum.
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Tags: Ben Stein, Climate Change, Derek Rodgers, George Hrab
August 27th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Thanks greenfyre, love you blog, especially http://greenfyre.wordpress.com/denier-vs-skeptic/
August 27th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Does anyone have a link to the optical illusions video mentioned in the podcast? Now that you’ve mentioned it I’m itching to see it :)
August 27th, 2009 at 11:02 am
@Uther, just popped them in a new post!
August 27th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
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September 1st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Appreciate the focus on climate change semantics, gang. IMHO it’s an issue that still reflects wide spread ignorance — understandably, I guess.
Awesome to hear of the study into sexual orientation. I was shocked to hear two of our national public health bodies endorse with gusto a Focus on the Family programme. FoF believe in “therapy” for “homosexuality, the disease”. The absence of a father figure — as God intended — is to be feared.… feared I tells ya!
In a nutshell all teen dysfunctionality can be headed off by “not straying”, remaining monogamous, heterosexual, raise kids “in Christ”, attend church weekly, eat as a family [“dinner time is family time, just as Sunday is church day”] and much more, sadly. No response from anyone on how this assists a multi-faith, multicultural and progressively tolerant society — which is what I thought we boasted of. Sigh.
Public health attracts lots of fundamentalist lobbyists. One wrote to me during the AVN issue to explain that skepticism is ‘the collective manifestation of latent hatred in Australia’, populated by “academic types, bereft of life experience” — I shag you not. Vaccination is against more than one/two religious persuasions. My “unquestioning belief of Darwinist religion” is no doubt messing me up — I knew something was to blame.…
* Parents guide to preventing homosexuality, by Joseph Nicolosi;
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/homosexuality/A000001515.cfm
* Dr. Nicolosi is the founder and president of NARTH, National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality.
http://www.focusonlinecommunities.com/message/75795#75795
My most educated assessment is that “holistic”, “wellness” and other messy terms, are peppering funding submissions. Or rather, successful submissions. My thoughts are that the increase in the “normality” of Natural Therapy is pressuring groups to provide it — just in case clients go elsewhere. Hence if the ‘wellness industry’ is growing, grow with it or grow not. Then there’s the issue of who gets the lions share.
@ Joel. I agree.
MW aren’t the friends of Truth and Conduct one tends to conclude from witnessing their diligence. I’m a huge fan, love most presenters, have shared in triumphs but they do tread a legal balance beam. Controversy isn’t something they actively seek.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 am
Regarding the camps that try to de-gay people, there’s a great American indie movie that explores the very scenario you suggested called “But I’m a Cheerleader” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179116/
September 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
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