So anti-discrimination laws do not apply if the discrimination comes from a faith based group?
Archive for the ‘Debate’ Category
In this opinion piece, published in The Age on March 9, 2010, Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam asserts that “Nuclear (energy) does not have the answers we need”. There’s quite a bit in this piece that I don’t consider to be well informed, accurate and unbiased — so I thought I would take a bit of a […]
While looking through the science section at EzineArticles.com, I found an article which disputed the reliability of twin studies in psychology research. This in itself is not a bad thing. There are some methodological issues with twin studies. But the author’s main arguments were that twin studies don’t involve DNA testing, that the research results […]
This is a post I recently wrote for my miniblog, but the reaction it received (not necessarily just through blog comments) has lead me to put it up on the main blog — and here on the Young Australian Skeptics website — where it’s most visible. It deals with something that might be considered a bit controversial in the […]
During a recent late-night attack of insomnia, spent cruising Youtube, I stumble on a debate from January 2008 between Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Schmuley Boteach. The link is here, it is a little on the long side at an hour and a half but it well worth the look, if only to see Hitchens in […]
A technique used in religious debates that’s particularly annoying is the claim by a follower of religion X that “X is not a religion”. Some examples: Christianity: Christianity is not really a religion; it is a relationship with God. Source.This is the classic one, so you might be surprised to learn most religions don’t seem to […]
The chance to have email debates with creationists is one of the reasons I write for the Young Australian Skeptics and have my own blog — I’m a debate junkie, actually. Nothing’s better than sinking your teeth into a few new arguments that you’ve never heard of, or at least taking the time to explain the problems […]
