tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post717660155795837269..comments2024-03-22T06:23:38.156+00:00Comments on Birmingham Skeptics: SCEPTICISM: THE HUMAN ELEMENTBirmingham Skepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457491922023498093noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-67630779530034105002010-08-06T13:15:55.021+01:002010-08-06T13:15:55.021+01:00You should have said this in a pub in Westminster,...You should have said this in a pub in Westminster, you could have caused a right rumpus.Frank the SciencePunkhttp://scienceblogs.com/sciencepunknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-18210447585216934352010-08-04T09:45:14.320+01:002010-08-04T09:45:14.320+01:00*snort* at the first comment there. What a numpty!...*snort* at the first comment there. What a numpty!<br />Nice post, going to link it from mine on SciencePunk's talk now.<br /><br />I remember a similar school experience, though before the age of 10.<br />We had some sort of 'summer camp' at my primary school on our scummy council estate.<br />It was run by evangelists.<br /><br />They also pranced around on the stage pretending to be cool (well, one of them was wearing a Sheffield Wednesday scarf and a lot of the kids laughed at him for that), strumming guitars (even electric ones!) and so on.<br /><br />One song had 'the name of the lord is, a strong tower , the righteous run into it and they are saved!' - complete with silly YMCA-style actions.<br /><br />I remember thinking, even when I was 8 or 9, "OK crazies, I'm just going to humour you as this is slightly better than sitting on the sofa at home".<br /><br />Now it annoys me that people are allowed to attempt such indoctrination, though I'm not sure how far they got with children who often come back from holidays with a new surname, who thought my mum was my grandma and tended to have kids early themselves because little other life opportunity (or inclination) existed.<br /><br />Perhaps it'd be better to have had some sort of contraception-based roleplay, but that would of course be immoral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-20397830262445983372010-07-13T11:51:01.166+01:002010-07-13T11:51:01.166+01:00Great article, Dean.Great article, Dean.Ashley Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782721872899081046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-16246556069875664642010-06-22T11:40:15.932+01:002010-06-22T11:40:15.932+01:00I'm just saddened that anyone would malign the...I'm just saddened that anyone would malign the good name of Cereal Box University. Good old CBU has a much respected tradition of providing part of a balanced breakfast.Dean Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054744507490592341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-85809717016468043422010-06-22T09:24:36.530+01:002010-06-22T09:24:36.530+01:00Concerned Citizen seems to be stalking your blog p...Concerned Citizen seems to be stalking your blog posts Dean, I'm sure I've seen their articulate reasoned responses before.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-88105730232835585332010-06-21T23:29:55.187+01:002010-06-21T23:29:55.187+01:00Last reader obviously not a fan, then, Dean.
I en...Last reader obviously not a fan, then, Dean.<br /><br />I enjoyed it... but then I'm also keen on <a href="http://draust.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/shake-it-baby-shake-it/" rel="nofollow">Low and Childish Mockery</a> in dealing with the more deluded anti-science / Alt.Reality types.<br /><br />My favourite justification, which you may know, is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Hill" rel="nofollow">A.V. Hill's</a> famous line that:<br /><br /><i>"Laughter is the best detergent of nonsense"</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123899360714390074.post-32720822733715449632010-06-21T22:51:55.001+01:002010-06-21T22:51:55.001+01:00Do you really have a PhD in neuroscience or anythi...Do you really have a PhD in neuroscience or anything else? From where, Cereal Box University? This was advertised via Facebook message as a "brilliant" blog post. You and whoever sent the message owe me two minutes of my life.Concerned Citizenhttp://www.sarahspellman.comnoreply@blogger.com