Tag Archives: Science

The most annoying thing about being a skeptic

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Note: This post is not about atheism or religion. It’s not even about skepticism in general. It’s about me. But I’m sure other skeptics out there feel the same way I do. I’m not a huge fan of the science fiction … Continue reading →

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Don’t violate the 9th commandment because you’re too lazy to read

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m a serial non-commenter. It doesn’t mean I don’t read other people’s blogs — I do. I just don’t always have something to say. Often when I do comment it’s because someone — usually a theist — has violated the … Continue reading →

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Dear ISIS: Without math there is no future in science

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

A few days ago I stumbled across this article from Inquisitr: “ISIS Bans Children From Learning Math And Social Studies.” Essentially, the Islamic State is saying that they are willing to sacrifice their children’s future in order to live up … Continue reading →

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According to statistical analysis god does not exist

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In my field statistical analysis is arguably the most demonstrably powerful tool we have. And given our current quality of technology, it’s incredibly easy. There’s almost no math required! All one must do after formulating their research question, collecting data, … Continue reading →

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Hierarchy of knowledge: Science, social science, pseudoscience (religion doesn’t make the list)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Like anyone with a university degree, a graduate education, and a devout affection for human knowledge, I fill much of my life with understanding our physical universe. I read academic journals ranging from Biology and Nature to Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern … Continue reading →

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Birds Turning into Elephants!: Evolution Is a Fact (Creationists Are Dead Wrong)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

It pains me to continually see the absurd rejection of evolution by creationists who claim “I’ve never seen one species turn into another.” Well, now you have.

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You think creationists use bad science? Try talking to the anti-GMO crowd!

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

There are few things in this world that annoy me more than religiously-based scientific ignorance. While creationists such as Ken Ham and William Lane Craig deserve our ridicule for their attempts to use science to prove science wrong, they might be … Continue reading →

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God is not alive: He does not meet the basic criteria for living things

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In biology the definition of life is a little tricky. It’s rather difficult to make a single, coherent statement about what life is. Instead, biologists have a list of descriptive traits that define life. For the purposes of this post, … Continue reading →

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Do atheists exist?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

We all read the article in Science 2.0 that said “Atheists might not exist.” I went to the sources and found that the author cited op eds instead of actual scientific research. So I did some digging on my own … Continue reading →

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Science suggests we have no free will: Implications on belief

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In 1985 Benjamin Libet published a peer-reviewed paper where he instructed his test subjects to lift their arm while recording their brain activity. What he found was interesting. Brain activity increased before the subject had even decided to lift their … Continue reading →

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