The Lancet retracts article, conspiracy against anti-vaxxers

That headline, of course, is a joke, but I’m sure some anti-vaccination advocates will see it as a conspiracy.
I am referring, of course, to news that The Lancet, a prominent British medical journal, retracted a 1998 article by Dr. Andrew Wakefield erroneously suggesting a potential link between autism, and the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine
They retracted [...]

UPDATE: Uganda, Maddow, and Praying Away the Gay

MSNBC has done a great public service by letting the people at the Rachel Maddow Show practice actual journalism.
This video is important because it shows just how dangerous pseudoscience (or in layman’s terms, outright quackery) really is. Richard Cohen has written a book that has had the effect of igniting an attempted genocide of gays, [...]

Dial-an-Atheist 9-21-09 Rep. Mark Souder

[ October 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Chad Butterbaugh and Mark Allen host a live call in show about our Congressional Representative Mark Souder and his record on church/state separation and science.

Science is Real.

They Might Be Giants just released an entire album of science songs. “Here Comes the Science.”

Affirmations of Secular Humanism – #3

Democritus

(This post is the third in a series discussing the affirmations of secular humanism. The introduction to the series can be found here, the first post here, the second here.)

We believe that scientific discovery and technology can contribute to the betterment of human life.
As he often did, perhaps Carl Sagan said [...]

Lefty Loves Science

Phil Mickelson

(Note:  I started writing this post on Tuesday.  Yesterday, it was revealed that Phil Mickelson’s wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  I’d like to express on behalf of FreeThought Fort Wayne that we wish Mrs. Mickelson the best in care and treatment and hope that she makes a full recovery.)
I’m not sure [...]

What’s for Dinner

levitating apples

I am a human, and I am an omnivore. I eat both plants and animals. Recently, some of the other FFW bloggers and I were discussing the ethics of eating animals, so I thought I would tackle this in one of my increasingly rare blog posts. Let me start by saying that I am [...]

The City of Churches hunts Ghosts and Ghouls!

Whatzup!!! “Hunting Ghosts and Ghouls by Deborah Kennedy.” It looks like Fort Wayne is the next site for the national ghost and paranormal seminar called “Paranormacon.”