Skepticality - Science and Revolutionary IdeasSkeptical discussion, critical thinking, science, and the de-bunking of the supernatural and psuedoscience.Skepticality 057 - On being a Skeptic of Faith, Dr. Hal Bidlack, Ph.D.- July 25, 2007 Does a belief in God undermine one's ability to be a skeptic This is thequestion Hal Bidlack seeks to answer this week, as he movingly recounts his ownpersonal experiences as a man of faithand as a skeptic and prominent member of theJames Randi Educational Foundation. Atheism is relatively common within the skeptics community, and so it is sometimes supposed (especially in press accounts) that skepticism implies atheism.Dr. Bidlack is one of those who disagrees.http://skepticality.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=238578 Skepticality 056 - The Search for iPhones and Aliens Interviews: Rob Walch of Today in iPhone, Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay- July 10, 2007 What's with all the media hype over the latest must-have electronic device,the iPhone This week on Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy talk toRob Walch, host of theTodayin iPhonepodcast, about the cult of Apple's newest release and ask whether if itlives up to the hype. While it seems most humans on Earth are busy looking for iPhones, theNational Academy of Sciences has published a report that states we need tostart looking for alien life with novel biochemistries.Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay,..http://skepticality.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=233992 |