By HJ Hornbeck
With 10:23 — the anti-homeopathy campaign — just around the corner, I shall now teach you how to make homeopathic medicine. 1. Get more of what ails you. If you’re suffering from a cold, gather up all the snot you can drain out of your nose. Feeling squeamish? Substitute an onion instead, since its odour… Continue reading Hornbeck on Homeopathy
By HJ Hornbeck
In a debate both sides are given a fair hearing, and expected to bring forward their best evidence. What if one side doesn’t have evidence, though? Without the supporting structure of facts, that side is little more than a fake house on a movie set, projecting a pretty face in front of empty space. This… Continue reading Hornbeck on climate change science
Global warming is one of the most debated scientific topics of our generation. Instead of just being a climate phenomenon, it has become an unimaginably powerful force in politics and in the media. It is the subject of political protests resembling the past cries against the Vietnam War, and the voices keep getting more and… Continue reading Joubert on climate change science