Next time someone accuses you of not being open-minded because you don’t believe in gods/ghosts/fairies/unicorns/whatever, remember this:
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Well presented discussion on the problems of arguing against a scientific theory based on personal bias.
Richard Dawkins eloquently explains his philosophy of science to Neil deGrasse Tyson…
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Most people in the world today use the Gregorian calendar, which came into effect in 1582 AD. Before that, Jesus’s contemporaries would have used the Julian calendar, which began in 45 BC. But what was the year number (or name) when Jesus was born?
The section on year numbering here sort of explains how it works, but I’m still none the wiser…
Any idea?
(Update 07 Jan 2008: might be Roman Year 753)
Richard Dawkins opens the Atheist Alliance Conference 2007, calls for atheists to speak out, and responds to critics of “modern atheism”. 45 minutes, but worth it. Includes a funny routine from Marcus Brigstocke at the end.
More videos from the conference here…
Sherri Shepherd, co-host of American chatshow “The View” explains how she’d never really thought about whether the Earth was flat or round.
The end is nigh, it really is.
The circumference of the Earth was first calculated around 240 BC, by Greek philosopher Eratosthenes
Apparently (but can’t find a link to the story) 20 of the climate protestors at Heathrow airport flew in from Dublin!
That’s like driving to a WeightWatchers meeting!
