Tag Archives: Bullshit

Back to Haunt Me

Posted on October 29, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

So apparently, after years of sitting inert, one of my old April Fool’s Day posts is suddenly getting heavy traffic because a commentator on a skeptical website is apparently citing it as serious evidence in favour of quantum immortality. This being … Continue reading →

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In Which The Author Polishes a Turd

Posted on February 17, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

I enjoy my job; it doesn’t pay as much as I would like, and I could do with a more regular set of hours, but it pays the bills, I’m good at it, and I get to work in my … Continue reading →

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The Competitive Global Market Place

Posted on July 14, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Nothing in this world does more to boost my ego than rejecting a job offer that I consider to be insulting. As you know: I have, for the last several months, been eking out a meagre existence editing scientific papers … Continue reading →

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Picking Things Apart

Posted on December 7, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I like picking things apart. As far as I am concerned, dissecting illogical or unsupported arguments to figure-out why or when they don’t work, is one of life’s true pleasures. Which is why I’ve been in a bit of a … Continue reading →

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“Parascience” And The Problems of Modern Physics

Posted on November 21, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

Every few years, I like to go back to watch Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World and its sequels in order to remind myself that (contrary to Penn & Teller), it’s possible to make a skeptical documentary without being a condescending jackass*. … Continue reading →

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Decadence And Magical Thinking

Posted on January 27, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

There are times when it is perfectly reasonable to suggest that certain activities might result in the collapse of civilization. I would argue, for example, that this claim could be usefully applied to things like catastrophic global warming or nuclear … Continue reading →

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Of Misogyny

Posted on November 23, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Misogyny is, of course, alive and well in contemporary society: however, high-profile misogynists generally take pains to cloak their detestation of the female gender underneath a series of abstractions and polite-sounding euphemisms. For this reason, it is in some ways … Continue reading →

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Let Them Die

Posted on August 27, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I remember when I first heard that the western world’s print media was dying. It seems that, with the rise of the Internet, the market share of the common newspaper is shrinking precipitously*, to the point that the ground is … Continue reading →

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TV That Makes You Think

Posted on July 24, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

So let me make a few things clear: I am a skeptic*; I do not believe in supernatural phenomena of any kind, and when I hear an extraordinary claim being made (one which, for example, violates the known laws of … Continue reading →

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I’m Done

Posted on July 15, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve decided that I’m never going to waste another moment of my life arguing with my parents over my gender identity. I’ve tried to be accomodating; I’ve tried to be sympathetic to their concerns, but frankly, it’s become pretty apparent … Continue reading →

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