Did the People of Easter Island destroy their environment?
Collapse of the Easter Island civilisation because they chopped down all trees is a morality tale for us all – but did it really happen?
History
Lord Kelvin, Perry, and the Age of the Earth
The reason Lord Kelvin got the age of the earth wrong was not because he did not know about Radioactivity – that story is a modern myth
Did Jesus really exist?
Was there ever an actual human named Jesus or is his very existence a myth? The most probable rational conclusion is that there was indeed a human who claimed to be a Messiah and was then executed. However, when it comes to the various supernatural and miracle claims, there are very good reasons for considering all … Read more
What are the Greatest Moments in Human History?
The greatest moments image (above) has popped up on Facebook. No doubt you will guess that it comes from an evangelical believer named Mark Spence – if curious, you can find that original Facebook posting here. You know that the image will of course provoke, and so those that believe all give it a thumbs up and those … Read more
Abusing Bayes theorem
Bates theorem is named after the Rev. Thomas Bayes (1701–1761), who first formulated it. It is essentially a statistical tool that allows you to work out the probability of something. The Cancer Illustration Let’s quickly illustrate how it works. If you wanted to work out the probability that somebody has cancer and you knew how old they were then you could … Read more
TIL: About Claudette Colvin
If you are wondering what TIL within the title means, well that is an abbreviation for “Today I Learned”. Let me throw a scenario out to you. Cast your mind back to bus journey in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama where the way things worked then was as follows; As white people boarded, they took their seats in … Read more