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https://codingclubuc3m.rbind.io/post/2019-10-15/ Strange Attractors: an R experiment about maths, recursivity and creative coding | Coding Club UC3M Oct 15, 2019 - Learning to code can be quite hard. Apart from the difficulties of learning a new language, following a book can be quite boring. From my point of view, one of... https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/journal-editor-in-libel-suit.html?showComment=1267556251597 Recursivity: Journal Editor in Libel Suit According to this article in the Press-Gazette , Mohamed El Naschie, former editor of the journal Chaos, Solitons, and Fractals is suing Na... journal editorrecursivitylibelsuit https://recursed.blogspot.com/2014/03/yet-another-insane-conference.html?showComment=1395797495736 Recursivity: Yet Another Insane Conference Solicitation Needless to say, I don't work on "polymer and composite materials". Dear Shallit, J., This is Ms. Yin pan from 2014 Global Conferenc... yet anotherrecursivityinsaneconferencesolicitation https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/debunking-crystal-healing.html?showComment=1381672683282 Recursivity: Debunking Crystal Healing In a previous post on this blog, I discussed one of the main texts about crystal healing --- Melody's Love is In the Earth --- and showed ... recursivitydebunkingcrystalhealing https://recursed.blogspot.com/2007/07/intelligent-design-scientific-theory.html?showComment=1183929420000 Recursivity: Intelligent Design: The Scientific Theory That Improves Your Bottom Line I see that William Dembski, fresh from raking in thousands of dollars for not testifying in the Dover trial, has now branched out into expla... intelligent designrecursivityscientific https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonathan-wells-another-id-creationist.html?showComment=1254939871794 Recursivity: Jonathan Wells: Another ID Creationist Who Doesn't Understand Information Theory Intelligent design creationists love to talk about information theory , but unfortunately they rarely understand it. Jonathan Wells is the ... jonathan wells https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/05/margaret-somerville-in-academic-matters.html?showComment=1242322260000 Recursivity: Margaret Somerville in "Academic Matters" Here's a piece by McGill philosopher Margaret Somerville in the OCUFA publication Academic Matters . (OCUFA is the Ontario Confederation o... recursivitymargaretsomervilleacademicmatters https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/ol-information-bait-and-switch.html?showComment=1259763400016 Recursivity: The Ol' Information Bait-and-Switch It seems that my criticism of aging philosopher Thomas Nagel has got the folks at Uncommon Descent running scared. That's because they kno... recursivityolinformationbaitswitch https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/01/test-your-knowledge-of-information.html?showComment=1232376420000 Recursivity: Test Your Knowledge of Information Theory Creationists think information theory poses a serious challenge to modern evolutionary biology -- but that only goes to show that creationis... test your knowledgerecursivityinformationtheory https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/01/open-problems.html?showComment=1359119814992 Recursivity: Open Problems One of the nice things about teaching an upper-level undergraduate course at a university is the opportunity to mention problems at the edge... recursivityopenproblems https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/01/no-formula-for-prime-numbers.html?showComment=1369377639516 Recursivity: No Formula for the Prime Numbers? I have seen the assertion "there is no formula for the prime numbers" over and over again mathematics books. To give just a few examples, ... for therecursivityformulaprimenumbers https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-sabbatical-project.html?showComment=1270255684242 Recursivity: My Sabbatical Project Now that the contract has finally been signed, I can reveal my sabbatical project: Oxford University Press will be publishing my latest book... my sabbaticalrecursivityproject https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/03/john-lennox-talk-1.html?showComment=1427119740036 Recursivity: John Lennox - Talk #1: "Do Science and God Mix?" I attended Christian evangelist John Lennox's talk last night here at the University of Waterloo. Rather than produce a polished critique... science and godjohn lennoxrecursivitytalkmix https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/06/one-hundred-years-ago-today.html?showComment=1370371013451 Recursivity: One Hundred Years Ago Today A hundred years ago today -- June 4 1913 -- a British suffragette, Emilie Wilding Davison, threw herself in front of the King's horse at the... one hundred yearsrecursivityagotoday https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/ Recursivity: 2008 recursivity https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/02/stanley-fish-is-moron.html?showComment=1267140204892 Recursivity: Stanley Fish is a Moron Stanley Fish is a moron. Yes, I know he's a "literary theorist" and "legal scholar" and he has a Ph. D. and wrote 10 books and has a lecture... stanley fishrecursivitymoron https://recursed.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Recursivity: May 2016 recursivitymay https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/debunking-crystal-healing.html?showComment=1354251858437 Recursivity: Debunking Crystal Healing In a previous post on this blog, I discussed one of the main texts about crystal healing --- Melody's Love is In the Earth --- and showed ... recursivitydebunkingcrystalhealing https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/07/friday-moose-blogging_25.html Recursivity: Friday Moose Blogging Here are some photos by my colleague Doug Payne, taken during his recent trip to Algonquin Park. No surprise, there's a moose or two . M... recursivityfridaymooseblogging https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/12/ Recursivity: December 2011 recursivitydecember https://recursed.blogspot.com/2019/09/robert-marks-five-years-later-still-no.html?showComment=1580645790690 Recursivity: Robert Marks - Five Years Later, Still No Answers! Five years ago, the illustrious Baylor professor Robert Marks II made the following claim: "we all agree that a picture of Mount Rushmore ... five years laterrecursivityrobertmarksstill https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/crystal-healing-considered-dangerous.html?showComment=1242380400000 Recursivity: Crystal Healing Considered Dangerous At a recent used book sale, I picked up a copy of the Bible of crystal healing, Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals . The aut... crystal healingrecursivityconsidereddangerous https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/04/doug-groothuis-demonstrates-his.html?showComment=1365244168275 Recursivity: Doug Groothuis Demonstrates His Intellect Again Everybody laughed when creationist Ray Comfort thought "bibliophile" was an insult . But it was hardly the stupidest thing said by a creati... recursivitydouggroothuisdemonstratesintellect https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-my-father-got-arrested.html?showComment=1278268925339 Recursivity: The Day My Father Got Arrested Sixty-eight years ago today, my father was arrested in Philadelphia. He didn't rob a bank or run over a priest. No, his only crime was to ... the daymy fatherrecursivitygotarrested https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/12/theyre-so-predictable.html Recursivity: They're So Predictable When you read a theist's denunciation of atheism, one thing is certain: you are not likely to find any original criticisms. Instead you'll ... recursivitypredictable https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/03/william-lane-craig-does-mathematics.html?showComment=1303868853822 Recursivity: William Lane Craig Does Mathematics In his debate with Lawrence Krauss last night (audio here ), William Lane Craig says, "But mathematicians recognize that the existence of an... william lane craigrecursivitymathematics https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/crystal-healing-considered-dangerous.html?showComment=1333013994610 Recursivity: Crystal Healing Considered Dangerous At a recent used book sale, I picked up a copy of the Bible of crystal healing, Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals . The aut... crystal healingrecursivityconsidereddangerous https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/ol-information-bait-and-switch.html?showComment=1260383448839 Recursivity: The Ol' Information Bait-and-Switch It seems that my criticism of aging philosopher Thomas Nagel has got the folks at Uncommon Descent running scared. That's because they kno... recursivityolinformationbaitswitch https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/12/merry-kitzmas.html?showComment=1450895563778 Recursivity: Merry Kitzmas! It's been ten years since the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover was handed down, the case that exposed the religious fraud of th... recursivitymerry https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-on-signature-in-cell.html?showComment=1263749981678 Recursivity: More on Signature in the Cell Yesterday, I showed how the treatment of information in Stephen Meyer's book, Signature in the Cell , contains many misunderstandings and u... more onin therecursivitysignaturecell https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/08/ Recursivity: August 2008 recursivityaugust https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/07/mark-shea-thinks-scientists-are-stupid.html?showComment=1217526000000 Recursivity: Mark Shea Thinks Scientists Are Stupid, Makes Gaffe Over at Catholic Exchange, Mark Shea relates an anecdote that demonstrates, for him, that scientists are sadly lacking in emotional intelli... mark shearecursivitythinksscientistsstupid https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/12/is-science-new-religion.html?showComment=1220280240000 Recursivity: Is Science the New Religion? My local newspaper (and I use that term generously), the Kitchener-Waterloo Record , has reprinted this George Johnson article from the New... the newrecursivitysciencereligion https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/07/barry-arrington-to-rescue-and-sal.html?showComment=1374125310628 Recursivity: Barry Arrington to the Rescue! And Sal Cordova, Breathless Liar How cute! Lawyer and certified public accountant Barry Arrington thinks that there is something called "design theory", and furthermore, I... to the rescuerecursivitybarryarrington https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/09/james-barham-very-confused-philosopher.html?showComment=1448475107298 Recursivity: James Barham, A Very Confused Philosopher As you know, I'm very skeptical about the ability of most philosophers to say anything interesting (or even true) about science. Here is y... recursivityjamesbarhamconfusedphilosopher https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/12/you-can-lead-creationist-to-knowledge.html?showComment=1324400067178 Recursivity: You Can Lead a Creationist to Knowledge... ...but you can't make him think, as this post at Uncommon Descent makes clear . It doesn't matter if bad creationist arguments are debunked,... you canrecursivityleadknowledge https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/02/stanley-fish-is-moron.html?showComment=1267282920557 Recursivity: Stanley Fish is a Moron Stanley Fish is a moron. Yes, I know he's a "literary theorist" and "legal scholar" and he has a Ph. D. and wrote 10 books and has a lecture... stanley fishrecursivitymoron https://recursed.blogspot.com/2017/07/using-decision-method-to-prove-new.html?showComment=1499685410070 Recursivity: Using a Decision Method to Prove a New Theorem in Number Theory The mathematician David Hilbert had a dream, a dream to mechanize mathematics. He hoped that every true mathematical result had a formal ... https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/08/irony.html?showComment=1281112593027 Recursivity: Irony Here's a commentary from the Asian Tribune by Habib Siddiqui, decrying the backlash again the proposed Cordoba Islamic Center in New York ... recursivityirony https://recursed.blogspot.com/2016/03/james-tours-first-talk-nanotechnology.html Recursivity: James Tour's First Talk: Nanotechnology and God The dilemma of the scientist who is also a devout Christian* is clear: on the one hand, in his/her professional life the scientist must e... james tourfirst talkrecursivitynanotechnologygod https://recursed.blogspot.com/2019/09/robert-marks-five-years-later-still-no.html?showComment=1580916730139 Recursivity: Robert Marks - Five Years Later, Still No Answers! Five years ago, the illustrious Baylor professor Robert Marks II made the following claim: "we all agree that a picture of Mount Rushmore ... five years laterrecursivityrobertmarksstill https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/07/mark-shea-thinks-scientists-are-stupid.html?showComment=1216925460000 Recursivity: Mark Shea Thinks Scientists Are Stupid, Makes Gaffe Over at Catholic Exchange, Mark Shea relates an anecdote that demonstrates, for him, that scientists are sadly lacking in emotional intelli... mark shearecursivitythinksscientistsstupid https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/04/boston-marathon.html?showComment=1271771000236 Recursivity: Boston Marathon! The Boston Marathon went by on Commonwealth Avenue, just a few blocks away from where I'm living in Newton. We watched at about mile 20 of ... recursivitybostonmarathon https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/08/fountain-of-stupidity.html?showComment=1314076760503 Recursivity: A Fountain of Stupidity There's a certain kind of columnist who, whenever some deplorable event occurs (such as the recent riots in Britain), doesn't hesitate to us... recursivityfountainstupidity https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonathan-wells-another-id-creationist.html?showComment=1254908431721 Recursivity: Jonathan Wells: Another ID Creationist Who Doesn't Understand Information Theory Intelligent design creationists love to talk about information theory , but unfortunately they rarely understand it. Jonathan Wells is the ... jonathan wells https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonathan-wells-another-id-creationist.html?showComment=1254894564849 Recursivity: Jonathan Wells: Another ID Creationist Who Doesn't Understand Information Theory Intelligent design creationists love to talk about information theory , but unfortunately they rarely understand it. Jonathan Wells is the ... jonathan wells https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-liar-for-jesus.html?showComment=1365617801027 Recursivity: Another Liar for Jesus Creationist Bill Randall is another liar for Jesus. In his barely literate Washington Times piece, filled with gems like "Modern contempo... recursivityanotherliarjesus https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/debunking-crystal-healing.html?showComment=1294934709466 Recursivity: Debunking Crystal Healing In a previous post on this blog, I discussed one of the main texts about crystal healing --- Melody's Love is In the Earth --- and showed ... recursivitydebunkingcrystalhealing https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonathan-wells-another-id-creationist.html?showComment=1256914764582 Recursivity: Jonathan Wells: Another ID Creationist Who Doesn't Understand Information Theory Intelligent design creationists love to talk about information theory , but unfortunately they rarely understand it. Jonathan Wells is the ... jonathan wells https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/roger-penrose-is-much-smarter-than-i-am.html?showComment=1256220643166 Recursivity: Roger Penrose is Much Smarter than I Am. But... Roger Penrose is much smarter than I am. But I think he is completely wrong when he says In my view the conscious brain does not act accord... roger penrosei amrecursivitymuchsmarter https://recursed.blogspot.com/2012/05/yet-another-p-vs-np-proof.html?showComment=1337910034233 Recursivity: Yet Another P vs. NP Proof From the Saudi Gazette we read about the truly astonishing work of Dr. Rafee Ebrahim Kamouna, who claims to have resolved the P vs. NP ques... yet anotherrecursivitypvs https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/04/craig-if-god-kills-kids-its-ok.html?showComment=1305417762354 Recursivity: Craig: If God Kills Kids, It's OK Fundamentalists say the darndest things! But they're not always pretty. Here we have the truly appalling spectacle of William Lane Craig ju... recursivitycraiggodkillskids https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/04/expelled-exposed.html Recursivity: Expelled Exposed Seen the silly movie Expelled ? Go read the debunking first. (I have a small part in the debunking; the NCSE has cited my review of P... recursivityexpelledexposed https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/01/no-formula-for-prime-numbers.html?showComment=1369212051217 Recursivity: No Formula for the Prime Numbers? I have seen the assertion "there is no formula for the prime numbers" over and over again mathematics books. To give just a few examples, ... for therecursivityformulaprimenumbers https://recursed.blogspot.com/2007/06/kirk-durston-apologist-for-genocide.html?showComment=1193199780000 Recursivity: Kirk Durston: Apologist for Genocide Kirk Durston is a graduate student in biology at the University of Guelph, and the director of something called the New Scholars Society . ... kirk durstonrecursivityapologistgenocide https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/10/alf-van-der-poorten-1942-2010.html?showComment=1332112296714 Recursivity: Alf van der Poorten (1942-2010) I just received the sad news that my friend and colleague, Alf van der Poorten, passed away on Saturday in Australia. Alf (or "vdp", as he w... recursivityalfvanderpoorten https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/06/doug-groothuis-endorses-bachmann.html Recursivity: Doug Groothuis endorses Bachmann Let's see: she's - a pathological liar - dumber than a bag of nails - a nasty bigot Despite those wonderful qualities, Michele Bachmann is ... recursivitydouggroothuisendorsesbachmann https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/12/merry-kitzmas.html?showComment=1450891188108 Recursivity: Merry Kitzmas! It's been ten years since the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover was handed down, the case that exposed the religious fraud of th... recursivitymerry https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/02/stanley-fish-is-moron.html?showComment=1267067426721 Recursivity: Stanley Fish is a Moron Stanley Fish is a moron. Yes, I know he's a "literary theorist" and "legal scholar" and he has a Ph. D. and wrote 10 books and has a lecture... stanley fishrecursivitymoron https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/03/william-lane-craig-does-mathematics.html?showComment=1304266879696 Recursivity: William Lane Craig Does Mathematics In his debate with Lawrence Krauss last night (audio here ), William Lane Craig says, "But mathematicians recognize that the existence of an... william lane craigrecursivitymathematics https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/journal-editor-in-libel-suit.html?showComment=1267569926067 Recursivity: Journal Editor in Libel Suit According to this article in the Press-Gazette , Mohamed El Naschie, former editor of the journal Chaos, Solitons, and Fractals is suing Na... journal editorrecursivitylibelsuit https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/crystal-healing-considered-dangerous.html?showComment=1358591953943 Recursivity: Crystal Healing Considered Dangerous At a recent used book sale, I picked up a copy of the Bible of crystal healing, Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals . The aut... crystal healingrecursivityconsidereddangerous https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/07/mark-shea-thinks-scientists-are-stupid.html?showComment=1217538720000 Recursivity: Mark Shea Thinks Scientists Are Stupid, Makes Gaffe Over at Catholic Exchange, Mark Shea relates an anecdote that demonstrates, for him, that scientists are sadly lacking in emotional intelli... mark shearecursivitythinksscientistsstupid https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/02/harris-v-wolpe.html?showComment=1299103142002 Recursivity: Harris v. Wolpe This is an oldie, but a goodie: Sam Harris versus David Wolpe: I think Harris definitely gets the best of Wolpe, although Wolpe's no slouc... recursivityharriswolpe https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/09/ Recursivity: September 2008 recursivityseptember https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/01/local-bigot-headed-for-ottawa.html Recursivity: Local Bigot Headed for Ottawa Voters in my neighboring riding of Kitchener-Conestoga have elected a local bigot, Harold Albrecht, as their representative in the Parliamen... recursivitylocalbigotheadedottawa https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/11/full-of-hot-air.html?showComment=1385243000174 Recursivity: Full of Hot Air Stephen Woodworth, our local Conservative MP, is back with a new motion about the definition of "human being". He's also published this... recursivityfullhotair https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/09/james-barham-very-confused-philosopher.html?showComment=1448481872322 Recursivity: James Barham, A Very Confused Philosopher As you know, I'm very skeptical about the ability of most philosophers to say anything interesting (or even true) about science. Here is y... recursivityjamesbarhamconfusedphilosopher https://recursed.blogspot.com/2012/08/if-i-were-king.html?showComment=1345903108103 Recursivity: If I Were King... If I were king... - it would cost nothing to register your car or renew your driver's license -- currently about $75 for both in Ontario. Hi... if irecursivityking https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/ol-information-bait-and-switch.html?showComment=1260357232824 Recursivity: The Ol' Information Bait-and-Switch It seems that my criticism of aging philosopher Thomas Nagel has got the folks at Uncommon Descent running scared. That's because they kno... recursivityolinformationbaitswitch https://recursed.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-intellectual-fraud-of-intelligent.html?showComment=1391575765322 Recursivity: The Intellectual Fraud of Intelligent Design Back in 2001, Wesley Elsberry and I began working on a long paper in which we did what intelligent design advocates demanded: take their... recursivityintellectualfraudintelligentdesign https://recursed.blogspot.com/2014/12/ Recursivity: December 2014 recursivitydecember https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/07/canada-shouldnt-honor-pope-john-paul-ii.html?showComment=1374818588288 Recursivity: Canada Shouldn't Honor Pope John Paul II Here's Canada's national treasure, Udo Schuklenk, weighing in on why there should not be a special day devoted to honoring Pope John Paul I... pope john paulrecursivitycanadahonorii https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-do-william-lane-craigs-views-merit.html?showComment=1291738228182 Recursivity: Why Do William Lane Craig's Views Merit Respect? William Lane Craig seems, for some reason that I've never understood, to garner disproportionate respect from theists and even some nontheis... william lane craigrecursivityviewsmeritrespect https://recursed.blogspot.com/2014/03/yet-another-insane-conference.html?showComment=1396272411626 Recursivity: Yet Another Insane Conference Solicitation Needless to say, I don't work on "polymer and composite materials". Dear Shallit, J., This is Ms. Yin pan from 2014 Global Conferenc... yet anotherrecursivityinsaneconferencesolicitation https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/01/god-and-reason-course-dilemma.html?showComment=1359671789430 Recursivity: God and Reason Course: The Dilemma I mentioned before that four Christian professors at my university are giving a non-credit course entitled "God and Reason". I attended t... recursivitygodreasoncoursedilemma https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/07/shorter-robert-george-im-only-bigot.html?showComment=1310478002956 Recursivity: Shorter Robert George: I'm Only a Bigot Because Philosophy Demands It! The shame of Princeton University, Robert P. George, is at it again . What's really funny about George and other "natural law" advocates is ... https://recursed.blogspot.com/2008/04/carnival-of-mathematics-31.html Recursivity: Carnival of Mathematics #31 Welcome to Carnival of Mathematics #31 ! Step right up, folks, and behold the amazing properties of 31. Now, you all know that 31 is a ... carnival of mathematicsrecursivity https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/02/stanley-fish-is-moron.html?showComment=1267155693542 Recursivity: Stanley Fish is a Moron Stanley Fish is a moron. Yes, I know he's a "literary theorist" and "legal scholar" and he has a Ph. D. and wrote 10 books and has a lecture... stanley fishrecursivitymoron https://recursed.blogspot.com/2019/09/robert-marks-five-years-later-still-no.html?showComment=1580940627156 Recursivity: Robert Marks - Five Years Later, Still No Answers! Five years ago, the illustrious Baylor professor Robert Marks II made the following claim: "we all agree that a picture of Mount Rushmore ... five years laterrecursivityrobertmarksstill https://recursed.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-difference-between-republicans-and.html Recursivity: The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats Here is a chart that illustrates, better than anything I've seen, the fundamental difference between the two US political parties. It w... the difference betweenrecursivityrepublicansdemocrats https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/10/confusion-about-separation-of-church.html?showComment=1288047013382 Recursivity: Confusion about Separation of Church and State I was once arguing with Eugene Volokh about the separation of church and state in the US. From his lawyer's perspective, he thought the rea... recursivityconfusionseparationchurchstate https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/discovery-institute-fellow-accused-of.html?showComment=1260635219232 Recursivity: Discovery Institute Fellow Accused of Making Stuff Up And in a really huge surprise, a fellow of the Discovery Dishonesty Institute, Benjamin Wiker, is accused by a young-earth creationist of ... discovery institutemaking stuffrecursivityfellowaccused https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/09/doug-groothuis-bans-me.html?showComment=1283533976119 Recursivity: Doug Groothuis Bans Me Wow, Doug Groothuis has banned me from his blog for writing the following, which he refused to publish: I think this excerpt shows why, for... recursivitydouggroothuisbans https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/04/craig-if-god-kills-kids-its-ok.html?showComment=1304632632350 Recursivity: Craig: If God Kills Kids, It's OK Fundamentalists say the darndest things! But they're not always pretty. Here we have the truly appalling spectacle of William Lane Craig ju... recursivitycraiggodkillskids https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/04/religion-at-science-fair.html Recursivity: Religion at the Science Fair I judged my first science fair yesterday. There were some good projects, but most of them were a bit disappointing. The main problem was ... at therecursivityreligionsciencefair https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/12/ellsberg-paradox.html?showComment=1323297629518 Recursivity: The Ellsberg Paradox Yesterday, at Waterloo Ignorance Day, one speaker mentioned the Ellsberg paradox , which I hadn't heard of before. Believe it or not, it is... recursivityparadox https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-bad-science-writing.html?showComment=1280847379508 Recursivity: More Bad Science Writing It always amazes me how people with little or no experience doing science end up as science writers, and, worse, end up being taken seriousl... bad sciencerecursivitywriting https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/11/phony-calls-for-civility.html?showComment=1258409471077 Recursivity: Phony Calls for "Civility" You know a call for "more civility" is completely phony when the person who issues it only cites examples from one side of the debate. That'... recursivityphonycallscivility https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/02/ Recursivity: February 2010 recursivityfebruary https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/08/stupid-letter-of-week.html Recursivity: Stupid Letter of the Week Here's an extract from a stupid letter to the editor of my local newspaper, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record : "Some of the world's leading sci... of therecursivitystupidletterweek https://recursed.blogspot.com/2007/01/j-scott-turner-misses-mark.html?showComment=1331380492970 Recursivity: J. Scott Turner Misses the Mark scott turnerrecursivityjmissesmark https://recursed.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-mind-of-doug-groothuis.html Recursivity: The Mind of Doug Groothuis If you want to see a prime example of the crazed, inchoate rage that Obama seems to induce in the Religious Right, you can do no better than... the mindrecursivitydouggroothuis https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/03/william-lane-craig-does-mathematics.html?showComment=1303909704936 Recursivity: William Lane Craig Does Mathematics In his debate with Lawrence Krauss last night (audio here ), William Lane Craig says, "But mathematicians recognize that the existence of an... william lane craigrecursivitymathematics https://recursed.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-do-you-read-recursivity.html?showComment=1190281140000 Recursivity: How Do You Read Recursivity? If you'd like to receive Recursivity via a news feed, then try these links: http://recursed.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss http://... how do yourecursivityread https://recursed.blogspot.com/2011/08/sucking-up-to-royalty-again.html Recursivity: Sucking Up to Royalty Again Peter MacKay, Canada's Defence Minister, is renaming Canada's air force and navy. They will now revert to their pre-1968 names, the Royal... up torecursivitysuckingroyalty https://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/stephen-meyers-bogus-information-theory.html Recursivity: Stephen Meyer's Bogus Information Theory A couple of months ago, I finished a first reading of Stephen Meyer's new book, Signature in the Cell . It was very slow going because ther... stephen meyerrecursivitybogusinformationtheory https://recursed.blogspot.com/2013/01/god-and-reason-course-dilemma.html?showComment=1359651801542 Recursivity: God and Reason Course: The Dilemma I mentioned before that four Christian professors at my university are giving a non-credit course entitled "God and Reason". I attended t... recursivitygodreasoncoursedilemma https://recursed.blogspot.com/2010/10/alf-van-der-poorten-1942-2010.html?showComment=1286838795984 Recursivity: Alf van der Poorten (1942-2010) I just received the sad news that my friend and colleague, Alf van der Poorten, passed away on Saturday in Australia. Alf (or "vdp", as he w... recursivityalfvanderpoorten https://recursed.blogspot.com/2006/05/debunking-crystal-healing.html?showComment=1388008759772 Recursivity: Debunking Crystal Healing In a previous post on this blog, I discussed one of the main texts about crystal healing --- Melody's Love is In the Earth --- and showed ... recursivitydebunkingcrystalhealing