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"2014-04-27T09:38:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da00-e7c4-7227-851f-200ddc7e0c94", "title": "On Pew’s Global report on morality (including South Africa)", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/pews-global-report-morality-including-south-africa/", "published_at": "2014-04-23T13:25:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-0c95-72af-a676-37390800f942", "title": "On Kasrils, and spoiling your ballot", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/kasrils-spoiling-ballot/", "published_at": "2014-04-17T17:54:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-0c96-73eb-a352-b6f8d67b56b3", "title": "Fixing Ivo Vegter", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/fixing-vegter/", "published_at": "2014-04-11T16:43:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-0c96-73eb-a352-b6f8d697d556", "title": "Liberal bullying can still be bullying", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/liberal-bullying-bullying/", "published_at": "2014-04-04T12:37:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-0c96-73eb-a352-b6f8d71b4943", "title": "Ken Ham is concerned about Aronofsky’s “psychopathic Noah”", 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warnings – Internet civility and the risk of infantilization", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/trigger-warnings-internet-civility-risk-infantilization/", "published_at": "2014-03-07T10:12:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-0c96-73eb-a352-b6f8d9f6a9b4", "title": "Zille on Carien du Plessis and the ‘race card’", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/zille-carien-du-plessis-race-card/", "published_at": "2014-03-04T07:26:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cf97cb97c", "title": "Ugandan homophobia and those “mercenary” gays", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/ugandan-homophobia-mercenary-gays/", "published_at": "2014-02-23T09:05:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfa45c2db", "title": "Eusebius McKaiser asks: “Could I vote DA?”", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/eusebius-mckaiser-asks-vote-da/", "published_at": "2014-02-18T14:58:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfa467630", "title": "DignitySA on Belgium’s child euthanasia decision", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/dignitysa-belgiums-child-euthanasia-decision/", "published_at": "2014-02-15T08:24:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfa6205a1", "title": "@Women24, sexism and @6000", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/women24-sexism-6000/", "published_at": "2014-02-15T07:22:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfa76d78e", "title": "Gender-based violence and apophenia", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/genderbased-violence-apophenia/", "published_at": "2014-02-14T15:13:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfb5d2d7f", "title": "On causes, Noakes, and making prudent claims related to diet", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/making-prudent-claims-diet/", "published_at": "2014-02-12T15:47:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfc2acd3e", "title": "[Geek alert] On metadata, MP3’s and Bliss", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/geek-alert-metadata-mp3s-bliss/", "published_at": "2014-02-08T11:41:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfc5108e4", "title": "Faith healers and medical deceivers", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/faith-healers-deceivers/", "published_at": "2014-02-02T10:05:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfc7410e8", "title": "Journalists in politics, and the myth of objectivity", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/journalists-politics/", "published_at": "2014-01-28T11:14:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-2526-7038-97e5-242cfd4239cf", "title": "Scientism vs. Philosophism?", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/scientism-philosophism/", "published_at": "2014-01-25T08:20:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d74993641793", "title": "On “quitting” activist (atheist) communities (or maybe, just changing strategy?)", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/quitting-activist-communities-changing-strategy/", "published_at": "2014-01-20T14:44:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d74993cea7ae", "title": "A South African “culture of entitlement”?", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/south-african-culture-entitlement/", "published_at": "2014-01-20T11:13:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d7499448482f", "title": "Problems with evidence-based medicine aren’t a license to make stuff up", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/problems-evidencebased-medicine-license-stuff/", "published_at": "2014-01-10T15:53:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d749953a3181", "title": "Why should anybody (secular) get married?", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/secular-married/", "published_at": "2014-01-05T08:19:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d74996186470", "title": "A year without God", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/year-god/", "published_at": "2014-01-02T08:30:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d749964518e0", "title": "Homeopathic anecdotes aren’t data either", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/homeopathic-anecdotes-data/", "published_at": "2013-12-30T12:08:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d74996459be3", "title": "Should Muslims handle pork and wine?", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/muslims-handle-pork-wine/", "published_at": "2013-12-23T07:59:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d749966261b1", "title": "Towards a free society and Thinking Things Through", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/free-society-thinking/", "published_at": "2013-12-21T05:43:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d7499732457d", "title": "Politics, science, and the art of the possible", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/politics-science-art-possible/", "published_at": "2013-12-18T08:49:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da01-38d3-70d0-99ad-d74997b15049", "title": "Things worth reading on South Africa, Mandela and fake sign-language", "url": "https://www.synapses.co.za/media-south-africa-mandela/", "published_at": "2013-12-13T15:08:28+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2015

Ideology, interpolation and artistic intent original ↗

11 Mar 2015

Blast from the past original ↗

3 Mar 2015

Moderating or closing comment sections – the Independent Media Advisory Panel report original ↗

26 Feb 2015

Roundup – 2015 LCHF Summit #OMHealth #LCHF2015 original ↗

22 Feb 2015

Standards in science journalism – #LCHF, #Banting and @BiznewsCOM original ↗

17 Feb 2015

The 2015 #SaxAppeal cover original ↗

12 Feb 2015

Homophobia, private property and rights of admission – Oakfield Farm weddings original ↗

11 Feb 2015

God bless you, Rest in Peace – on secular versus religious language original ↗

9 Feb 2015

Building a better society starts with recognising this one’s broken original ↗

6 Feb 2015

Arguments, and assumptions of bad faith original ↗

1 Feb 2015

The value of comment sections and debates in digital spaces original ↗

23 Jan 2015

Noakes, #LCHF and the Professoriate of the Twitterati original ↗

22 Jan 2015

Professor Noakes and the Echo Chamber Made of Lard original ↗

16 Jan 2015

The Charlie Hebdo murders original ↗

8 Jan 2015

Wrong about race in South Africa and UCT original ↗

6 Jan 2015

Modern challenges with regard to free speech original ↗

4 Jan 2015

2014

The “war on Christmas” and misrepresentations of atheists original ↗

25 Dec 2014

Premier Zille, religious tolerance and atheist “fundamentalism”original ↗

18 Dec 2014

An era of hysteria?original ↗

14 Dec 2014

The @IHEU Freedom of Thought Report 2014 original ↗

10 Dec 2014

Religion in education: when government officials violate the law original ↗

4 Dec 2014

Is Noakes the North Korea of epistemology?original ↗

2 Dec 2014

One Midlife Crisis and a Speedo original ↗

27 Nov 2014

“Harmful religious practices” in South African learning centers original ↗

26 Nov 2014

Yet another opinion piece on #Shirtgate (or #Shirtstorm)original ↗

19 Nov 2014

South Africa (apparently) intends to break the Westminster system original ↗

14 Nov 2014

On robots, AI, and the future of humanity original ↗

14 Nov 2014

When a muppet takes on a puppet – Steve Hofmeyr vs. @ChesterMissing original ↗

5 Nov 2014

#Ebola: Support, don’t stigmatise original ↗

30 Oct 2014

Does #Banting compromise humour and understanding of metaphor?original ↗

24 Oct 2014

Ched Evans, rape and rehabilitation original ↗

19 Oct 2014

On Ebola, death rates, misunderstanding and fear original ↗

19 Oct 2014

Consensus guidelines are anti-science, says Noakes original ↗

9 Oct 2014

Affleck, Maher, Harris and Islamophia original ↗

7 Oct 2014

Should the City of Cape Town rename a street after FW de Klerk?original ↗

1 Oct 2014

Big Food, Big Babies: moral panics and the business of eating original ↗

25 Sept 2014

John Lennox and @Eusebius McKaiser debate: does morality need God?original ↗

20 Sept 2014

Some updates on God (and related matters)original ↗

16 Sept 2014

Man is free to reign as god!original ↗

9 Sept 2014

Talking with Eusebius about argumentation original ↗

4 Sept 2014

Religion in schools, religion on your plate original ↗

3 Sept 2014

The TB Davie Academic Freedom Lecture 2014 – Max du Preez original ↗

28 Aug 2014

The Responsible Believer – my #TAM2014 talk original ↗

26 Aug 2014

Tuesday miscellany – catching up with Prof Tim Noakes original ↗

19 Aug 2014

#WHC2014 – the IHEU World Humanist Congress, 2014 original ↗

15 Aug 2014

#Blackface, white noise original ↗

9 Aug 2014

Children, religion, and distinguishing fact from fiction original ↗

31 Jul 2014

Has #trolleyology gone off the rails?original ↗

26 Jul 2014

Day 4 at #TAM2014 original ↗

14 Jul 2014

Day 3 at #TAM2014 original ↗

13 Jul 2014

Day 2 at #TAM2014 original ↗

12 Jul 2014

Day 1 at #TAM2014 original ↗

11 Jul 2014

Day 0 at #TAM2014 original ↗

9 Jul 2014

Patriotism served as pabulum original ↗

2 Jul 2014

Suarez, and inconsistent vs disproportionate responses original ↗

26 Jun 2014

CAM regulations “draconian, misleading and insulting”, says Leon Louw original ↗

18 Jun 2014

The United Nations: perhaps irrelevant, but now also offensive original ↗

17 Jun 2014

Women are hard to animate, but they’re still a nice gift!original ↗

13 Jun 2014

Chief Justice Mogoeng, religion and the law original ↗

9 Jun 2014

Pseudoscience Friday – Sweden abandons “diet dogma” (not), and sugar addiction original ↗

6 Jun 2014

Pseudoscience Friday – The DA swallows Food Babe’s babble original ↗

30 May 2014

On Elliot Rodger, #YesAllWomen and #NotAllMen original ↗

28 May 2014

Epistemic prudence, Noakes, and the limits of authority original ↗

23 May 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the usefulness (or not) of philosophy original ↗

13 May 2014

South Africa’s 2014 National Elections, in brief original ↗

12 May 2014

Should you give to people on the street?original ↗

12 May 2014

Euthanasia and the permissibility of moral debate original ↗

5 May 2014

@ChesterMissing’s Guide to the Elections ’14 original ↗

30 Apr 2014

#FreedomDay, and 20 years of democracy in South Africa original ↗

27 Apr 2014

On Pew’s Global report on morality (including South Africa)original ↗

23 Apr 2014

On Kasrils, and spoiling your ballot original ↗

17 Apr 2014

Fixing Ivo Vegter original ↗

11 Apr 2014

Liberal bullying can still be bullying original ↗

4 Apr 2014

Ken Ham is concerned about Aronofsky’s “psychopathic Noah”original ↗

29 Mar 2014

FameLab and the sexification of science original ↗

24 Mar 2014

I have a drug problem original ↗

19 Mar 2014

A Quixotic note regarding Noakes original ↗

18 Mar 2014

No, voyeurism is not a “human right”original ↗

11 Mar 2014

Trigger warnings – Internet civility and the risk of infantilization original ↗

7 Mar 2014

Zille on Carien du Plessis and the ‘race card’original ↗

4 Mar 2014

Ugandan homophobia and those “mercenary” gays original ↗

23 Feb 2014

Eusebius McKaiser asks: “Could I vote DA?”original ↗

18 Feb 2014

DignitySA on Belgium’s child euthanasia decision original ↗

15 Feb 2014

@Women24, sexism and @6000 original ↗

15 Feb 2014

Gender-based violence and apophenia original ↗

14 Feb 2014

On causes, Noakes, and making prudent claims related to diet original ↗

12 Feb 2014

[Geek alert] On metadata, MP3’s and Bliss original ↗

8 Feb 2014

Faith healers and medical deceivers original ↗

2 Feb 2014

Journalists in politics, and the myth of objectivity original ↗

28 Jan 2014

Scientism vs. Philosophism?original ↗

25 Jan 2014

On “quitting” activist (atheist) communities (or maybe, just changing strategy?)original ↗

20 Jan 2014

A South African “culture of entitlement”?original ↗

20 Jan 2014

Problems with evidence-based medicine aren’t a license to make stuff up original ↗

10 Jan 2014

Why should anybody (secular) get married?original ↗

5 Jan 2014

A year without God original ↗

2 Jan 2014

2013

Homeopathic anecdotes aren’t data either original ↗

30 Dec 2013

Should Muslims handle pork and wine?original ↗

23 Dec 2013

Towards a free society and Thinking Things Through original ↗

21 Dec 2013

Politics, science, and the art of the possible original ↗

18 Dec 2013

Things worth reading on South Africa, Mandela and fake sign-language original ↗

13 Dec 2013