What I’m Reading, Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Politics

• Feingold Was Right » Dispatches from the Culture Wars

Climate & Climate Politics

• Congressman Demands Obama Apologize To Oklahoma For Investing In Climate Change Research | ThinkProgress
• Climate Scientists Ring Alarm Bell, NY Times Hits Snooze Button | ThinkProgress

Rational Thinking

• Fight Superstitions » No Country for Women (Taslima Nasreen posted this video from the always interesting and provocative QualiaSoup – YouTube channel)How do you want to fight superstitions? Do you want to abuse superstitious people? You want to beat them up? Shout at them? Sue them?Do you want to use philosophy, history, literature to fight superstitions?Most likely nothing would work.Promote scientific outlook and rational thinking. Popularize science.It might work.
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