British journalist and writer reviews books by dogmatic skeptics
Voodoo Science
Review of skeptic Robert L. Park’s book Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud, Oxford University Press, 2001 “Even if you showed me the evidence … I still wouldn’t believe it.”– Dr. Jonathan Miller Dr. Robert Park, author of Voodoo Science, is professor of physics at the University of Maryland. He also runs the...
The Skeptic’s Dictionary
Review of skeptic Robert Todd Carroll’s book The Skeptic’s Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions, John Wiley and Sons, 2003 Robert Todd Carroll is one of a growing band of non-scientists – he teaches philosophy – who believe they are qualified to tell us what we should and shouldn’t believe...
The Undergrowth of Science
Review of skeptic Walter Grazer’s book The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-deception and Human Frailty, Oxford University Press, 2000 In the film ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ there is a famous scene where religious fundamentalists (actually women wearing false beards) gather eagerly to stone to death a blasphemer who has profaned holy law. The further...