On rape by deception and state-sanctioned racism
It’s entirely unclear that any relevant deception took place, which brings the legitimacy of a guilty verdict into question. It is of course not commendable that Kashour was unfaithful to his wife, but these deceptions make him typical of a known sort of man, who employs typical sorts of falsehoods in pursuit of seduction. These falsehoods are not right, but they are also not normally a legal issue
Blog awards, and the science & skepticism blogroll
First, the 15th edition of the Carnival of the Africans is out, consisting of Blaize’s picks of the best scientific and skeptical blogging for the last few months. Second, the 2010 South African blog awards nomination process has begun. While it’s unlikely that anyone other than the usual suspects will win, if you’d like to participate in an attempt to buck that trend, go and nominate a blog (or a particular post).
To ask for evidence is not (necessarily) scientism
Of course there are many things that we don’t know. But that doesn’t afford us the liberty to make the answers up, or to depend for answers on people who have made them up in the past.
On Hitchens and the defense of reason
“The defense of science and reason is the great imperative of our time”. And the enemies of science and reason are not always somewhere else – they are sometimes next door to you, or even sharing your bed.
Pastor Michael returns
Taryn Hodgson agrees that Pastor Michael’s communication and conduct towards us was often deceptive, rude and unchristian, yet Pastor Michael thinks that the UCT AAS are the one’s committing wrongs against him.
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