Archive for June, 2006

Harun Yahya, Adnan Oktar

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

I don’t know much about this gentleman, but was pointed to his website discussing the fact that the stone age is a fallacy. (thestoneage dot org).

On the “About the author” page of the website is stated:

The 22 April 2000 issue of New Scientist called Mr. Oktar an “international hero” for communicating the fact of creation over the fallacy of evolution.

This surprised me slightly, so I researched further. Other quotes from New Scientist suggest that in fact it said:

Harun Yahya is an international hero. His books have spread everywhere in the Islamic world.

I really don’t think those two quotes are even vaguely related in their implications. Another dishonest author in the world of pseudoscience?

Acts of war

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of warfare waged against usRear Adm Harry Harris, Guantanamo Bay camp commander talking about three inmates who commited suicide in the camp this week.

I despair… suicide bombings are one thing, but if that was an act of war it was straight out of Monty Python.