Finally, Your Vote Counts!

You may recall that some time ago I wrote about Amanda Peet taking on the wacky anti-vaccine crusaders “headed” by Jenny McCarthy. Well, it seems you can now vote your support for either side

Common Sense Science

You know what you really want in good science, you want it to stop getting complex as soon as it begins to be confusing to any typically insightful, average human being with a moderate education and intellect… If science says something that appears contrary to experience… oh… I don’t know, something like: “The sun does not rise and fall, it simply appears to” — then science needs to back off so regular folk can go on being comfortable in their modicum of understanding.

And that is why I am so happy for “Common Sense Science.” Finally there is science that I can “get” without having to exert any effort or work to understand! And it must be true, because it is so simple! (that’s Occam’s Razor right?! — but don’t ask me who Occam was or what it means)… Continue reading