Guest Post: The Value of Science

Hey readers.  This week we have another guest post from a fellow phycisist.  My notes (mostly added links) are in bold.

As I said to Zaqvhk* earlier in the week, I have something to get off of my chest, and dammit I’m gonna make somebody listen to me while I do it! Now, please grab hold of your chairs and find your earplugs. It’s rant time.

The Value of Science

Written by Dan Barnak

Assistant Researcher at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics**
Fusion Science Center
Rochester, NY

Guest Post: Middle Ground Falacy

This week, something different is happening on the blog. My name is Kent, and I'm a lifelong atheist and skeptic. Due to the fact that Zaq has a heavy workload this week, he asked to me to fill in with a guest post. I'm going to cover one of the most common fallacious arguments lodged against atheist activists. This argument is usually launched by either moderate religious believers, or by non-confrontational atheists. I'm speaking, of course, about the Middle Ground Fallacy, (AKA argumentum ad temperantiam, or argument to moderation).