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More Media Lies About HIV
The BBC have done it again! They are disseminating propaganda as if it were news and unfortunately it is the lack of ‘science’ behind their ‘news’ that is causing real harm. To explain, a story has recently emerged about 3 women who have died, supposedly as a result of stopping their HIV medication in order to let God heal them. The first paragraph of this story reads, “At least three people in London with HIV have died after they stopped taking life saving drugs on the advice of their Evangelical Christian pastors.” This is wrong on a number of levels, […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 5
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme HERE This final blog of the series deals with the topic of the biased view of the state of ‘science’. Sir Paul commented on the public needing to trust the scientists by saying “We have to earn their trust if science really is going to benefit society.” Benefiting […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 4
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme HERE This blog deals with some issues raised in the programme with particular reference to vaccines. On the subject of vaccines Sir Paul Nurse had this to say: “Trust in other scientific theories has also been eroded, such as the safety of vaccines.” The fact is that there […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 3
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme from this link HERE This blog discusses the highly contentious topic of genetic engineering. Admittedly the GM section of the Horizon programme was very short, but that didn’t stop Sir Paul from making some very generalised sweeping statements. For example, Sir Paul Nurse made the following comments: “The […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 2
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme from this link HERE A large part of the programme covered the topic of whether climate change is manmade, about which Sir Paul says, “One of the most vocal arguments currently raging is about climate science. Many people seem unconvinced that we are warming our planet with the […]