"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

Category: Holocaust denial

Bioethicist Art Caplan: The Darwin-Hitler claim is a form of “Holocaust denial”

Post author By Orac
Post date April 23, 2008
84 Comments on Bioethicist Art Caplan: The Darwin-Hitler claim is a form of “Holocaust denial”

I knew there was a reason why I like bioethicist Art Caplan. Leave it to him not to be afraid not only to wander a bit afield of medicine than usual but also to call it as he sees it, mainly his argument for why Expelled! and its claim that “Darwinism” led directly to the […]

Anti-Semitism History Holocaust denial Skepticism/critical thinking

Holocaust denial and 9/11 “Truth”: Two crappy tastes that taste crappy together

Post author By Orac
Post date April 19, 2008
46 Comments on Holocaust denial and 9/11 “Truth”: Two crappy tastes that taste crappy together

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am somewhat. As loony as the President of Iran Ahmoud Ahmadinejad is, as much of an Energizer Bunny of Holocaust denial and host of a conference for Holocaust denial as he is, even I didn’t think he would go this far. But, thanks to Mark Hoofnagle and […]

Anti-Semitism Biology Entertainment/culture History Holocaust Holocaust denial Intelligent design/creationism Movies Pseudoscience

Darwinism leads to anti-Semitism? Or, the commonality of denialist tactics

Post author By Orac
Post date April 13, 2008
36 Comments on Darwinism leads to anti-Semitism? Or, the commonality of denialist tactics

Well, I’m here in sunny San Diego and about to head on over to the convention center to check out the day’s festivities and to make sure to check out a friend’s poster this morning. (If anyone reading this is attending AACR, you might recognize me by the Plexiglass box full of multi-colored blinking lights […]

Anti-Semitism History Holocaust Holocaust denial

Stupidest thing ever said about the Holocaust?

Post author By Orac
Post date March 18, 2008
15 Comments on Stupidest thing ever said about the Holocaust?

You be the judge. Words fail me (an incredibly rare thing, I know). Obviously, “Dr.” Walid Al-Rashudi’s brain failed him when he uttered the words above, and somehow I get the impression that that is not a rare thing at all.