Gordon Hewitt is a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice. He has previously taught genetics and evolutionary biology at university.
Gordon Hewitt - Why I'm a skeptic
21 February 2022
This week, Gordon Hewitt, one of NZ Skeptics' founding members tells us why he's a skeptic. Take it away, Gordon…
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
1 November 2018
In 2005 The Kansas State Board decided to permit the teaching of Intelligent Design (a form of Creationism) as an alternative to evolution.
Creationism in Wellington schools
1 February 2011
Creationism is not a new problem in New Zealand schools, as this article excerpt from_ NZ Skeptic 18 _(December 1990) illustrates.
Counselling, Criticism and Scepticism
1 May 1998
As a counsellor and psychotherapist also trained in science and in scepticism I have been disappointed in the apparent lack of depth to the sceptical analysis of counselling that seems to be present from time to time in the NZ Skeptic. This lack of rigour in analysis goes back some way. In June 1995, for example, an article appeared in this publication saying counselling was no use. This judgement was based on a single study conducted in 1939.
Creationism and the Misuse of Biology
1 May 1987
This tape was very intermittent and parts of this account will seem disconnected and bitty. In addition, Gordon had some excellent slides and diagrams which obviously we can not reproduce here.