Archive for September, 2007
Praying I Can Deal With
Last night I was visited by this magnificent lifeform and I grabbed my camera. Even funnier that I had just watched Pan's Labyrinth which has a central character modeled after ...
Vandals Deface Church
Police in Pennsylvania and Delaware are trying to figure out who vandalized two churches this week, authorities said. In Pottstown, the outer walls of Zion's United Church ...
Out-of-body Experiences Debunked
LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- British and other European researchers have found a way to induce out-of-body experiences using virtual reality goggles. The researchers, who used the ...
“Biofilm” Alert
For years we've been hearing about increases in "antibiotic-resistant bacteria." This was a troubling enough development. Not being a microbiologist, I assumed that the problem was ...
The Singularity Summit
The Singularity Summit was held earlier this month in San Francisco. Audio of all the sessions is available at no charge. There's been considerable ...
Pastor Understands Atheist Upsurge
Here's a shout-out to Pastor James L. Evans, who demonstrated some real understanding of why atheism is on the rise. Put simply, it is because ...
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a respected experimental psychologist, popular science writer, and academic ping-pong ball bouncing back and forth from MIT to Harvard, currently residing in the ...
Yogi Guru Appropriates Term “Nanotechnology”
Yogi Guru Appropriates Term "Nanotechnology"
As could be expected after witnessing their rank abuse of the term "quantum," it was only a matter of time before the meme-thieves in the ...
Stanislaw Lem
Ever read Polish science fiction? What about Polish science fiction written by an atheist, for whom arguing theology with Karol Wojtyla (better known as Pope John Paul ...
Public Transport Turns to Public Humiliation for Women
Social humiliation of women who look too attractive has now spread from German buses (previous post) to U.S. planes. Southwest Airlines (which founder Herb Kelleher had ironically dubbed "the ...
I Love Kathy Griffin
I'm a little late to the lovefest, I know. But thank god with a small "g" that someone was willing to get up at the Emmys and not thank ...
The Rank Absurdity of the ‘Law of Karma’
On this sixth anniversary of the Islamic atrocity in New York City, I dedicate this article to the victims, for whom both religious morality and the ...
Greenland Ice Melt Triggers Earthquakes
The Greenland ice cap is melting so quickly that it is triggering earthquakes as pieces of ice several cubic kilometres in size break off. Scientists monitoring events ...
The Horror of God’s (Christian) Warriors
More than Jesus Camp, more than Alexandra Pelosi's Friends of God, Christiane Amanpour's God's (Christian) Warriors alternately scared, stunned and infuriated me. Scared because I was ...
Cross on Government Land Must Come Down
SAN FRANCISCO - A cross that stands 8 feet tall in the vast Mojave National Preserve must come down, a federal appeals court ruled in invalidating a congressionally endorsed land ...
Climate Skeptics: Reality Has Just Caught Up With You
Arctic ice loss is "stunning" — total loss possible by 2030, scientists warn
The maiden over at Hells Handmaiden has been running a series recently ...
Richardson: God Scheduling Primaries
Richardson: God Scheduling Primaries
Sioux City, Ia. - God's will is for Iowa to have the first-in-the-nation caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a crowd here Monday.
"Iowa, for good ...
Superstition goes virtual in modern Taiwan
During August, the air, already heavy with humidity from afternoon thundershowers or typhoon downpours, thickens with the mist from incense and the smoke from piles of gilded paper burnt in ...
Ron Ferguson: Just admit you have no substantive response
Ron Ferguson is at it again. Last week he fell into the rhetorical trap of using the metaphor of religion to insult Dawkins (previous post). Now, with "The ...
Let the Truth be Exposed
A new site has emerged for exposing corruption worldwide, both institutional and governmental. Based on a wiki style posting mechanism, its goal is to assist ...