Archive for April, 2008

RMI Car of the Future on NOVA

April 22nd, 2008 / Television, Energy Transition, Newswire / 1 comment

I received this email from the Rocky Mountain Institute today for Earth Day. Since oil dependency finances corrupt theocracies and is at the root of both global warming and ...

Some Cambodians Pray to the ‘Spirit’ of Mass Murderer Pol Pot

April 20th, 2008 / Religion, Newswire / 5 comments

ANLONG VENG, Cambodia (AP) -- Ten years after the death of brutal Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, his grave has become a symbol of spiritual comfort to some in the ...
www.isanyoneupthere.com

www.isanyoneupthere.com

April 19th, 2008 / Books, Religion, Critical Thought, Bigotry / 13 comments

Oh, how the credulous are shaking in their boots. Searching high and low like jonesing addicts for their security blankets, their soporifics. Now comes ...
Expelled: Variety Review Gets it Stupefyingly Wrong

Expelled: Variety Review Gets it Stupefyingly Wrong

April 17th, 2008 / Film, Religion, Science / 8 comments

Variety is my bible. It's indispensable daily reading in my business. Which is why I was so incensed by their Expelled review. The ...

Shock and Horror: Teens Use Cell Phones for Sex Pix

April 14th, 2008 / Religion, Newswire, Society / 17 comments

(AP) Forget about passing notes in study hall; some teens are now using their cell phones to flirt and send nude pictures of themselves. The instant text, picture and ...
The “Radio Wave” Argument

The “Radio Wave” Argument

April 12th, 2008 / Science, Critical Thought, Atheism / 7 comments

"People in the middle ages didn't know about radio waves, yet they were everywhere. They just didn't have receivers in those days. How can ...

Surprise: Muslims Don’t Want to Talk About Their Crimes

April 10th, 2008 / Religion, Newswire, Humor / 3 comments

FURY is mounting over plans for Muslim sex offenders to be let off rehab. Perverts must go ...

Classroom Evolution Kids Can Watch

April 8th, 2008 / Religion, Science, Newswire / 1 comment

As all students of Darwin know, evolution occurs when there is variation in a population; where some variants confer a survival or reproductive advantage to the individual, and where the ...

Town Considers Forcing 100-Gallon-Per-Person Water Limit

April 7th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire / 3 comments

OAKLAND, Fla. -- A small town in Central Florida is considering forcing a 100-gallon-per-person daily limit on water for its residents. ...
Science Education is not Totalitarianism

Science Education is not Totalitarianism

April 7th, 2008 / Science, Critical Thought / 18 comments

Recently I was called out by Elisheva Hannah Levin, a hypocritical homeschooling mom (supposedly a degreed Biologist). Levin balked at my stance (...
It’s Simple. Stop Lying to your Kids!

It’s Simple. Stop Lying to your Kids!

April 5th, 2008 / Current Affairs, Religion, Critical Thought / 23 comments

Objectivity scares the hell out of people, because facts always trump wishes. I knew that when I started writing for Black Sun Journal 7 ...
Blame Canada

Blame Canada

April 3rd, 2008 / Humor / 28 comments

After posting about keeping all gods off money (previous article), I was starting to wonder what would be on the ideal currency. I was thinking it should be fun, ...