Posted in Creationism, Evolution on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you read Pharyngula, then you’ve probably already seen this video:
So many thing wrong with Ben Stein’s claims in that video.
(1) He says that audiences love the new Expelled movie. Big deal – even if that were true, and I’m sure some people loved it – all it [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
April 22nd will be the first anniversary of this blog. The very first post? The Barber and the Barb. I’ll be out of town this week, which is why I’m writing this now – on the 21st.
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Researchers hunting for new antibiotics might get some aid from gator blood. Scientists are zeroing in on snippets of proteins found in American alligator blood that kill a wide range of disease-causing microbes and bacteria, including the formidable MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Previous experiments have revealed that gator blood extract cripples many human pathogens, including [...]
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Posted in Sexism, Stupidity on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Heh. This is funny:
We receive a lot of hate email here at Feministing, and this one was too good not to share.
Men are better than women look at the comparison in IQ men are scientifically proven to have a higher IQ by roughly 5 points, or 5% you cannot dispute science sorry and if [...]
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Posted in Islam on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC has a new article about what happens when Muslims become Christians:
There’s a widespread belief that the penalty for leaving Islam is death – hence, perhaps, the killing of a British teacher last week. But Shiraz Maher believes attitudes may be softening.
Ziya Miral’s parents disowned him when he converted from Islam to Christianity.
“They said [...]
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Posted in Race and Racism, Woo on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ha ha. How ridiculous.
NEW YORK (AP) – There’s another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: “‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. ‘Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist.”
Keys, 27, said she’s read several Black Panther autobiographies and wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Logging into my facebook account today, I noticed that one of my friends has subscribed to something called the “Reasonable Doubts” podcast. That sounds like a skeptics podcast, and I had no idea she had any skeptical leanings. Sure enough, here’s the description:
Reasonable Doubts takes an informative and humorous look at religion from [...]
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Link to the chapter by chapter review of “The Case for Faith”
Objection #5: It’s Offensive to Claim Jesus is the Only Way to God
The chapter begins with this quote:
I am absolutely against any religion that says that one faith is superior to another. I don’t see how that is anything different than spiritual racism. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A senior priest in Florence is under investigation for fraud after allegedly amassing [$6 million] by performing fake exorcisms.
Prosecutors said that Father Francesco Saverio Bazzoffi would “stage shows” at the House of the Sainted Archangels, an organisation he founded.
During the events, which regularly attracted crowds of over 400 people, a number of associates would “pretend [...]
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