December 24, 2007
Huckabee Alert:
Ed Brayton discusses Huckabee's recent assertion that the Ten Commandments for the basis of US Law... More Huckabee Absurdity
And Robert Novak dropping names and generally being alarming:
Baptists Not on Board
When Mike Huckabee went to Houston on Tuesday to raise funds for his…
December 24, 2007
From Oxford University Press Blog, regarding Aaron Filler's recent, very controversial, and very interesting publications.
It's easy enough for anyone to tell the difference between a human and an ape today, but how easy would it have been six million years ago, around the time of the split…
December 24, 2007
You might want to take along this song sheet of Atheist Christmas Carols.
Including such soon-to-be classics as "No joy to the world!," "Silent Night, Normal Night," "Hark the Herald Hallucinations Sing," and "O Come All ye Faithless."
And many many more.
... here.
December 23, 2007
Genesis 1
Boreded Ceiling Cat makinkgz Urf n stuffs
1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.
2 Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz.
3 At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz…
December 23, 2007
... which is what most people who read my blog think. Turns out I'm wise, and I'm not alone...
From PZ Myers' Holiday Season Sermonette:
We're going to have to start calling ourselves the Three Wise Atheists of of Scienceblogs: as Revere reveals in his Sunday Sermonette, he, Greg, and I don't…
December 23, 2007
In just over one year from now, there is a good chance that your television will stop working. Like in that old TV show, The Outer Limits. But for real. And the frustrating thing is that nobody seems to believe it. Like how nobody believed that the earth was being taken over by pod people in…
December 23, 2007
Edited for brevity ...
Dec 23
Joseph Smith born, 1805
Dec 23
Emperor's Birthday in Japan
Dec 23
Victory Day in Egypt
Dec 23*
Hanukkah (Fourth day)
Dec 23
First G&S collaboration, Thespis, 1871
Dec 24
KKK formed in Pulaski, Tenn, 1865
Dec 24
Christmas Eve
December 23, 2007
Dispatches: More War on Christmas Idiocy
Regarding Pat Boone ...
What fucking universe do these people live in? I'd bet a month's pay that not once in Pat's entire life has even a single person ever objected to him saying "Merry Christmas" to them.
Pharyngula: We have a Problem ...
The…
December 23, 2007
Jennifer Gooch's mission was to create a simple Web site where people could go to find their lost gloves. Even if no happy reunions ever took place, she was just content to spread a little goodwill.
But just a month since http://www.onecoldhand.com went live, the Carnegie Mellon University art…
December 22, 2007
Two years ago, the S.C. state school board introduced creationist-friendly language into its science standards, mainly on the urging of Republican State Senator Mike Fair. This was part of the Wedge Strategy, and involved including language to "critically analyze" evolutionary theory. They were…
December 22, 2007
Gene Expression has the second in a pair of posts on race that is worth a close look. In Why phenotypic races may not disappear, G.E. speaks of the particulate nature of inheritance in relation to culturally defined racial types (that are in turn based on appearance).
There is the idea in the…
December 22, 2007
[Hat Tip: One Good Move, and Thanks Brent!]
December 22, 2007
On Mars (they do have a sky there, right?)
The planet Mars may be in for a collision from an asteroid headed its way. Scientists from NASA have been tracking the 160-foot-wide asteroid for some time now, and say the odds of it hitting the Red Planet are about 1 in 75. Back in 1908, Earth was hit by…
December 22, 2007
I generally dislike year end reviews ... they make me nervous somehow. But this is one I truly enjoyed and strongly recommend:
The Year in ID - 2007 Edition.
Twelve months ago I offered a roundup of the "advances" made by the intelligent design movement in 2006, a month-by-month roundup which…
December 22, 2007
Felon Became COO of Wikipedia Foundation from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- The foundation that runs and accepts donations for - the online encyclopedia Wikipedia neglected to do a basic background check before hiring a chief operating officer who had been convicted of theft, drunken driving and fleeing a…
December 21, 2007
I'll just show you some of the reviews of this product, and then give you the link, and I'm sure you will purchase one instantly!!!!
I was stuck for a present this christmas, so promptly ordered 5 of these ... for my child after reading the positive reviews.
Great for gouging my ex boyfriend's left…
December 21, 2007
Dec 21
Benjamin Disraeli born, 1804
Dec 21
Phileas Fogg completes his trip around the world in less than 80 days
Dec 21
Women gain the right to vote in South Australia, 1894
Dec 21
Women gain the right to hold political office in South Australia, 1894
Dec 21
Frank Zappa is born in…
December 21, 2007
Please go check this out and come back and tell me what you think.....
Top Evangelical Scientist Joins Science Debate 2008 Push
I honestly hope it is a good thing...
December 21, 2007
One of these pols is not like the other. One of these pols is not the same.
December 21, 2007
I have great respect for public school teachers. Hey, I married one! Mainly, of course, because I respect her. But they are not all good. Some of them are bad...
From the Internet Infidels Discussion Board:
My son just told me that his seventh grade teacher showed his public school class...the…
December 21, 2007
... and some other stuff. Like sodomy.
