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Monthly Archives: August 2010
The story of creation, according to genesis
In an effort to better examine why the claims of creationists don’t hold up to even the most basic scrutiny, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the two illogical and conflicting creation stories from the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Science
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Don’t oppose the “mosque”, oppose islam
I have already written about this “issue” of the non-mosque being built not at ground zero, and had not expected to cover this ground again, but: It seems to be all anybody can talk about lately, with people and organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
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The Origins Of Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories always seem to create more questions in my mind then they answer. But today’s post is not about any specific conspiracy, but the origins of conspiracy theories. Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Critical thinking, Psychology, Skepticism
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Fourty Seven Years Ago Today – Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream”
What could I say that has not already been said? What could I add to so eloquent a speech? What could contribute that would enhance and not detract from the word of Dr King? Quite honestly, nothing… So I give … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
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Ted Turner Interviews Carl Sagan
As a kid growing up in Georgia, just outside Atlanta, in the 80′s Ted Turner was bigger than what most people view Bill Gates as today. He was the embodiment of business and along with Coca Cola and the Braves, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion, Science, Skepticism
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The Believer’s Brain – Fred Burgess
Another recent encounter with a believer on facebook (I swear I am not trying to engage so many, they just keep running across my path and I hate to see examples of faulty logic or uncritical thought go unchallenged) has … Continue reading
Quote Of The Moment
I’ve had a few too many posts recently which have been focused more on the negative aspects of belief and intolerance of others. So with that in mind, today’s Quote Of The Moment is another group of quotes I have … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thinking, Quotes
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The Believer’s Brain – Ronald Eck
Recently I had another back and forth with a believer, which unfortunately seemed to lead nowhere. On a post by a mutual friend, Ronald Eck, piped up a few thoughts of his own completely unrelated to the purpose of the … Continue reading
Should we “allow” a “mosque” at “Ground Zero”
If today we bow to public pressure to stop one group from building a mosque, what’s to stop somebody tomorrow from using public sentiment to stop a Progressive or Humanist or Science organization from building something. We can not infringe on the rights of one group today, because that same justification can all too easily be used tomorrow against us. When we starting denying freedoms for some, we start denying freedoms for all. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
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Eleven Random Reasons To Follow Phil Plait
I have followed Phil (and Bad Astronomy) essentially since I got into the skeptical community. And as with everything I do I want to either: let others know just how great it is or I am out to show just how far from the mainstream I am by pointing out my views. I will leave it up to you, the readers, as to which category Phil falls under… Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Science, Skepticism
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Why I support Fred Phelps
If we create laws today to limit his right to free speech, what is to stop somebody tomorrow from creating laws to limit your or my right to express ourselves? I would never want to unwittingly create a situation where we are no longer free to criticize the government or religion or pseudoscience or frauds or whatever we choose…
Freedom of Speech is to important to risk losing or even limiting. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
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The Believer’s Brain – “LetsTalkChrist”
Today’s conversation in my ongoing segment, The Believer’s Brain, is one that I myself did not participate in, but is actually intended to get the believer(s) in question to answer a few questions and engage in an open and public … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Religion, Science, Skepticism
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Beauty and the Beast
Recall all those cute innocent and admittedly delightful disney movies that young girls adore? Well, it turns out that those movies are not so innocent – far from it. When I was a teenager, neurotic about my weight like most … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Sociology
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Death
I have a dog, an 11-year-old boxer, who has been my one guaranteed piece of happiness for the last few years. I’ve had some days at work where I was so miserable coming home, the only thing that helped lift … Continue reading
Posted in Afterlife, Religion
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Quote Of The Moment
An occasional recurring “segment” I did on my old blog was to share a quote that seemed to sum up something I was thinking or going through at the time, or something I ran across recently and stuck with me. … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thinking, Quotes
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My Own Personal Woo
Occasionally I knock on wood, not because I believe it will do any good, but because it’s one of those cultural memes that gets picked up over time. I find myself saying “god damn” at times, not because I want … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Skepticism
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The Believer’s Brain – Jean Carolyn Marcel
I often find myself engaged in conversations with people of various belief systems, asking them to explain specifically what their beliefs are and how they know these beliefs to be true. Rarely do I get them to go so far … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Religion
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The tree of knowledge of good and evil
Everybody seems to know the story. As it’s generally understood, god created adam and eve in the garden of eden and said they could eat from any tree, except one. The talking snake comes along and convinced eve to take … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
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Discussing Phil Plait’s Dick
I’ve talked about Phil Plait a number of times previously on my old blog, most notably when I gave a number of random reasons that you should follow him. So I was really looking forward to seeing him again at … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Skepticism
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Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Debate
There is an old saying when somebody is severely outmatched in a contest; “that person is playing checkers while their opponent is playing chess”. Essentially it means that somebody is doing such a bad job of holding their own, that … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Religion, Science
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