Monthly Archives: January 2012

A Tower for What, Now?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

A few days ago, I wrote about Alain de Botton’s proposal for an “Atheism 2.0″, in which he suggested that some of religions rituals, teaching methods, etc., could theoretically be adopted by a non-religious society for a more effective way … Continue reading →

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… and I Don’t Even Like Leno …

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Seriously, this is actually happening … US comedian Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple jibe A lawsuit has been filed in California suing US comedian Jay Leno for what it calls “racist” comments on the Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple … Continue reading →

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Protestin’ with mah Peeps …

Posted on January 29, 2012 by
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Gimme Some Right-Handed Sugar, Baby!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

(Slightly edited for brevity) Scientists discover new clue to the chemical origins of life Working with colleagues at the University of Nottingham, [Organic chemists at the University of York] have made the first step towards showing how simple sugars – … Continue reading →

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Please Buy a Dictionary …

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

On January 20, Indiana state senator Dennis Kruse (R-District 14) and chair of the Senate Committee on Education, sponsored a bill that would allow every school district in Indiana to decide on their own whether to incorporate Christian mythology creationism … Continue reading →

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Atheism 2.0 … only $19.95!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

I know this video is 20 minutes long, but it’s very good and the pace is pretty fast.  And, best of all, it’s work safe!  (EDIT: The video is copied from YouTube because the embed code was less of a … Continue reading →

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Maryland Cuts a Deal

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Just got this from the Baltimore Sun … O’Malley introduces same-sex marriage bill Gov. Martin O’Malley introduced legislation Monday night to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, presenting a bill to the General Assembly that aides said would offer broad protections … Continue reading →

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Poll: 325 People are Dumb.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I’m sorry … that’s probably being mean, but a recent survey conducted by the website Poll Position discovered that out of the 756 people they interviewed, 43% of them believed that Tim Tebow’s success is the result of divine intervention. … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Heart Out, Dawkins!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Right here is all the evidence you need to completely refute intelligent design: I love him dearly but Jesus, look at him. He looks like he was built by committee, his head is too small, he has a gut that … Continue reading →

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