Tag Archives: Big Bang

Oklahoma Exporting Stupid at Record Rate.

Oh, Oklahoma.  The only way I will visit you is if I either get hopelessly lost or if my plane has to make an emergency landing.  Nothing about you makes me – as an advocate of science and rational thought … Continue reading

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Location, Location, Location …

A few days ago I spent some time thinking aloud about Islam, and how the oppression associated with Islam seen in some parts of the world is more a function of the politics and power struggles of where it’s taken … Continue reading

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The Purpose of the Universe

Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in on whether the universe has a purpose.  Short, sweet, and very persuasive.

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If I’d Stuck With Physics, I Could Have Explained This to You.

I wish to take this opportunity to say hello to all of my regular readers – some of whom still apparently labor under the impression that the scientific community sits atop this ivory tower, handing down “truth” for us to … Continue reading

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On the Billionth Year, They Rose Again …

This story of death and resurrection actually has some data to back it up.

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A Very Bad Joke.

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Particle God, Particle God …

I know I’m a little late, but … Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC Cern scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson. [...] Both of … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Design of the Universe

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The Perverse State of … Kansas?

Usually whenever I read an article about anything having to do with the topics of “State Board of Education” and states from the Bible Belt or thereabouts, I know I can expect a riveting story with a little bit of … Continue reading

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Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism Pt. 14b

Uploaded by AronRa on Jan 5, 2009 The 2nd half of a two-part tirade about creationists’ claims of having evidence, when all they really have are baseless assertions and assumed conclusions supported only by frauds and fallacies. Here’s the script: … Continue reading

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