Real paleontologists visited the Creation Museum. Fortunately they were not left speechless.
The survey says: Christians are more like Pharisees than like Christ
PZ Myers destroys the aquatic ape
10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About Themselves
Interview (.pdf) with the author of Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet and How We Live
Florida freethinkers win the right to distribute atheist literature in a Florida school system. The schools had allowed a group to leave Bibles on a table for students, so freethought literature will now be available as well.
A printable electronic ear has been developed so borg people can now be their own ipod. Add Google Glass to become a total Borg, but it may not last: Google Glass: Too Dorky to Live?
Rep. Randy Forbes tells Congress that the Obama administration is waging war on Christians in the military. Politifact says Mostly False: "This did happen in at least one briefing at a reserve center in Pennsylvania. The Army says it was a mistake -- made by an individual, not the command -- that was corrected upon the first complaint."
Westboro Baptist "Church" threatens to picket George Jones' funeral. They're trying so hard to make conservatives hate them. Why isn't it working?
More affinity fraud, this time pastors in Toronto, who bilked their congregation of $9 million Canadian (it's still a lot of money even if it is Canadian)
It's Buddhists vs Muslims in Sri Lanka and Burma, with Buddhists adopting violence contrary to their religion.
Richard Carrier reviews a book with mythicist arguments against the historical Jesus so you don't have to. Really. Doesn't sound like a very good book. Carrier's review is good reading, though.
Video of the Week: The Four Horsemen in Conversation (Dawkins, Dennett, Carrier and the late great Hitchens)
2 comments:
It is not correct about Buddhist NOT doing violence. They are against NEEDLESS violence and that to fight evil, one will get 'winkles' on your karma which takes years to get smoothed out. But there are some sects that will not do any violence for any reason-good luck to them.
ahhh that explains a lot, including self-immolation which is a type of violence
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