POSTED BY Dan ON Sep 24, 2009
Assertions Are Easy
Some people wonder why evolution isn’t more accepted than it is. Despite the monumental amount of evidence in multiple fields of scientific...
POSTED BY Dan ON Sep 2, 2009
Creation Museum Part 1
On August 28th, Craig and I took an early flight (way too early) to the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport to visit the Creation Museum in...
POSTED BY Craig ON Aug 7, 2009
Putting the “Good” Book in Context
I have had many theological discussions with Christians and inevitably at some point during our discussion the comment, “you’re taking...
POSTED BY Dan ON Aug 5, 2009
I feel pretty! Oh, so pretty!
I’ve read a number of accounts where atheists are accused of being narcissistic, because we supposedly set ourselves up higher than God…...
POSTED BY Craig ON Aug 5, 2009
Ignore Probability & Logic, Just Take It On Faith!...
Let’s suppose you had knowledge of an impending storm that had the potential to destroy everything in its path. This very same storm was 24...
POSTED BY Dan ON Aug 3, 2009
Conspiracy Theories and Other Muddled Thinking
Almost everyone laughs at Flat-Earthers, people who actually believe that the Earth is flat despite all evidence to the contrary. Most people also...
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Orac, of Respectful Insolence, has a post about how global warming wasn’t "invented" by Al Gore,...
Ken Ham is upset again
I’m not sure that’s accurate. I think it would probably be more accurate to say that he’s upset...
Poor Ken Ham still doesn’t get it
I just got the latest Answers In Genesis newsletter today. I’m on the list because I ordered some of their...
Welcome To This World
From The Thinking Atheist comes this video. I saw it on Pharyngula and PZ’s comment rang true with me. He...
Religious Logic
posted on: Jul 17, 2010 | author: Dan
I’ve seen this before, but was reminded via onegoodmove (who was reminded via Jerry Coyne). It’s pretty much spot on, though I doubt if...
You’re crediting who?
posted on: Jul 6, 2010 | author: Dan
I just watched a video about a car accident victim, his accompanying horrifying injuries, and his subsequent recovery. The injuries were so bad that...
Would we be better off without religion?
posted on: Jul 6, 2010 | author: Dan
In the now defunct blog Smoke & Mirrors, Moonflake answers Hemant Mehta’s (The Friendly Atheist) list of questions that are commonly asked...
Seriously, Netflix? LOL!
posted on: Jul 1, 2010 | author: Dan
I was browsing Netflix offerings this evening, specifically the streamable movies, and when you add a movie to your queue, Netflix presents a screen...
What religion does
posted on: Jun 9, 2010 | author: Dan
Lately, I’ve been hearing more and more stories in the news and on blogs about religious people speaking out on quite a few topics… from...
Good news from the NCSE!
posted on: Jun 4, 2010 | author: Dan
Two anti-evolution bills have been struck down in South Carolina this week. Both bills died in committee, which is exactly what should happen to all...
The How and Why of Denialism
posted on: May 27, 2010 | author: Dan
From evolution to vaccinations to global warming, something I encounter on a regular basis while researching articles for this blog is denialism,...
Possesion & Witchcraft…2010?
posted on: May 24, 2010 | author: Craig
This story is horrific. In the year 2010 we still have people accusing others of witchcraft and satanic possession. It was bad enough 300 years ago...
Texas BOE is a blight on this country
posted on: May 18, 2010 | author: Dan
The Texas Board of Education, internationally known and mocked for its absurd battle against science, particularly evolution, has now worked over the...
More on the Christian sense of entitlement
posted on: Apr 24, 2010 | author: Dan
This morning, I read an article written by Reverend Michael Bresciani titled “National Day of Prayer out says federal judge —...
CCB says: you’re ignorant.
posted on: Apr 22, 2010 | author: Craig
One of the biggest reasons that I dislike religion is because it is considered infallible and therefore can not be questioned. There are so many...
More Christian Nation Controversy
posted on: Apr 22, 2010 | author: Dan
This topic of the United States as a “Christian Nation” is abused so often by the religious right that it’s gotten beyond tedious,...
Pure Dobsonian ignorance
posted on: Apr 16, 2010 | author: Dan
On April 15th, a district court in Wisconsin ruled that the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. It’s a decision that was a long time...
Catholicism, Lessons in Irony & Hypocris...
posted on: Apr 10, 2010 | author: Craig
With all the Catholic sex scandal news as of late, I have been doing a lot of reading. I started thinking about all the hypocrisy and irony in...
The Scapegoats of Catholic Sex Abuse
posted on: Apr 9, 2010 | author: Craig
The concept of “scapegoating” dates back to a biblical age. The theory was that a community could load all of their problems on the back...
The Pope’s Letter To Ireland ( very edi...
posted on: Apr 7, 2010 | author: Craig
In March, the Pope wrote an open letter to the country of Ireland. I have posted a copy of the letter and his follow up prayer. Please note I have...
Rachel calls bull-pucky
posted on: Apr 6, 2010 | author: Dan
Phil Plait is a Rachel Maddow fanboi and I can’t say I blame him. Though Rachel is fallible and has made mistakes before, more often than not,...