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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Seeing the Decline of Religion with the Wide Lens
Heather Mac Donald of SecularRight.org looks past the up and down ticks of contemporary Gallup polls that gauge respondants’ self-reported religiosity, and looks instead at the larger historical trends, which show that religion in the Western world is in a slow, but thoroughly detectable decline: … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, atheism, Christianity, economy, heather mac donald, James Dobson, Politics, religion, Santi Tafarella, science, terrorism
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Mental Health Break
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Tagged divas, life, linda ronstadt, love, mental health break, music, poetry, psychology
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Today’s Question
If “God is dead,” the madman in Nietzsche’s The Joyful Wisdom (1882) asks this question: Do we not now wander through an endless nothingness? Does not empty space breathe upon us? Has it not become colder? Does not night come … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, Christianity, existentialism, Nietzsche, philosophy, Politics, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Socrates
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See Here the First Humans to Appear in a Photograph (1838)
It was on a street in Paris, and it was 1838 (over 170 years ago). A man is having his shoe shined by a “shoe shine boy.” At this period in the history of photography, the exposure time required to … Continue reading
Mental Health Break: Ali G Moderates a Discussion of Science, Technology, and Human Origins
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Tagged ali g, biology, Charles Darwin, comedy, creation, evolution, Genesis, hip hop, human evolution, humor, rap, science
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Wanna See Real Martians? Here’s a Picture of What They Probably Look Like
Due to the exciting discovery of methane gas on Mars, the types of bacteria that scientists will be looking for there are known as METHANOGENS. Here’s what Wikipedia says about this kind of bacteria: Methanogens are archaea that produce methane … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, astronomy, bacteria, biology, extraterrestrials, Mars, martian life, martians, methanogens, science, science fiction
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Who (or WHAT) Cut the Cheese?: The NY Times Reports TODAY That Scientists Are Closing in on Martian Sites That Might Have Methane Producing Bacteria
The New York Times today reports on NASA’s recent announcement of methane detection in the Martian atmosphere: Subsurface Martian cows are highly unlikely. But scientists are seriously considering the possibility of bacteria. And: When the presence of methane was reported … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, bacteria, biology, close encounters, evolution, extraterrestrial life, Mars, New York Times, science
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Brace Yourselves: We May Live in a Hologram
This has been a big week for science announcements. First, there was the announcement that there may be life on Mars, and now New Scientist is reporting suggestive new evidence that the universe may be a holographic projection, in three dimensions, … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, credit cards, holograms, life, philosophy, physics, quantum physics, religion, science, the holographic universe
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“Everything great done in this world is done by passionate people”: Rick Warren Likens the Contemporary Jesus Movement to Leninism, Maoism, and the Hitler Youth Movements
In the video clip above, hearing Rick Warren appeal to mass totalitarian movements as MODELS for passionate mass organizing, I couldn’t help but think of W.B. Yeats’s poem, “The Second Coming,” specifically this line: The best lack all conviction, while … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, Christianity, dogs, Hitler, Jesus, Maoism, poems, poetry, Politics, religion, rick warren, Yeats
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Question of the Day
If Jesus could (and did) heal individual blind people, as the gospels assert, why didn’t Jesus just go ahead and heal blindness as such? After all, either Jesus had the power to do it, and did not. Or he wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, blindness, Calvinism, Christianity, gospels, James Dobson, Jesus, John Macarthur, mars hill, philosophy, religion
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Richard Colling, a Biologist of 28 Years at Olivet Nazarene University, Comes Out of the Closet as an Evolutionist and Has His Book Banned, and is Now Prohibited from Teaching Introductory Biology
What an insult to the YOUNG ADULT learners at Olivet Nazarene University. The administration does not think that FRESHMAN-IN-COLLEGE ADULTS should even be exposed to a biology class taught by an evolutionist. What a pathetic excuse for an “education.” And how patronizing of … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Charles Darwin, creationism, evolution, Genesis, philosophy, religion, science, the Bible
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Today’s Question
If God created the universe, who created God?
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, Bible, Genesis, James Dobson, Jesus, John Macarthur, philosophy, religion, science
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Mental Health Break
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Tagged amadeus, film, happiness, life, Mozart, music, psychology
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Michael Shermer, of Skeptic Magazine, Explains WHY Aliens, if They Exist, Almost Certainly Don’t Look ANYTHING Like Us
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Tagged biology, evolution, extraterrestrials, Mars, Michael Shermer, philosophy, psychology, reason, science, skepticism
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Holy Jittery Prophets, Batman!: Load Up on the Caffeine—and Start Your Own Religion?
Physorg.com reports on a new caffeine study that might be of VERY HIGH interest to those looking to start their own charismatic religion. Money quote: People with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks, are more … Continue reading
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Tagged botanicals, caffeine, Charisma, coffee, cults, hallucinogens, health, plants, psychology, religion
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