Daily Archives: February 23, 2010

Teaser for the Pilot TV Show “The Skeptologists”

Michael Shermer and his gang of skeptical inquirers look like they’re channeling the Sopranos. And in the word “skeptologist” I feel a vague association with “exorcist.” I don’t know if this show is ever going beyond the pilot stage—or if any … Continue reading

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How Does Philosopher AC Grayling Ground Atheist Morality?

I thought this was an excellent answer. It came from a recent interview at The Freethinker: It is actually very easy to identify and to act upon the moral baselines. Moral baselines derive from our understanding of what it is … Continue reading

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Keith Kimmel Lets His Freedom Ring—and the State of Oklahoma Doesn’t Like It One Bit

Go Keith!

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IM GAY is Not Okay in OK?

This today at NewsOK: A college student wants IM GAY on his Oklahoma car tag, and he is suing to force state tax officials to approve his request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             . His name is Keith Kimmel:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           . I want … Continue reading

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Structural Demolition and the Religious Psyche

Hmm. I understand the metaphor, but there’s also something vaguely disturbing about mixing a spiritual message with the primitive glee of tearing down a real building:

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Angry at his bank and the IRS, Terry Hoskins smashes a bulldozer into his own $350,000 home!

Talk about an ironic reversal on the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes: you don’t win a big home, you bulldoze it! Terry Hoskins says he’d had enough. This today at AP: Terry Hoskins says he has struggled with the RiverHills Bank over … Continue reading

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Hell is Real, Pope Benedict Says

So according to the Times of London: Hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the Pope has said. Addressing a parish gathering in … Continue reading

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