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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Drunk Guy Belts Out Bohemian Rhapsody in Back of Cop Car
Why is this so darn beautiful?
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Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, art, beauty, bohemian rhapsody, drunk guy, performance, poetry
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Carpe Diem: NASA Tracking Ocean Currents
Trippy. And not just trippy, but a reminder of the flux in which each of us tries to maintain a stable, prolonged, and individual identity. Good luck with that.
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Tagged climate, climate change, flow, global warming, NASA, oceanography, oceans, science, water
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Evolution for Evangelicals: Biologos Recently Held a Conference in NYC
Here’s a bit of what Christianity Today reported about it: The most sobering moment for attendees of the Biologos “Theology of Celebration” conference in New York City, March 20–22 [2012], came when David Kinnaman of Barna Research presented findings on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Charles Darwin, creationism, evangelicals, evolution, Genesis, Jesus, lewis black
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A Walk of One’s Own: Alice Xie on Eyeballs and Catcalls—And What It’s Like to Be a Petite and Attractive Teenage Girl Alone in Public in the U.S.A.
Burkas are clearly oppressive of women and render them invisible. Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I’m not raising my daughters, ages 5 and 8, in Saudi Arabia. What a dungeon. But wait. Apparently there are more ways than just the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, catcalls, equality, feminism, new york, social psychology, virginia woolf, women's rights
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Joe Biden Thanks Dr. Pepper, But Not God
I’ll admit it. Joe Biden crossed a line here. He set up an idol and singled it out for praise. It shows what can happen to a man who is in the habit of treating corporations as persons.
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Tagged athropomorphism, comedy, dr. pepper, gaff, God, humor, Joe Biden, life, praise, prayer, thanks
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A Universe from Nothing? David Albert Owns Lawrence Krauss
In a recent review for the New York Times, philosopher David Albert explains the basic thesis of physicist Lawrence Krauss’s new book, A Universe From Nothing, in terms that are clear as a bell, then he skewers it just as effectively. … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Darwin, Genesis, God, Jesus, origins, philosophy, physics, science
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“Magic Woody Allen Jesus” on the Mall in D.C. on March 24th, 2012?
Tim Minchin is scheduled to sing at noon today (Saturday, March 24, 2012) on the Mall in D.C. during the atheist Reason Rally. For a taste of what the crowd can happily look forward to, here’s Minchin singing “Magic Woody … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, critical thinking, humor, Jesus, magic woody allen jesus, music, reason, Tim Minchin, woody allen
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Richard Dawkins’ Atheist Reason Rally on the Mall in Washington, D.C., March 24th, 2012: Edward Feser Doesn’t Like It
Edward Feser, a Catholic philosopher living in California who has written some really high quality academic books, offers at his blog the following reason for why he thinks the atheist Reason Rally this weekend will prove to be a ridiculous, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, atheism, atheist, edward feser, faith, Jesus, reason rally, Richard Dawkins, the Enlightenment
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Biblical Archaeology: Believe the Biblical Writer or the Physical Evidence?
If, in a biblical story, the biblical writer appears to contradict the physical evidence as revealed by archaeology, then, in my humble opinion, one should tend to believe the physical evidence—the discoveries of the archaeologists—not the biblical writer. Why? Because physical … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, critical thinking, history, Israel, Jesus, reason, testimony, the bible. archaeology
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Onward American Theocrats, Marching As To War
A preacher introduces Rick Santorum at a rally in Louisiana: “We don’t worship Buddha; we don’t worship Muhammad; we don’t worship Allah. We worship God; we worship God’s son, Jesus Christ!” Red meat.
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Tagged America, atheism, Buddha, conservatism, Jesus, religion, rick santorum, right wing, stupidity, theocracy
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Atheism Made Visual: Worlds Become “Flash” (Tesla Coils Playing Sweet Home Alabama)
_____ Let me tell you why I think the above YouTube video is profound: it graphically displays the world that atheists posit we actually live in. Somewhere—if not in this big bang universe, then in another—there is a planet where … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, atheists, God, Jesus, multiverse, philosophy, psychology, reason, science, tesla coils
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Two Men Kiss at a Santorum Rally; Get Chucked Out for It
Here’s the Huffington Post this morning: Two men who kissed one another were kicked out of presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s rally Friday evening at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights. As the guards ejected them, the crowd chanted “U-S-A!” Lesson: … Continue reading
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Tagged gay equality, gay marriage, homophobia, human rights, Jesus, kiss, kiss-in, kissing, prince, rick santorum, santorum, shame
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A Challenge for Atheist Materialism: Independent of Consciousness, Does Color Exist?
The astounding answer, according to Scientific American blogger Michael Moyer, is no: Pink is not out there, because no color is really “out there.” The world is full of electromagnetic radiation, and the only intrinsic properties that this radiation possesses are physical ones … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, color, God, Jesus, philosophy, physics, psychology
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