Monthly Archives: January 2009

Haggard Admits To More Debauchery

Ted Haggard, the now disgraced Christian leader, has admitted he had another gay relationship, this time with a 20-year old volunteer at his church: Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard described Thursday as “fundamentally true” an assertion that he engaged in an inappropriate relationship … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Hypocrisy, Sexuality | 59 Comments

Girl Exposes Atheism!

Here’s a girl “exposing” atheism and evolution. She says, for instance, that evolution isn’t true because “it hasn’t been observed.” This would be amusing if it wasn’t so sad. The ironic thing is she says, “We have to look at … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Evidence, Evolution, Fundamentalism | 135 Comments

Hypothetical On Headscarves

Posted in Humor, Religion, Videos | 18 Comments

What Happened Before the Big Bang?

Faithful commenter trj wrote up a thoughtful comment the other day about what might have happened before the big bang. For those of you who don’t read our comment threads, I thought I would highlight it: As to what was … Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Science | 58 Comments

Kurt Warner Draws a Picture of God

Here’s Kurt Warner drawing a picture of God, which turns out to be a horrible picture of Jesus. At the same time, he babbles metaphysically about trinitarian nonsense. “They are two different beings, one being the father and one being the … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, God, Humor, Videos | 93 Comments

The Blinders of Atheism?

I had a recent email exchange with a Christian who claimed that “ethics come from the Ten Commandments.” In reply, I asked him what people did during the thousands of years before the arrival of the 10 commandments. His reply: … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Oh the Stupidity! | 43 Comments

James Randi on Larry King

Nice sweater, Larry.

Posted in Paranormal, Superstition, Videos | 22 Comments

Seed Magazine's Portfolio

Seed Magazine’s Portfolio has some beautiful, unusual science pictures. My favorite is Tel-Aviv University professor Eshel Ben-Jacob’s bacteria: That’s just a crop. Make sure you view the whole thing.

Posted in Links, Pictures, Science | 6 Comments

The Power of Darwin

Richard Dawkins has an essay in the latest Free Inquiry on “The Power of Darwin.” He says that Darwin’s theory of natural selection is “arguably the most powerful idea ever” because “it assumes little to explain much.” His conclusion: Twenty-first century … Continue reading

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evidence, Science | 57 Comments

Dawkins interviews Derren Brown about psychics

Here is Richard Dawkins interviewing Derren Brown about psychics and cold reading: If you like Derren Brown, be sure to check out his Trick of the Mind TV series and his awesome book, Tricks of the Mind.

Posted in Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Superstition, Videos | 7 Comments