Monthly Archives: January 2009

Ben Stein Endorses His Own Movie

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Daniel Florien

When the Expelled DVD was released, who was the only guy they could find to endorse it? That’s right — Ben Stein. Here’s the cover: Seriously, why would they put the main actor’s endorsement of his own movie on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Humor | 177 Comments

Pope allows holocaust denier into heaven again

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Pope Benedict XVI has lifted “the excommunication of a British bishop who denies that Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers”: Jewish officials in Israel and abroad are outraged…. The pope’s decree, issued Saturday, brings back into the Catholic Church’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Religion | 124 Comments

God's Awesome Nothingness

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Apologetics, Christianity, Humor, Pictures | 130 Comments

Goat Detained Over Armed Robbery

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I realize people are stupid, but I didn’t realize people were this stupid. From Reuters: Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber … Continue reading →

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Superstition | 22 Comments

A Short History of the Big Bang

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Daniel Florien

This is a guest post by Daniel LaVine. Before the 1920′s, the Milky Way galaxy constituted the whole of existence — so far as astronomy was concerned. No one knew there was more to the universe than our own galaxy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Astronomy, History, Science | 39 Comments

Was belief a waste of time?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Many readers of this site have religious backgrounds. Do you think being religious was a waste of time for you? That is, do you wish you were always an atheist/agnostic/skeptic? In many ways, I wish I had the foundation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Faith, Questions | 108 Comments

Mother Teresa: Saint or Scandal?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Here’s a video of Christopher Hitches and Bill Donohue arguing about Mother Teresa: Donohue is a very angry man. I can’t believe he asked Hitchens “Do you want to take this outside?” So much for the ethics of Jesus!

Posted in Christianity, Hypocrisy, Videos | 71 Comments

Brain Training Toilet Paper

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

This is weird but strangely tempting as a gag gift: Perch on your throne and strain over full colour brain training puzzles that will have you in the bathroom for hours.  There are hundreds of mind boggling games on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Weird | 6 Comments

Is the Bible reliable?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

You can listen to Bart Ehrman and Peter Williams debate the reliability of the Bible on the radio show Unbelievable. I think it’s odd anyone would think a book that was written generations after events happened and contains things like “this man … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, Faith, Fundamentalism | 83 Comments

Michio Kaku Explains the Multiverse Theory

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Michio Kaku says we may be on the verge of “a new Copernican revolution” when it comes to our understanding of the universe: (via)

Posted in Astronomy, Science, Videos | 51 Comments