Monthly Archives: April 2009

Comments Improved

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I whipped up an improvement to the comments today. Now they are more compact and easier to follow the threading, so more fit on your screen yet are easier to read. It fits almost double the comments in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative | 44 Comments

Saudi Government Upholds Child Marriage

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Daniel Florien

What kind of crazy government would allow this? A Saudi Arabian judge has refused to overturn a ruling that declared the arranged marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man legal, a relative says.  The judge, Sheikh Habib Habib, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Islam, Sexuality | 39 Comments

Miss California's Anti-Gay-Marriage Comments

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Daniel Florien

You’ve probably heard about Miss California’s anti-gay-marriage comments: “I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other,” Prejean responded. “But in my country, and in my family, I think that I believe that marriage should … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Sexuality | 237 Comments

Mythbusters Rocket Car Pancake

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Update: Video fixed.

Posted in Science, Videos | 20 Comments

Bart Ehrman's Jesus, Interrupted

Posted on April 22, 2009 by vorjack

By Vorjack Let’s start with a simple fact: the Bible did not fall from the sky in 1611. The book — or rather, books — were created over a period of time by different people with differing beliefs. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Bible, Book Reviews, Christianity, Jesus, Religion | 70 Comments

Help the Secular Student Movement

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Daniel Florien

The Secular Student Alliance is an “organization that creates and supports atheist (and the like) college groups across the country.” They’re currently doing a fundraiser, and Hemant (who serves as the chair) explains why you should help them: There has … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism | 19 Comments

Stop Swearing on the Bible

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Here’s George Carlin on swearing on the Bible: “Yeah — I’ll tell you as much truth as the people who wrote that fucking Bible, how do you like that? Swearing on the Bible doesn’t mean anything, because Bible or no … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Christianity, God, Humor, Politics, Superstition, Videos | 35 Comments

What's Your Weirdest Belief?

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Everyone has strange beliefs. What’s the strangest belief you have? I generally try not to believe weird things. But my strangest belief is that someday we’ll be able to store our memories digitally and transfer them to other bodies (like our own, … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Questions | 210 Comments

If You Open Your Mind Too Much…

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Tim Minchin on the danger of opening your mind too much:

Posted in God, Pseudoscience, Religion, Science, Videos | 246 Comments

IntenseDebate Comments Update

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Sorry for the confusion folks. I’ve decided to not move to IntenseDebate for these reasons: There is no way to put all the comments on one page. Threads are collapsed by default and there is no way to modify it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative | 19 Comments