Monthly Archives: July 2010

Merry Olde England!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by fatemeh

I love reading things which take current historical and/or scientific knowledge and totally screw it up, and this fits the bill very nicely. “Flint tools found in an English village show ancient humans settled northern Europe 800,000 years ago, far … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Evidence, History, Science | 129 Comments

Fundamentalists from the Inside

Posted on July 8, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack There have been a number of books recently in which a person with little or no religious sentiment goes to a fundamentalist church or school, just to see what it’s like from the inside. The people involved rarely … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christianity, Fundamentalism | 32 Comments

France says no to "cultural" gender suppression.

Posted on July 7, 2010 by fatemeh

France’s upper house is set to debate banning the “Islamic” Burka (full face and body veil) in public places. I put “Islamic” in inverted commas because, while I know the Q’ran directs women to be “modest”, I don’t believe it … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam | Tagged , , , , , | 155 Comments

Myth of Monogomy

Posted on July 7, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Psychiatrists Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá have a new book out entitled Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. Ryan blogs about its thesis over at Psychology Today: Biologists distinguish sexual monogamy from social monogamy. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Psychology, Sexuality | 45 Comments

Double Rainbow! What Does It Mean?!

Posted on July 6, 2010 by edman

This video has been circulating the Interwebs for a couple of days, and aside from my hysterical laughter, the only other thing you will hear in my house tonight is “what does it mean?” I’ll tell you what it means: … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Videos | Tagged , , | 63 Comments

Another step towards the answer to life, the universe and everything?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by fatemeh

Please welcome our friend custador, a long time outspoken commentator here at UF. This is an early result from six months of work from the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Planck telescope – a map of the oldest light visible from … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Pictures, Science | Tagged , , , , | 24 Comments

Hanging Jesus

Posted on July 6, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Help me out here folks, because I’m not sure how I feel about this one. A Swedish scholar named Gunnar Samuelsson has successfully defended his thesis that the Gospels do not clearly describe a crucifixion that matches later … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Current Events, History | 179 Comments

Islam vs Christianity (Carell vs Colbert)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Islam, Videos | 10 Comments

Levels of Idolatry

Posted on July 5, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Some Christians and former Christians are fond of pointing at the doctrine of biblical innerrancy and calling it idolatry – the act of taking something less than God and making it out to be God. Robert Price is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Fundamentalism | 62 Comments

Quotes of the Moment: It's All About Me!

Posted on July 4, 2010 by vorjack

(via lolgod)

Posted in Pictures, Quotes | 75 Comments