Monthly Archives: August 2010

New Nanotechnology Absorbs Oil

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Here’s a new nanotechnology that absorbs oil, not water, and can be reused. Looks awesome. Also, robots.

Posted in Science, Videos | 10 Comments

Bad Religion's "Dissent of Man"

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Your favorite atheist punk rock band, Bad Religion, has a new album coming out on Sept 28 called “The Dissent of Man.” There are a few pre-release tracks on their myspace page and it sounds really good. Amazing these guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Music | 7 Comments

Compare and Contrast

Posted on August 31, 2010 by vorjack

Folks as Stuff Fundies Like made this comparison, and I had to check it out. Compare Pastor Jack Schaap of the First Baptist Church in Hammond, Indiana (at about 0:55): … with Sam Kinison (NSFW): and while we’re at it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Videos | 18 Comments

Creepy Children's Song

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I guarantee you this weirdo gives kids nightmares: Worse than a clown. *shudders*

Posted in Fundamentalism, Humor, Religion | 23 Comments

Adoption and Unhelpful Moralizing

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Krista

Often during the abortion debate, adoption is proffered as a solution which might make abortion unnecessary in most cases. Most people on both sides of the debate find adoption at the very least less problematic than abortion, and wish to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Morality, Politics | 38 Comments

Proof-texting Dr. King

Posted on August 30, 2010 by vorjack

There’s been a lot of talk about how Glenn Beck and the conservative movement in general have tried to associate themselves with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One thing that struck me was how many of the conservatives seemed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, History, Politics | 38 Comments

Stephen Jay Gould on McLean v. Arkansas

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Daniel Florien

From Sept 2001: Here’s Wikipedia on McLean v. Arkansas: A lawsuit was filed in theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas by various parents, religious groups and organizations, biologists, and others who argued that the Arkansas state … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evolution, Science, Videos | 2 Comments

The Evolution of "On the Origin of Species"

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Ben Dry has created a visual representation of the evolution of the changes in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (you know, our Most Sacred Holy Bible!) throughout the six editions. This is what Ben says about it: We often … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Evolution, Science | 4 Comments

Australian Lizards on Verge of Evolutionary Leap

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Daniel Florien

The reptiles are trying to confuse us by working towards giving birth to live offspring: A variety of Australian skink – like snake but with four tiny legs – is slowly starting abandon egg laying and beginning to give birth … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 19 Comments

The "Obama Muslim" Potion

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Comics, Humor, Politics | 18 Comments