Monthly Archives: October 2010

RIP, Ken Pulliam

Posted on October 31, 2010 by vorjack

According to John Loftus at Debunking Christianity, Dr. Ken Pulliam recently suffered a fatal heart attack and died suddenly. Dr. Pulliam maintained the blog Why I De-converted from Evangelical Christianity, and was a major contributor to the atheosphere. His lengthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism | 54 Comments

I Should Have a Little Faith

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I get email: I WAS READING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT YOU THINK THAT REV. PETER POPOFF IS A JOKE , WELL I DON’T , WAIT TILL YOU NEED HELP AND WHEN DOCTORS WON’T HELP THEN YOU’LL BE CRYING LIKE … Continue reading →

Posted in I Get Email, Miracles | 42 Comments

Bloody Mary Unveiled

Posted on October 30, 2010 by vorjack

Consider the following image: If you stare at the black cross in the center for a short time, you will likely see two things happen. First, a green circle may appear to be rotating around the image. Second, the lilac … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Superstition | 10 Comments

How to Convert an Atheist

Posted on October 29, 2010 by vorjack

This one’s been doing the rounds. I swiped it from Scotteriology.

Posted in Atheism | 119 Comments

Angry father confronts pro-lifers

Posted on October 28, 2010 by fatemeh

I watched/read this on BuzzFeed a moment ago. I can’t write it up any better than they already have, so I’m gonna go right ahead and copy their words: “He and his 16-weeks-pregnant wife went to a women’s clinic in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 112 Comments

Beautiful Evidence

Posted on October 27, 2010 by vorjack

As the amount of available scientific information expands, it becomes a trick to find ways of presenting it that are intuitive, accurate and attractive enough to be looked at. Reader Kodie placed a link on the forum to David McCandless’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Science | 8 Comments

Tongues for Dummies

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Daniel Florien

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Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 15 Comments

Dawkins vs. Timonen

Posted on October 26, 2010 by vorjack

You may remember the flap over the richarddawkins.net forums that happened early this year. Peter Harrison was one of the moderators who felt hard done. At the center of the controversy was a man named Josh Timonen, who ran the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism | 17 Comments

Jews & Caffeine Suppositories

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I have a hard time believing this is real, but I don’t see anyone saying it’s not. Jews rushing to get caffeine suppositories: Jews throughout Williamsburg snapped up caffeine suppositories today, hours before the start of the Yom Kippur fast … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Judaism, Superstition | 40 Comments

Jesus Camp in Asia