Monthly Archives: October 2010

Prehistoric Man Ate Bread?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Daniel Florien

New evidence that man may have been eating bread 30,000 years ago: Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric man may have dined on an early form of flat bread, contrary to his popular image as primarily … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 19 Comments

She Did It Again

Posted on October 20, 2010 by vorjack

Remember how I said that I liked the way that Christine O’Donnell would say things that were common in conservative christian circles, but uncommon in the rest of America? Well, she got in a good one during a debate with … Continue reading →

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Politics, Videos | 47 Comments

In the Closet with Pastor Ted

Posted on October 19, 2010 by thegirlcanwrite

by Lorette C. Luzajic Part 29 of Pillars of Faith Trapped by Fidelity Pastoral trysts with twinks are blamed on everything from queer demons, to weak flesh, to tests of faith. The most obvious reason- “I’m gay”- seems unthinkable. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Hypocrisy, Morality, Sexuality | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

So How Long is the Coastline of Maine?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by vorjack

Benoît Mandelbrot, the pioneering mathematician whose name is popularly synonymous with fractal geometry, died last week. (A music video for Jonathan Coulton’s song Mandelbrot Set by Pisut Wisessing made in Film 324: Cornell Summer Animation Workshop, taught by animator Lynn … Continue reading →

Posted in Math, Science, Videos | 12 Comments

Humans as Prey Animals

Posted on October 18, 2010 by vorjack

Here’s an article about an aspect of human evolution that doesn’t often get talked about: Early humans may have evolved as prey animals rather than as predators, suggest the remains of our prehistoric primate ancestors that were devoured by hungry … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Science | 20 Comments

Quote of the Moment

Posted on October 17, 2010 by vorjack

From Tommy Holland’s Vision, an adaption of a Marlo Thomas quote: A Christian has to be Adolf Hitler to be called militant. All an atheist has to do is write a book.

Posted in Atheism, Quotes | 62 Comments

Piracy: Jesus Did It

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Daniel Florien

And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Humor | 26 Comments

Televangelist in Training

Posted on October 16, 2010 by vorjack

From our local Post Star: A 57-year-old city man who proclaimed himself to be “a non-violent bank robber” allegedly walked into the Broadway branch of the Adirondack Trust Bank this morning (Wednesday) and handed a note to a teller that … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird | 6 Comments

Ronson on ICP

Posted on October 15, 2010 by vorjack

Jon Ronson, Guardian reporter and author of The Men Who Stare at Goats, has a piece up on the Insane Clown Posse and the big reveal that they’ve been Christians all along. He gets to the basic weirdness of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Music, Weird | 18 Comments

Real-Life House

Posted on October 15, 2010 by vorjack

Halloween is coming, and that means it’s time for Hell Houses, those ugly little exhibits that conservative Christians use to try to scare the Hell out of people. Honest, they’re just trying to get people to think about the afterlife, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism | 38 Comments