Monthly Archives: April 2011

Grammar Nazi Atheists

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Daniel Florien

Do spelling and grammar mistakes annoy you? I bet most of us here would answer yes. And so OKCupid’s analysis wouldn’t surprise us: If your date answers ‘no’—i.e. is okay with bad grammar and spelling—the odds of him or her … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Education | 32 Comments

Praiserama

Posted on April 3, 2011 by vorjack

And so the only difference between a staid Anglican service and a holy rollers revival is an illicit sip of soft drink. (via Jim West)

Posted in Humor, Videos | 5 Comments

Evolution Made Us All

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Daniel Florien

(Sorry for the repost! Had forgotten Vorjack already posted this a while back.)

Posted in Evolution, Music, Science, Videos | 3 Comments

Complexity vs Simplicity… Liberal vs Conservative

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Daniel Florien

OKCupid asked users questions like this: Should burning your country’s flag be illegal? Should the death penalty be abolished? Should gay marriage be legal? Should Evolution and Creationism be taught side-by-side in schools? This was the result: In each case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 23 Comments

Uterus

Posted on April 2, 2011 by vorjack

The St. Petersburg Times notes a controversy during a debate about a union bill. Democratic Rep. Scott Randolph made the joke, “The point was that Republicans are always talking about deregulation and big government,” Randolph said Thursday. “And I always … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 26 Comments

So much crazy in one party

Posted on April 1, 2011 by vorjack

According to CBS News, a new Republican contender has thrown his idol into the ring: Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who lost his job after erecting a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the state’s courthouse, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 19 Comments

Perspective

Posted on April 1, 2011 by vorjack

The Australian branch of the Gemini Observatory held a contest for Australian high school students, in which teams selected objects for the Observatory to photograph. The winning entry would be both scientifically important and stunningly gorgeous. I think they succeeded. … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Pictures, Science | 2 Comments

Heads up, Britishers*

Posted on April 1, 2011 by fatemeh

I posted links a while back to a Louis Theroux documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, in which Louis tried to get inside the mind of the Phelps family of Westboro Baptist Church fame. Well, Louis has been back! … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Oh the Stupidity! | 22 Comments