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Monthly Archives: May 2011
David Hume's 300th
David Hume’s 300th birthday was on Saturday, and there’s a fair amount of celebration going on around the net. Open Culture has links to some retrospectives, free versions of Hume’s works, and this “Three Minute Philosophy” clip about Hume’s accomplishments:
Posted in History, Philosophy
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Sunday ("Friday" Parody)
This is just… terrible parodying terrible. I love how they say “official parody video” — whatever that means.
Posted in Humor, Music, Videos
21 Comments
Worst Sermon Stunt Ever?
I once had a preacher of whom I was extremely fond. However, she was a little too fond of fire for my tastes. She once lit a flaming brazier before starting to intone a dramatic prayer. The initial flare up … Continue reading
Posted in Oh the Stupidity!
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Going to extremes
One of the tactics some of my theist friends use to wind me up is to tell me that belief is as valid as empirical evidence, and it’s only because my priorities are different that I’m an atheist rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Science
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The Coming Fail
Chris Mooney opened up a recent article with a discussion of Leon Festinger’s classic book When Prophecy Fails: Festinger and several of his colleagues had infiltrated the Seekers, a small Chicago-area cult whose members thought they were communicating with aliens—including … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Videos
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Copan and the Kettle
I’ve read along in Paul Copan’s Is God a Moral Monster while reading Thom Stark’s response. It seems like a great example of kettle logic. Copan isn’t really focusing on one line of argument. Instead, he’s throwing everything he can … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Books, Christianity
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Atlas Wept
So Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 was a bomb. Anyone surprised? Apparently the producer, John Aglialoro, held the rights to produce a movie but wasn’t able to create one for over a decade. When it looked like the time limit was … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Videos
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Chris Rodda has an Offer
Chris Rodda, the Senior Research Director for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, has a request and an offer. First, some background. You’ve probably heard of David Barton by now. He’s become the go-to historian for the religious right, because he … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, History, Politics
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Make Love to SCIENCE!
Over at I Think I Believe (Not completely SFW), Arni Zachariassen explains why religious science is better than atheist science: For the atheist science is like porn. For the religious person science is like sweet, hot lovemaking. This was meant … Continue reading
Posted in Science
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Wrapped in Straw, Rapping
I apologize for this in advance. But it’s going viral, so you’re likely to see it somewhere eventually. Isn’t is better to get it over with now, from a friend? A pair of juggling evangelical scarecrows lip-sync poorly to a … Continue reading
Posted in Videos, Weird
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