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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Astonish Me
There are dozens of new species being discovered as we speak. And who better to tell us about them than magical British people? This film was created by writer/directors Stephen Poliakoff and Charles Sturridge to celebrate the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Videos
9 Comments
What was Sacrificed?
I’ve been reading The Absurdity of the Atonement, the late Ken Pulliam’s entry in John Loftus’ The End of Christianity. Pulliam is attempting to dismantle the “penal substitutionary theory” of the atonement. Briefly, the theory state the God sent his … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Christianity
140 Comments
No Time for Questions
There’s an argument going on in one particular blog circle: Personal Failure, Michael Mock (both atheist), and Former Conservative (liberal Christian) are arguing with Red Cardigan (Catholic) about atheists and philosophy. Red Cardigan has chastised atheists for not being particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Philosophy
54 Comments
Jesus vs. The Comet
Paul Begley, a Baptist preacher from Indiana, has discovered astronomy, and the results are not pretty. Neither is the altar call at the end. (via Scotteriology)
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Videos, Weird
53 Comments
Why Women are Leaving the Church
Never mind, I just answered my own question. (via Jesus Needs New PR) You see, we need women to handle the baking powder. The transcendent mystery of baking powder is too much for the masculine brain. I mean, it’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Oh the Stupidity!, Pictures
28 Comments
Women Leaving the Church
From The Christian Century: Women, long considered the dominant pew dwellers in the nation’s churches, have shown a dramatic drop in attendance in the last two decades, a new survey shows. Since 1991, the percentage of women attending church during … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
58 Comments
Why They Don't Believe
The New Statesman recently asked a number of prominent atheists and agnostics why they don’t believe in God. Their responses were mostly pretty good. Some favorites (and skipping the most famous): Kenan Malik Invoking God at best highlights what we … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism
22 Comments
Feynman on Flying Saucers
On the same topic, here’s Richard Feynman talking briefly about the likelihood that flying saucers are actually alien visitors, and making a good point about scientific reasoning in the process. (via Open Culture)
Posted in Paranormal, Science
8 Comments
Bad Public History
From Jason Colavito, (and a brief mention by Bill Maher) I learn that New Hampshire has just erected a historical marker commemorating an alien abduction. The marker reads: On the night of September 19-20, 1961, Portsmouth, NH couple Betty and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Paranormal
9 Comments
Thanks to Yoav for commenting in the Shiny Happy Thread over on the UF Forum to let us know that Rock Beyond Belief has been rescheduled for 31 March 2012. After the massive struggle that Justin Griffith has had to … Continue reading
