Credo Quia Absurdum Est
Yes, I know, it’s a misquote. So is “play it again, Sam” but that doesn’t stop anyone. As a good old movie once said, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend”. When dealing...
Yearly Archive: 2012
Bigfoot, Unicorns and Moderate Creationists
…three things we’ve heard about lately in the press that don’t exist. I didn’t actually intend to write so much about evolution and atheism when I started this blog, as it happens. I picked...
No Man’s Land: The Fall of Paragon City
In 1999 DC Comics ran a year-long story through the Batman titles called “No Man’s Land”. In this story Gotham City is struck by a massive earthquake, prompting the federal government to cut off...
Quick Take on the Election
The popular vote will be very close. Romney might take it. I expect that the professional bookies are probably right, though, and Obama will easily get the electoral vote. If it does play this...
Surviving Sandy
The title is a bit overtly dramatic, as we were spared most of the storm. We did lose cable, internet and cell service for about two days but we never lost power and only...
Pew Foundation: “No Religion” On The Rise
According to the Pew Foundation’s latest report, about 20% of Americans claim to have no religious affiliation. This is said to be a gain of 5% over the last five years. Before celebrating too...
Why I Am An Atheist, Even If Neil deGrasse Tyson Isn’t
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, for the benefit of any readers who haven’t heard of him (both of you), is one of today’s premier science educators and advocates. He has a long and distinguished record...
Creationists Hoodwinked; Film at 11
According to the blog Why Evolution Is True, Belgian philosopher Dr. Maarten Boudry has pulled off a Sokal-style hoax, submitting an abstract full of gibberish to two theology conferences. The abstract is included in...
Creationists: always more fun than a barrel of monkeys! Especially if the monkeys have transitional features!
An article on the silly behavior of creationists regarding dinosaurs with feathers. Originally seen on Slate.
No Justice For Carmen
On May 10th, 2012 I had the opportunity to serve as the foreman of a jury. The case was the murder of Victoria Carmen White, which had occurred in September of 2010. The case...
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