One of the most concise, cogent, well-written, complete collections of the rational and reasoned observations and arguments as to why belief in God (or any gods) is, well, delusional: ♦ God is imaginary.
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Dawkins and the oddness of science, on Zeus, and kindness.
Richard Dawkins is just the coolest! (Author of such books as The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion.) Here is a video (22 min long) of his talk at TED a couple of years ago where he discusses just how fantastically weird the universe is, because of the way our brains have evolved to apprehend [...]
READ MORE »Yeah, that’s pretty much martial law.
A recent article on BoingBoing: ♦ Bush administration: Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to domestic military operations Since Bush has signed an Administrative Order authorizing the use of the military forces on domestic land basically whenever he decides it necessary, thus nullifying the Posse Comitatus Act; and more importantly, since the Administration has determined domestic spying [...]
READ MORE »On sexuality, feminism, and being a man, baby.
(Sorry for invoking the specter of Austin Powers with that title.) I almost never discuss sex and gender issues on my blog. I think I have only twice in the five years I’ve been blogging: ♦ The free market corrects (for errors in being trusting). ♦ For the Bible tells me so. ♦ Time for [...]
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