Skepticism
Skepchick Quickies, 3.2
- Start your morning off with a giant, bony-toothed seabird fossil skull. (Thanks to Ashley.)
- Very cool: Effects shop fulfills amputee’s mermaid dream. (Thanks to a few people.)
- Are Houston’s 170-ft crosses the Eighth Wonder of the World? (Thanks to Dana.)
- How to spot a hidden religious agenda. (Thanks to Rainer.)
- Also cool: a Colorado group for school-aged girls lets them explore the connections between science and art. You can also visit their website directly. (Thanks to Dave.)
The fossil, it’s a Crocoduck! Ot atleast a Crocobird. Can we now agree evolution is a fact?
@fcmk lmao!!!
as per the hidden religious agenda article, the flags he was offering didn’t seem very hidden to me. Perhaps, the article was meant for the slightly less skeptically active mind.
I frequently drive past a larger cross on the way to St. Louis. I can’t say it bothers me. It would if it were publicly funded, but it isn’t. I also don’t see the point. It’s not like I drive past it and say to myself, “now I believe!” Someone made a huge as cross, it must be true!
http://www.thecross-photo.com/The_Cross_in_Effingham_Illinois.htm
I’m eager to see what will happen to that 170′ cross this hurricane season, and what “reasons” people will come up with when it topples.
@Briarking: If that cross ever falls down it’s because God knocked it over to keep the Feds off his trail. God knows He’s looking at billions of back to back life sentences if He ever gets caught, so sometimes He muddies the trail by knocking over His own buildings. It keeps everyone guessing.
‘Dick-measuring, Christian Style’, I love it!
I wonder if the Giganto-python fed off of the Giganto-duck?
Thanks for the article on recognizing religious agendas. Sure it was simplistic, but sometimes we need to be reminded. The artical also has a link to Ben Stein’s “Expelled” crapfest, so that was good in getting my blood pressure up. Excercise thru ire!
Oh… how horribly embarrassing for me. My folks not only live in Houston, but go to one of the churches that erected those crosses.
I hope there’s plenty of booze when I get home tonight.
Those crosses might look big, but they’re downright miniscule compared to the vast empty spaces we atheists have not filled with statues in testament to the utter non-existence of God! Neener, neener, neener!
Cool Girls sounds cool! It’s something I know I would’ve loved to have joined as a kid. Here’s hoping something like that is around if and when I ever have my own hypothetical daughter…
That mermaid tail just made my day so much better, you guys don’t even know. That’s downright heartwarming.