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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: The Thickening
I am spread way too thin! I have too much to do, and not enough enough time in the day to do it. I need to be thickened. I know, it’s a common complaint; one that I’ve made here many times before, I’m sure. But we’ve been talking about a lot of heavy shit on the blog lately, so for…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Please Tell Me This Is An Act
The Daily Show on Comedy Central is great at exposing hypocrisy and stupidity in politics, society, and pop culture. And as a fan of the show, I tune in regularly to laugh at the humorous way they make their points. But on last night’s show, when they ran the segment in this video, I wasn’t laughing as much as I was…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Where Should We Tread?
I’m having Internet issues today, so I apologize if this AI seems rushed. Want to try to get something posted for you all to discuss before I lose my connection again. Well, I’ve recently been following a couple of different intriguing stories in the news dealing with large animals. One tragic story here in the US yesterday saw the release of dozens of…
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Activism
AI: Christopher Hitchens
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Texas Freethought Convention, which was co-sponsored by the Atheist Alliance of America. Aside from the fact that this was a very successful atheist conference in Houston, Texas, the highlight of the gathering was the Saturday night presentation of the Richard Dawkins Freethinker of the Year Award to Christopher Hitchens by…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Steve Jobs
Before we start today’s discussion, I just want to encourage those of you attending the Texas Freethought Convention in Houston this weekend to look me up and say hello. I’ll be floating around there somewhere. Ok, well it’s been a big news day so far in the US. Beloved country music star and 500 foot mountain fall survivor Hank Williams Jr. was…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos?
Let’s go hardcore science with today’s discussion. “A European physics collaboration made a stunning announcement September 23, after having clocked elementary particles called neutrinos making the underground journey from a lab in Switzerland to one in Italy. The neutrinos made the trip 60 nanoseconds faster than they would have traveling at light speed, the researchers found. Faster, that is, than…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Two More Dead
There were a couple of executions in the United States last night. In Texas, convicted white supremacist, Lawrence Brewer, was given a lethal injection for the dragging death of a black man named James Byrd Jr. And in Georgia, Troy Davis was executed for killing police officer Mark MacPhail. The Davis case has received a lot of press because many high…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: What’s Your Beef? (End of Summer Edition)
Well, we did this before with some success, so I’ve decided to give it another go. Don’t want to dip into this well too often, but I’m sure there are a whole host of new and different things that have you riled up; at least to some degree. Republican presidential candidates, bad science, Dr. Oz. . . . The list…
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