Religion
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Biblical Archaeology
Mt. Nebo in Jordan at Sunset. I consider archaeology a very interesting and important field of research in general, but I am often skeptical of Biblical Archaeology. Particularly when archaeologists working in the Holy Land are devout Christians, I wonder about the objectiveness of their research. Of course, no research is without its biases, but I think that it is…
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Save the Date, Nonbelievers! (Plus something for the West Coast)
From April 20th to the 22nd, the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard is throwing a big fat conference to celebrate 30 years of nonbelief! If you’re anywhere near New England/the East Coast/the United States/Earth, you should make plans to be there (and let me know!). Salman Rushdie, E.O. Wilson, Steven Pinker, Lori Lipman Brown, and lots of other freethinkers will be…
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Speaking of hating people…
I hate religious dickheads who try to make the rest of us follow their insane rules. Why am I so pissed? Because I just read this story (pasted below). DENVER — A Senate committee split along party lines to kill a proposal Monday that would have banned most abortions in Colorado. The proposal (Senate Bill 143), modeled after one passed…
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Young Earth Creationists Are NOT Geologists
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. The rock formation in which the arch formed is older than 6,000 years. Not too surprising, considering that most rocks on Earth are older than 6,000 years. I am generally a nice person. I am polite and patient, and I try to listen to people, even when I disagree with them. I do…
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Degayed.
“They” say there’s no cure for the common cold, but I say they’re just not looking hard enough. At one time, I bought into the idea that I just had to wait out the sniffling and coughing, but it occurred to me today that it must be possible. After all, if they can cure homosexuality, they can cure anything. Surely…
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I sold my soul, and all I got was this AWESOME DVD!
So, good news! I received my DVD of The God Who Wasn’t There for my participation in the Rational Response Squad’s Blasphemy Challenge, just as promised! It’s very well done and contains a lot of great extended interviews and extra commentary tracks. Reader Alex sent me a link to this blog in which a well-meaning woman tries to assemble a…
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Creative Differences
This week I was going to vent my annoyance about the recycling campaign currently going on at my job, but then yesterday I came across this article subtitled I used to think creationists were monsters, until I married one, and I couldn’t resist. The article is about a girl who was raised Roman Catholic, left the church at age 16,…
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The boycot was a bust
Unfortunately, according to Business Week, the boycott on Kanab, Utah, turned out to be a bust. For those of you who missed it: In January, Kanab’s city council passed a Natural Family Resolution: “The resolution described the natural family as man and woman, duly married “as ordained of God,” with hearts “open to a full quiver of children.” The council…
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