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Meta Stuff
It’s the Sundaylies, with a James Dobson Love Quiz, Desktop Aquariums, and Fantasy Food
Sunday Funny: Advanced Level Nonsense (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick T is for Tribulations: The Big Gendery Post Cat explains the difficulties of being transgender in the UK. Sex Ed with James Dobson: 10 Things you Didn’t Know about True Love Think you know a lot about love? Take this quiz to find out. Mad Art Lab Desktop Aquarium Challenge! Ethan…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! WISE MEN, Active Learning, Other December Celebrations, and Skipping Santa
Sunday Funny: Turn the other cheek. (via Cyanide and Happiness) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 124: Exploding Potatoes and Equations of State Mindy explains how an exploding potato relates to the idea gas law. Tracts in the Mail Elizabeth shares the way in which her grandparents have chosen to try to convert her this year. Escéptica Gods! Christmas Edition…
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Meta Stuff
ICYMI: December 22 – December 28 on the Skepchick Network
Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 79: That’s So Derivative Mindy continues learning about simple harmonic motion, with a brief calculus review. Skepticism as Survival It doesn’t fix everything, but skepticism has been a powerful tool in Grimalkin’s fight against depression. The Implications of Santa’s Race By pitting White Santa vs Black Santa, we’re ignoring all the other races Santa…
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Random Asides
Holiday Gift Guide
It is the holiday season! And whether you celebrate the solstice, Jesus, Krampus or the Flying Spaghetti Monster, one thing we can all agree on, is that gifts are nice to get! Each year, here at Skepchick, we do a little internet window-shopping and then point out the fun stuff we find to our readers. I realize not everyone can…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: December 23 – December 29 on the Skepchick Network
Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody! You know the best way to gear up for 2013? By checking out what you missed over Christmas on the Skepchick Network. Then, if you’re like me, you’ll fall asleep on the couch at 9 pm. YOLO. Teen Skepchick Discovering the Real Reason for the Holiday Season Lauren experiences a “traditional” Christmas season for the…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: December 16 – December 22 on the Skepchick Network
Happy Christmas/Newton-mas Eve! What? Did you think that just because it’s holiday time that I’d forget about you? Never! Enjoy these selections from the Skepchick Network! Teen Skepchick F*** You! Listen to My Argument! Olivia argues for civility in discussion. Merry Secular Christmas Katie shares her plan for a meaningful, secular Christmas celebration. TSBS Episode 3: I Never Thought the…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: So… death…
The last few days have been somber here in the Mofo house. My son, Moose, is 5, making him just about the same age as most of the victims at Sandy Hook. This shooting is affecting me in ways I couldn’t even imagine. I mean, it’s rarely not sad when a kid dies, but when it’s not something that immediately…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Who is Doing Santa?
The answer to that question might be Mrs. Claus or the elves. But really the actual question I am getting at is who is celebrating with the Santa story as part of their holiday festivities? Every year a battle is waged in two camps of the skeptical and the atheist communities. One camp says that it teaches a terrible message…
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