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Raising a Child Without Religion, or Faith
Started by Dallas the Phallus on Tuesday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Every two or three blocks on the avenues of downtown Brooklyn, a big old stone church rises from the ranks of the brownstones. A couple of weeks ago, my little boy Felix pulled his trike to the curb…Continue
Tags: science, reason, parenting, atheism, secularism
ABC Nightline Face-Off: "Does God have a Future?"
Started by Dallas the Phallus Dec 19, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This is from 2010, but I've never seen this posted anywhere, so I'm going to post it here. It is a bit difficult to watch, mainly because you can't help but want to punch Deepak Chopra in the face,…Continue
Think on KERA: You Are Not So Smart
Started by Dallas the Phallus Nov 5, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
You Are Not So SmartWhat is the true reality of our existence? Are we living in a dream world? Our guest this hour, journalist and blogger David McRaney,…Continue
Tags: KERA, Think, David McRaney, illusions, cognitive biases
Magically Thinking
Started by Dallas the Phallus Aug 30, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Magically Thinking Magic. In the realm of the rational (or at least at a blog called Rationally Speaking), magic is usually something to be debunked, explained, or exposed as the normal quite…Continue
Tags: deception, magic, neuroscience, attention, brain
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Comment by Reggie on July 13, 2010 at 7:18pm -
Sadly, the Health Ranger has a response video.
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Comment by Reggie on July 13, 2010 at 7:12pm
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Love the Vaccine Song, Adrianna! Thanks for sharing! I want to get my daughter a shirt that reads "Hug Me, I'm Vaccinated". Anyone know where to order one?
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Comment by Henry Ruddle on July 12, 2010 at 5:06pm -
I notice that the male stick figure is "spilling his seed on the sand" so to speak. Isn't that a capital offense in the Bible? Time to get out the eraser of death!
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Comment by Rocky Oliver (LotusGeek) on June 2, 2010 at 3:44pm -
This has probably been posted here before, but I love it so much I wanted to share it. It is a "9 minute beat poem" called "Storm", by Tim Minchin. It definitely is a great demonstration of a skeptic vs a new ager.
Storm (with words, by Tim Minchin)
And even if you are familiar with it, you may not know that they're actually doing an animated movie version! It is being professionally done, and will be free when completed. You can find out more about it here - www.stormmovie.net
Enjoy!
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Comment by Adrian on May 25, 2010 at 11:55am
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Yep, Jaume. Lunatics, malcontents and religious nutters to America, overpopulated Scots to Canada, convicts to Australia, and the rest to exploit as cheap labour and captive markets. What is remarkable is that the rest of the world allowed a little west European island to dominate it for so long!
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Comment by Jaume on May 25, 2010 at 9:52am -
And they used to send their convicts to Australia. Seems like the Brits colonized the world for no other reason than asylums and penitentiaries got in the way of their golf courses and game huntings.
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We know they'll feel at home there. After all it's been our policy for nigh on 400 years....... ;-)
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Adriana,
You are aware that he hasn't practised in the UK for many years, but has a thriving practice somewhere in the States (Texas, I think)?
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Comment by Reggie on May 24, 2010 at 1:17pm
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Anti-vaxxers will make a martyr out of Wakefield.
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Comment by Reggie on May 6, 2010 at 1:55pm
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Maybe instead of a human baby, they use a puppy? If he is simply stating things that people might assume a human baby would be thinking, the change of species should bear that out, I would think.
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