Thanks to John Cmar for pointing out this excellent cartoon from NonStampCollector by way of PZ Myers. In eight minutes, nearly everything an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent god could have done (but did not) to absolutely and incontrovertibly prove his existence is spelled out in an amusing and clever cartoon.... Read more...
On Bush’s First Veto
I was all set to get righteous about Bush and his ridiculous, malinformed, politicized position on embryonic stem cell research, but this guy did it well enough. Read more...
The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Fleshly… Unless The Graphics Kick Ass!
Boing Boing once again fills us in on another mind-shaker... according to the site Talk To Action, Left Behind Games Inc. will be releasing a video game later this year -- a first-person shooter like Quake or Splinter Cell -- in which the player takes the role of a Christian paramilitary soldier. Your goal? Convert the citizens of New York City to Christ... or terminate with extreme prejudice. You are encourage to convert or kill Jews, Muslims, Catholics, gays, and anyone opposed to your goal of an American theocracy. Read more...
Non-Issue
All this fuss over “The DaVinci Code,” “Holy Blood, Holy Grail,” Mary Magdalene, the Knights Templar, blah blah blah! Seriously. Arguing over whether Jesus died (childless) on the cross and was resurrected in three days is like asking if Heracles is really the son of Zeus, or if Osiris was... Read more...
Wiccan War Dead Discrimination
I've made it pretty clear, both in this blog and in my personal life, that I am not a religious person. In fact, I've ranted against the negative efforts of some faiths on scientific and medical progress. However, I will always support a person's right to have faith in whatever it is that gives them comfort. I saw something today that raised that particular set of hackles. Read more...
Less Intelligence, More Designed
Thanks to Cydniey for pointing out this article on the ongoing Dover, PA trial. Hmm… Monty Python’s Flying Spaghetti Monster, anyone? Makes me hungry… for science! Read more...
FSM and ID
Not sure how many of of you are aware of the Kansas School Board and their decision to hold a hearing on whether to allow Intelligent Design to be taught in public schools in that state. Even George W. Bush has said, “I think that part of education is to... Read more...
Belief-o-matic
Hm… I sometimes take silly quizzes. This one comes in pretty accurate: My theological leanings: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (94%) 3. Liberal Quakers (93%) 4. Secular Humanism (93%) 5. New Age (84%) 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%) 7. Mahayana Buddhism (79%) 8. Nontheist (71%) 9. Reform... Read more...