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Straight Palin' i.e. Pulling A Sarah Palin

iamastandupcomedian wrote 4 weeks ago: Must Not See TV One of the first cliches they teach you to rid yourself of at all costs in Journalis … more →

Tags: Adolf Hitler, Al Franken, ann coulter, bad commercials, Bio-fuel, Creationism, Evolution, Godwin's Law, Hunter S. Thompson

General Update (and some library stuff)1 comment

rappysaur wrote 1 month ago: Hey y’all, it’s been a while… These past two weeks have been really taxing with my … more →

Tags: Random Ramblings, frankenstein, Good Omens

transience

benjaminchew110478 wrote 1 month ago: “Look in the mirror, and don’t be tempted to equate transient domination with either int … more →

Tags: Quotes & Sayings, Quotes about Man, Quotes about the human race

free will

benjaminchew110478 wrote 1 month ago: “Wind back the tape of life; let it play again from an identical starting point, and the chanc … more →

Tags: Quotes & Sayings, Free Will, Freedom, human intelligence, Quotes about the human race, theory of evolution

Victor Stenger Visit

jacksonskepticalsociety wrote 2 months ago: Readers of the blog will know that Victor Stenger visited Jackson last week, to give a speech on his … more →

Tags: Carl Sagan, atheists, Millsaps, local speakers, Victor Stenger

QUOTE

Buck Denton wrote 3 months ago: Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not run … more →

Tags: animals, Biology, Quote, Science, Evolution, Sarah Palin on Evolution, Biologist, Evolution Is A Fact And A Theory, Acceptance of Evolution

Queen Honey Bee: Intelligently Designed?

halfpondbees wrote 3 months ago: We decided to begin keeping bees this summer and let me just say, it hasn’t been as hazard free as w … more →

Tags: Bees, BEE, Honey & Bees, randomness, Nature, Evolution, royal jelly

Fiksi Tanggung1 comment

Daeng wrote 3 months ago: Labirin Berujung Tunggal Kelak ketika ia sepenuhnya sadar, bahwa nanti akan lahir seorang manusia da … more →

Tags: lontar nalar, Jorge Luis Borges, ludwig van beethoven, chairil anwar, Charles Darwin, Pablo Picasso, Alfred Russell Wallace

The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it.

apcig wrote 3 months ago: - Stephen Jay Gould … more →

Tags: Complexity, Thought, pattern

spiritual atheists 1 comment

osopher wrote 4 months ago: James Wood (“God in the Quad,” New Yorker 8.31) is not the first to slam the “new … more →

Tags: Atheism, Evolution, Meaning, Philosophy, Religion, Science, spirituality, Daniel Dennett, James Wood

Why I am not an agnostic

raincoatoptimism wrote 4 months ago: Redirected from an article I had written last year: “If God did exist”, asks the advert for the Alph … more →

Tags: Atheism, RIchard Dawkins, Christianity, God, Charles Darwin, Creationism, Rowan Williams, St. Paul

Man is insignificant in evolutionary theory

soulangler wrote 4 months ago: Darwin’s revolution will be completed when we smash the pedestal of human arrogance and own th … more →

Tags: Sanctity of Life, Imago Dei

Explain THAT Science #3: Evolution 3 comments

geekysteven wrote 4 months ago: By Opinion Columnist Harry Trunckles Evolution is a LIE LIE LIE! Yelling that may make my position s … more →

Tags: Explain THAT Science! with Harry Trunckles, RIchard Dawkins, The God Delusion, Dolphins, Creationism, intelligent design, biblical literalism, Evolution, straw man

a flat earth?2 comments

mconrsullivan wrote 4 months ago: so I’m reading a book on the history of science in the West, and I noticed how early Greek phi … more →

Tags: Readings, Science, Learnings, History, Quotes, Flat Earth, Wikipedia, lies

Weekly Read-Along---July 24, 2009: The Median Isn't the Message1 comment

wepoplaski wrote 5 months ago: Material for the Stout-Hearted Reader to Ruminate ♦ Essays, Lectures & Speeches ♦ —   —   —   St … more →

Tags: Read along, Essay, Cancer Survival, The Median Isn't the Message

The Wealth Gap

To the left of centre wrote 5 months ago: I have recently become quite interested in the wealth (or more accurately income) distribution in th … more →

Tags: Politics, Tax, Wealth, Guardian, Polly Toynbee, Wealth Distribution, Wealth Gap

The Mismeasure of Asians: The Definitive Refutation to the Conjectures of the Bell Curve15 comments

notedscholar wrote 5 months ago: Attentive readers will recall a post I wrote awhile back introducing the issues of The Bell Curve. I … more →

Tags: brain studies, anime, authentic chinese good, Charles Murray, China, Chinese calligraphy, chinese food, Daniel Johnston, Desi

The Mismeasure of Asians: A Prelude6 comments

notedscholar wrote 5 months ago: Bell Curves: history, cultural context The Bell Curve, written by Dick Hernstein and Chuck Murray, i … more →

Tags: brain studies, Asians, Benazir Bhutto, Charles Murray, Creationism, g.e. moore shift, ge moore shift, Heath Ledger, Malcolm Gladwell

Quote #6

Juan José wrote 5 months ago: We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into leg … more →

Tags: Evolution, Evolución, Quote, Frase


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