Archive for July, 2007
Question Authority
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Friendly Atheist led me to an article by Reason Magazine about dangerous ideas. I was an econ major in school, and many of the questions actually come from economists, which I find really amusing as economists are (were) not well known for bringing up moral topics. A few that that come from economic arguments (or […]
If you need another reason to skip Domino’s
Monday, July 23rd, 2007You may already be aware that Domino’s pizza isn’t the best pie in town. In fact, it is likely the worst (sorry, the local shops are always better, and this goes for Pizza Hut and Papa John’s too). But, not everyone is aware of founder Thomas S. Monaghan’s dream: a Christian state, starting with the […]
Super Ultra Jesus Dude - now with cape and chopping action!
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Yep, according to Local 6 of Orlando, “Wal-Mart To Sell Jesus, Religious Action Figures” at “stores that sell a lot of Bibles.” The toys are made by one2believe.
I guarantee the kids playing with these things still just bash them in to each other and argue about who’s dead. Though, to their credit, only one […]
Thank you Lance!
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007(what a better way to introduce myself as another contributor to the blog than by bringing up male genitalia.)
If there was a god, I’d still have both nuts.
Lance Armstrong as quoted by ET Magazine
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Quotes for the day
Sunday, July 15th, 2007I happen to love the Simpons, and the (not so) subtle jabs at religion. I came a across a nice Simpons site with a quotes section specifically for religion. Two of my favorites:
Homer: I’m normally not a praying man, but if you’re up there, please save me Superman.
and
Barney: Jesus must be spinning in his […]
What If…..
Sunday, July 15th, 2007I don’t know why we have had so many comics lately, something strange has been going on. Anyway, believers have no proof that cows, chickens and mosquitoes aren’t going to heaven, just like there is no proof that any humans are. Yet, in a strange version of Pascal’s wager we have the above. And just […]
Why do we have ugly people (among other less pleasant things)
Saturday, July 14th, 2007A post on Newsweek about evolution that doesn’t suck! I’m happily surprised.
Why Doesn’t Evolution Get Rid of Ugly People? takes a look at one potential reason that seemingly undesirable traits persist. In short, a gene that provides an unfavorable trait for one sex might be favorable for the other.
I’m not an evolutionary biologist, and if […]
Best Children’s Title Ever
Friday, July 13th, 2007Via Digg
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This Isn’t Funny
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Religious Book Seller Struck By Lightning [via Digg]. OK, it is a little funny, but more depressing than anything.
“He’s unconscious, he’s in a coma,” said Francisco Perez, leader of the Puerto Rico-based group. “It’s difficult what happened, you know, but what can we do? Things happen in life, but we still believe in God.”
Really? Really? […]
Creationist Humor
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Yes, they really are quite funny. Check out the Intelligent Design Zoo over at Science Humor.
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Theocracy Quote for the Day
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007The following popped up on my daily atheist quote:
“The legitimate powers of government extend to only such acts as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say that there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg.”
- Thomas Jefferson
Very fitting.
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American Idiot
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007As we round out the Blog Against Theocracy on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence I thought I would just share some of the political links and random thoughts that have bubbled up during my surfing in the last two days.
First, we have NYC man held for reciting 1st Amendment [Yahoo! News] - what’s […]
Pownce Invites
Monday, July 2nd, 2007UPDATE: You can find me on Pownce with username bk127001.
A little diversion from the usual topic found here, but I thought I would throw it out to any non-theists out there who are also on the geeky side - I have 3 Pownce invites to share, so it you’re interested, please leave a comment and […]
Blog Against Theocracy
Sunday, July 1st, 2007As the United States celebrates independence this year, it is important that all of us consider what this independence means, and how to maintain it. Since 2001 when George W Bush came in to power, the personal independence of the American people has been chipped away in the name of homeland security and ‘family values.’ […]
