E=MCdurrrrrrrrr
Posted on February 23, 2007
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According to MIT’s Technology Review, “216 million Americans are scientifically illiterate.” By “illiterate,” they mean that more than half the population of the U.S. “cannot read a simple story in, say, Technology Review or the New York Times science section and understand even the basics of DNA or microchips or global warming.” Read more
What To Strive For
Posted on February 22, 2007
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Last week, this quote was posted on OverheardinNewYork.com. I think this level of historical confusion is exactly what we should strive for:
“Who Told You about God?
Mom: So, what kind of animals do you think we will see at the zoo?
Small boy: I think elephants and snakes… Mom? Are there also pretend things there, like dinosaurs and God?
Mom: I think we need to have a talk when we get home.
–N train near Union Square”
Atheists Less Trusted Than Crazy People
Posted on February 22, 2007
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According to this recent Gallop Poll, more people would vote for a Mormon for president than would vote for an atheist. To say nothing about the absurdity of the Mormon religion, I wish this finding were surprising. And I wish that it mattered. I cannot see a time in the near future that we will have any politician, at least in the national arena, openly admitting to not believing in God.
Darwinists Are The Real Terrorists… Apparently
Posted on February 6, 2007
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French schools and universities have begun receiving copies of a Turkish propaganda book entitled “The Atlas Of Creation” which quotes from the Koran and states that humans did not evolve but rather that they were created.
It also states that theories of Charles Darwin are “the true source of terrorism”.
Like To Blaspheme? Go Directly To Jail!
Posted on February 4, 2007
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Here’s an interesting case of state enforced religion, taken directly from the Massachusetts government website.
Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.
I don’t think there is much that I can say about this aside from the obvious fact this draconian law is completely ridiculous! Thankfully I haven’t heard any cases of this actually being enforced, so I think it’s time for this law to be removed from the books. I love Penn Jillette’s idea about having a 12 month expiry on all laws so that only the important laws would continually be renewed while the useless ones would be forgotten.
The Land of Rape and Recklessness
Posted on February 1, 2007
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According to this report by wftv.com, because of a flawed legal policy, a 21-year-old woman was held for two days in jail after reporting being raped. To top it off, the woman was denied the morning after pill to prevent pregnancy because a “jail worker later refused to give her a second dose [of the morning after pill]…because of religious convictions.” Read more
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