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This, at The Panda’s Thumb. There are a lot of considerations that go into a custody decision. I’d be surprised if this were the only reason. The story itself caught my eye because, surprise! I found myself in the same situation not that long ago, the difference being that since I had agreed to the homeschooling (even though I no longer do), a judge would most likely not side with my position. It seems that, for some, believing in heaven (or the afterlife of your choice) doesn’t automatically mean you’re in a hurry to get there. A study at the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute found that among 345 terminal cancer patients, those who prayed regularly were more than three times more likely to receive intensive life-prolonging care than those who relied least on religion. Continue reading This is the end, my only friend, the end. P.Z. Meyers over at Pharyngula has a wonderful example of how the wacky creationists, in their desperate effort to oppose real science, endorse the most bizarre (and dangerous) ideas.
Continue reading Science vs. Crap Today is Darwin Day! Let’s all raise a pint (or your beverage of choice) in honor of the man who helped make modern biology what it is today. In fact, raise two, because this one is special: The 200th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of The Origin of Species. That makes 2009 Darwin fucking year. There are plenty of events througout the world, and frankly, too many to link to. I’m afraid I’d leave out some thing important. So in this case, Google is your friend. Quite a lot of colleges and universities have science lectures in honor of the day, and I think that learning (or teaching) something new about science would be a fabulous way to honor the man’s work. Continue reading Happy Birthday, Chuck! Most people have heard of postsecret, the site that publishes anonymous confessions sent in by readers. I just found another site, maybe you’ve seen it before, that has a different mission: tell the world how rotten your life is. It’s called F*** my life.
I don’t think I can add any more to that. Well, I updated the theme. Now all I have to do is find a more appropriate image and logo. The work never ends… Well, it looks like they’re at it again. Our friends in the Holy Roman Catholic Church have resumed the practice of granting plenary indulgences. What’s an indulgence, you ask? The Catholic Encyclopedia describes a plenary indulgence as
Continue reading They’re baaaack… So, this blog is ostensibly about the horrors of fundamentalist xianity, and my intense lack thereof. But I’ve been debating whether I should include other topics, so as not to dilute the wackiness those theists give us. So, when I saw Dan Savage’s latest column, I was thrilled that I wouldn’t have to make that decision in order to post this:
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