Good without god. But… Isn’t that impossible?
The mere idea that there are individuals who do not believe in god, and some that even have the audacity to say so, is tremendously offensive to a certain segment of the population. If someone implies...
View ArticleCan’t take a joke? Confirmation bias too strong?
I read a blog post today. It was one of several that I took time to look at. This post in particular was made by someone who was angry about something they saw on the Internet. What was it they saw?...
View ArticleA Poster Boy for the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Many people are not familiar with the term Dunning-Kruger Effect. The linked Wikipedia article begins with a very good description: The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled...
View ArticleJoe’s Grand Fantasy, Part One
I’ve written about Joe Cienkowski on a previous occasion. Some of you may already be familiar with Joe and his ideas about evolution and atheism. I’ve had brief exchanges with Joe on Twitter, and...
View ArticleThe Sky Is Falling! Seeds! Buy Seeds!
This advertisement is being promoted by WorldNut Daily. Surprise, surprise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRqwU5oeLA …in an economic meltdown, non-hybrid seeds could become more valuable than even...
View ArticleHelp! Help! I’m being repressed!
It has recently come to my attention [by way of a post at Dispatches From the Culture Wars] that a group of Christians in the State of California feel that they need to codify their rights to...
View ArticleCan You Feel the Righteous Love?
I could probably write a blog post every day based solely on articles found on WorldNetDaily (or WingNutDaily, as it is often called). There are actually some very good reasons for why I don’t do that,...
View ArticleNO LAW respecting an establishment of religion…
The First Amendment and Religion The title of this blog post is from the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. The words “Congress shall make no law respecting an...
View ArticleThe Disgusting Hatred of Homosexuals via KRK
Lest we forget that the hatred of people based on their sexuality is not exclusive to fanatics in the United States: For those who may not be able to read the graphic, Mr. Khan tweeted this gem on 21...
View ArticleChris Rodda Debunks David Barton’s Jefferson Lies
David Barton, the über-right-wing’s darling ‘historian’ is a liar. What’s worse is that he’s a liar for Jesus. He and his ilk will stop at nothing to rewrite the history of our nation to reflect their...
View ArticleA Mad Rush
It’s not the rush you’d expect. This one happens to be Erik Rush, and I refer to him as mad not because he’s angry, but because he seems to be rather mentally unhinged. My story begins with a blog post...
View ArticleMisinformation Works; Dangerously So
Yes; misinformation works. Places like Fox News excel at it. Nutjobs like Pam Geller and her ilk have been very successful at promoting fear of anything associated with Islam. They achieve this by...
View ArticleVirginia county board says no followers of ‘pre-Christian deities’ allowed to...
Virginia county board says no followers of ‘pre-Christian deities’ allowed to deliver prayers (via Raw Story ) County officials in Virginia have apparently violated the constitution by designating...
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