From Josh from Herbivore’s blog.
I am still often surprised by the other ‘members’ of my gender (he said member, dude), even though I really should not be at this point in my life. I guess surprised is the wrong word, then; how about disappointed? Yes, that’s probably more accurate. I am still disappointed by the [...]
But no, not Michael Palin. I see. Too bad.
Here’s the funniest thing I’ve read about her all day:
Governor Palin is leader of a state with less people than Multnomah County.
There are all kinds of things I could say about her, but I really doubt that McCain has any real chance of winning the [...]
I’ve been complaining in all of my various online venues this week about the overly-religious bent to the Democratic convention.
Fortunately, I’m not the only one. Here’s a good piece in the Washington Post and here’s the AU take.
Just to be clear, lest some troll leave some ill-conceived response, I have nothing against any individual [...]
Via Dr. Torres:
Steel cross from the WTC installed in PA.
And anyone on that flight, or anyone in the WTC or the Pentagon who died on 9/11 who was not Christian - who either practiced another religion or no religion at all - will forever be lumped, with no say in the matter, into the majority with this [...]
I’ve been hanging out with StM celebrities Jason (forum moderator) and Jackie (the only podcast guest so far) this week as they’ve been in P-Town on vacation.
You can see three of our exciting Oregon adventures here.
They’ll be heading home tomorrow, and I’ll be sad to see them go. But that’s good news for the rest [...]
Rick Warren advises that you not vote for an atheist for President, from this article:
An atheist says, ‘I don’t need God,’” Warren said. “They’re saying, ‘I’m totally self-sufficient in myself,’ and nobody’s self-sufficient enough to be president — it’s too big a job.
Once again someone is maligning atheists in public for 1) no good reason [...]
It’s a good thing no one cares about the law anymore.
Because otherwise, someone might point out a contradiction between “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States” and “The Rev. Rick Warren, author of the best-seller “The Purpose-Driven Life,” will spend an hour [...]
According to Scientific American, human cognition is more of an “upgrade” than a giant leap of intellectual superiority above the non-humans:
Such biological subtleties, along with behavioral ones, suggest that human intelligence is best likened to an upgrade of the cognitive capacities of nonhuman primates rather than an exceptionally advanced form of cognition.
But, I’m sure this [...]
People are planning for potential protest problems at the Democratic convention in Denver, as well they should. Having seen much protesting in my activist city, I know that the police are usually the ones who get out of hand at these things.
But as much as I agree with the sentiments of protesters, and I [...]