A Vale of Dollars The Business Insider As to the omniscience of central bankers and the omnipotence of the monetary policies in their employ, your editors would profess less fence-sitting agnosticism than outright atheism. Don't be fooled, Fellow Reckoner. Here on earth, at least, ... |
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Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science.
Feb
28
Over at his website, Jeremy “Look At Her” Stangroom has started a Big Project: he's trawling through Gnu Atheist blogs, looking desperately for any signs of incivility. His latest is his earth-shaking discovery that Richard Dawkins once ...
Feb
28
Sometimes you just have to pick up and leave the toxic waste…
Calvin Tillman, the mayor of the town of Dish, Texas is moving out after natural gas drilling has made his town unlivable.
It all sounded so appealing. The nice men at the gas company assured them they were experts who knew what they were doing and that the process of removing the gas from the ground (called fracking) was safe. The money was a welcome boom for a sleepy little town that had gone so far as to change its name to Dish in order to get a deal with a satellite TV provider (no joke).
But then the problems started to creep in… or rather seep up through the ground. The air took on an acrid smell, the water was flammable, and people started getting unexplained nosebleeds. Tillman moved his family away after his son suffered a nosebleed that hospitalized him.
Ahh, companies… they don’t have to care about anything anymore. Good old deregulation. Conservatism you can smell.
Calvin Tillman, the mayor of the town of Dish, Texas is moving out after natural gas drilling has made his town unlivable.
It all sounded so appealing. The nice men at the gas company assured them they were experts who knew what they were doing and that the process of removing the gas from the ground (called fracking) was safe. The money was a welcome boom for a sleepy little town that had gone so far as to change its name to Dish in order to get a deal with a satellite TV provider (no joke).
But then the problems started to creep in… or rather seep up through the ground. The air took on an acrid smell, the water was flammable, and people started getting unexplained nosebleeds. Tillman moved his family away after his son suffered a nosebleed that hospitalized him.
Ahh, companies… they don’t have to care about anything anymore. Good old deregulation. Conservatism you can smell.
Feb
28
Every once in a while, you've got to clear away the toxic waste by posting something, anything.
My favorite comment on this video was this: "I'd dive too if I was being recorded for no reason."
It reminds me, though, of my childhood. Our (that is, my sister and I) parents always tried to do little things to keep us entertained when we were young. One was going out to eat somewhere where the experience was about more than just stuffing our little faces (though I remember enjoying that, too), and we had regular restaurants we would go to. One was a seafood place, with its own little artificial lake (I say lake, because they advertise it as such, it's really more like a giant pond) out back. The pond/lake was occupied by a whole lot of ducks, and a few geese. They had vending machines with duck food, but you could also bring your own bread or whatever. So, sometimes before, but usually after, our meal, we'd head behind the restaurant to feed the ducks. That was our big thrill of the night. If you threw some popcorn (what those vending machines had at first, later switching to some kind of pellets) into the water, the ducks would go diving for it, often several of them at once. This video just reminded of that and brought some of those fond memories back.
What did one duck say to the other when the first one said how nice it was of people to throw them bread? "Yeah, but it's always stale!"
I don't know why feeding ducks seemed to be such a big thing back then. One time we went to visit my aunt and her husband and my two cousins. They lived a ways north of us, so when we got there, when it was time to "do something" and leave their apartment, my aunt grabbed a huge plastic bag full of old bread she'd been saving and off we went in their station wagon to the local lake to "feed the ducks".
Didn't take much to entertain kids in those days.
My favorite comment on this video was this: "I'd dive too if I was being recorded for no reason."
It reminds me, though, of my childhood. Our (that is, my sister and I) parents always tried to do little things to keep us entertained when we were young. One was going out to eat somewhere where the experience was about more than just stuffing our little faces (though I remember enjoying that, too), and we had regular restaurants we would go to. One was a seafood place, with its own little artificial lake (I say lake, because they advertise it as such, it's really more like a giant pond) out back. The pond/lake was occupied by a whole lot of ducks, and a few geese. They had vending machines with duck food, but you could also bring your own bread or whatever. So, sometimes before, but usually after, our meal, we'd head behind the restaurant to feed the ducks. That was our big thrill of the night. If you threw some popcorn (what those vending machines had at first, later switching to some kind of pellets) into the water, the ducks would go diving for it, often several of them at once. This video just reminded of that and brought some of those fond memories back.
What did one duck say to the other when the first one said how nice it was of people to throw them bread? "Yeah, but it's always stale!"
I don't know why feeding ducks seemed to be such a big thing back then. One time we went to visit my aunt and her husband and my two cousins. They lived a ways north of us, so when we got there, when it was time to "do something" and leave their apartment, my aunt grabbed a huge plastic bag full of old bread she'd been saving and off we went in their station wagon to the local lake to "feed the ducks".
Didn't take much to entertain kids in those days.
Feb
28
The Eels, or eels, or EELS… or however they choose to typeset their name this week, are a constantly rotating group of multi-instrumentalists centered on its founding and only constant member: Mark Oliver Everett, credited on most records as just simply E.
The band had a break-out hit in the 90s with “Novocaine for the Soul.” Their subsequent albums lacked any singles that received heavy radio play, but their work continued to be featured in dozens of films, including the first three Shrek movies and American Beauty.
The Eels were in the middle of a minor obscenity debate when their song, “It’s a Motherfucker” was claimed to be an example of liberals marketing obscenity-laced music to children by Dan Bartlett. The CD containing the song in question was given out for free at a Democratic Party political event and had cartoons drawn on the cover.
The band had a break-out hit in the 90s with “Novocaine for the Soul.” Their subsequent albums lacked any singles that received heavy radio play, but their work continued to be featured in dozens of films, including the first three Shrek movies and American Beauty.
The Eels were in the middle of a minor obscenity debate when their song, “It’s a Motherfucker” was claimed to be an example of liberals marketing obscenity-laced music to children by Dan Bartlett. The CD containing the song in question was given out for free at a Democratic Party political event and had cartoons drawn on the cover.
Feb
28
Note: Letter writers' names are changed to protect their privacy. Dear Richard, I am not asking for advice but being simply curious if I should count my self lucky. Up until the age of 10 my family attended our Episcopal church every ...
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Atheist Ethicist. A view of right and wrong, good and evil, in a universe without gods. Monday, February 28, 2011. Gay Marriage and Definitions .... Subscribe. Subscribe to Atheist Ethicist. Email Subscription. Enter your email address: ...
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I was able to write an entire post about Obama and liberals were able to chime in with their problems with him... but as soon as anything is said about the right, in come the comparisons to people on the left (which never match up in severity).
I submit that the right is completely and utterly incapable of self-assessment or critical thinking, that their bias is blatant and that they should shut the fuck up.
You can start by not responding to this and only giving it low ratings, you inarticulate dumb fucks.
I submit that the right is completely and utterly incapable of self-assessment or critical thinking, that their bias is blatant and that they should shut the fuck up.
You can start by not responding to this and only giving it low ratings, you inarticulate dumb fucks.
Feb
28
Attack on Vatican a cheap shot Owen Sound Sun Times Apart from good manners, the most immediate victim of Erroll Treslan's in your face atheism is his golf game. That his unorthodox back-swing and risible short game will be deprived of divine intervention is not an immoderate loss. ... |
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I've never been one to seek out songs with pro-atheist lyrics, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate it when I find one. And when I find one from a band I already like, that's even better. Here's Motorhead with "(Don't Need) ...
Feb
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A friend of mind, Mark Mittelberg, is an apologist. He encouraged me to watch some videos made a few years ago of a debate that was conducted at Willow Creek in Illinois. I just now watched them...and they are excellent.
Feb
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Among the general populace, ideas like “atheism” and “secular morality” are treated as radical and mysterious and perhaps self-contradictory. Among the most productive spheres of science and philosophy, phrases like “atheism” and ...
Feb
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How Atheism Touches Lives – Stirring Real Life Examples. By Scott Thong. Actually, snark – I don't have any. So I'm gonna request the help of anyone who happens to stumble across my post. Can you tell me: ...
Feb
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As a male who has no children, I'm not about to make a recommendation to anyone regarding breastfeeding. But reader Mary sent me an article in which the author, Monica Bielanko, says she didn't breastfeed her kids… for a reason I hadn't ...
Feb
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Christopher Hitchens discusses, on Australia's Lateline with Tony Jones, his function on the Man-Made myths of religion, versus the actuality of Atheism, with affectionateness to his underway scrutiny condition. ...
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What should we tell the census about our religious affiliation? The Guardian "Vote Nick, he's an atheist" is surely no more compatible with secularism that "Vote Dave, he's a Christian", or "Vote Saeeda, she's a Muslim". This may be unavoidable. But is it what we want? What should we tell the census about our religious ... |
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Graham: Pray for brother, be patient and loving toward him Alexandria Town Talk Graham: My brother and I don't get along very well, and one reason is because he's an atheist and I'm a Christian. He's always arguing with me about God, and while I try not to get upset, I admit he sometimes gets under my skin. ... |
