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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 1 minute ago. 10 Replies 1 Like

Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue

What are your Memorial Day plans?

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I just wanted to make a fun discussion and see what all of you are doing on Memorial Day.Anyone attending a parade?Anyone honoring vets?Here is an event in Austin that looks very interesting to me.Austin, TXClose Assault 1944 is living history and…Continue

Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens

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Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue

Two years of Egypt's Muslilm Brotherhood rule

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This photo essay shows the remarkable benefits of replacing a secular government with a religious one. The fate of Egypt is quite an endorsement for the superior morality of religious rule.I was a bit surprised by the extent to which the temporary…Continue

Tags: Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian quality of life

Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic

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Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing

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Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing and our bodies have all kinds of red flags it sends up to tell us something is wrong. Pay attention to those flags, they can save your health and your life. I talked to a lady yesterday who…Continue

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Comment by The Flying Atheist on February 20, 2013 at 10:51am: Beautiful video, Tony, with an important message. Along the same train of thought......did anyone see the the most recent NOVA show on PBS that aired last week? Here's the link: NOVA: Earth from Space

It's an awesome overview of earth from space and how, with the use of our satellite technology, we can monitor the different ecosystems on our planet and how they all relate to each other. We live in an incredibly complex and fragile environment. And I'm amazed at really how smart our species has become to be able to develop such advanced technology.

Melinda, I'm stealing the Secular Creed. It's great. I was just having a phone conversation the other day with a new friend and I was explaining to him what exactly is a secular humanist. The Secular Creed really boils it down to the basics. I wish I had it available a few days ago.

When explaining secular humanism to someone who doesn't know anything about it does anyone else, like me, feel as though they sound like some hippie trying to explain the advancement of some utopian world society? I do. Secular Humanism is a philosophy; a way to live, and I think most people don't view the way in which they live their lives as 'a philosophy.' Am I making sense? lol

And yes, chocolate overrules licorice. But both together.......? Ahhhhhhh.

Comment by booklover on February 20, 2013 at 8:17am

Comment by booklover on February 20, 2013 at 8:15am: Love the pics everyone~ esp. Marvin, Ruth! lol.

Joan "and they began to cry ' Oh Mother Dear, see here, see here, our mittens we have lost!'" :)

Comment by Tony Carroll on February 20, 2013 at 7:36am: http://vimeo.com/planetarycollective/overview

Astronauts talking about being in space. Just wow!

Comment by Chris Breman on February 20, 2013 at 5:42am: Thanks for the ´secular creed´pic, Melinda, I'll copy it.

`Saltlakrids` sounds very similar to ´zoute drop´ Ian. And I like dark chocolate too; it's even considered as health food when the cocoa is over 80 percent.

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 20, 2013 at 1:11am: Three little kittens, they lost their mittens, and they ...

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 20, 2013 at 1:10am: Cat and Dog!

Comment by sk8eycat on February 20, 2013 at 12:58am: I like the Secular Creed, too.
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Poor Marvin...trying to unscrew the inscrutable... Cats...you never know what they're going to do next. Wish I was that limber.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on February 20, 2013 at 12:15am: I like the Secular Creed, booklover.

Good night all.

Comment by Patricia on February 19, 2013 at 7:44pm: Dark chocolate for me.....Italian, or Belgian, preferably. Not a licorice fan, but never heard of it being salty before.