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Moving things around. Chariots of Iron Blog Online.

Over on the Wired.com blogs I saw an interesting article which relates precisely to the segment we did in season one, episode one.

This article does a much better job of pointing out some competing ideas, and gets into some information I did not have time to adequately cover in the segment, I strongly suggest clicking through the links in the article as well. I know that the LHC is dominating the minds of pop-science fans, but these are major breakthroughs going on which implications… Continue

Added by Eli on September 9, 2008 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Atheist Revolution: Be an Atheist Activist in 30 Minutes a Week

A per usual, vjack over at Atheist Revolution has an excellent post on how you can be an Atheist Activist with minimal effort. While we can always strive to put more time in than 30 minutes a week, this post lays out a fantastic starting plan! This is the least we can do and very doable and effective. Cheers vjack!

Added by IsThatLatin on September 9, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

And once they take the stage...

"Right now they haven't seen the true church. There's an underground church that the world has no idea that exists."

Well, you aren't as secret as you'd like to think. Most moderate Christians just like to deny that you… Continue

Added by AtheistJoy on September 9, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Harvard honors the Sarah Palin of humanism

It's always interesting when someone unexpectedly breaks from the backfield and grabs a high-profile plum from more worthy contenders. Dan Quayle, Harriet Miers, and Clarence Thomas leap to mind. Shakespeare in Love beating Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture, or Art Carney (!) beating Dustin Hoffmann, Jack Nicholson, and Al Pacino for Best Actor.

Sarah Palin recently joined the ranks of those unexpectedly thrust to the front of the line,… Continue

Added by Dale McGowan on September 9, 2008 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Monday, 08 September, 2008 20:41

Monday, 08 September, 2008 20:41

Nilknarf Daily Haiku

clearly. the path to

complete understanding

is complete knowledge.

Knowing, understanding... feeling. All tied together in our wonderful human brains.

Some call the combination "soul".

Thus, the combination word, soul-mate.

Karen and I had it for at least the last fifteen years... I thought that we had it all along, but it kept growing and growing... what we had was a… Continue

Added by Douglas Franklin on September 8, 2008 at 8:48pm — No Comments

“So Sambo beat the b!tch!”

Don't get mad at me, I didn't say it. She did.

“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up… Continue

Added by IsThatLatin on September 8, 2008 at 6:58pm — 1 Comment

The Real

I.

The physical encompasses all, it is existence itself.

It is the beginning and the end.

To speak of before, after or beyond the physical is nonsensical.

The physical has no opposites or complements, it is singular.

It is the source of all things, ever creating new forms.

The physical is ever-changing, ever in motion.

II.

The physical is awe-inspiring and majestic.

It is compelling in its… Continue

Added by Will on September 8, 2008 at 6:28pm — No Comments

Atheist Vote 2008

How should a non-theist who values the separation of state vote in 2008? The quick answer, "against Sara Palin" may be too simple minded. Remember Penn Gillette's' warning that the lesser of two evils is still evil. Election 2008 presents a terrible dilemma. I don't have a clue as to what Atheists should do come Election Day 2008.

This is a year when no Atheist should feel entirely at ease in casting their vote. Any way I look at it, I will either feel guilty for what I "supported"… Continue

Added by Russ on September 8, 2008 at 5:09pm — 2 Comments

Lambda Delta

See my blog at http://lambdadelta.wordpress.com/

Added by Tony "Hussein" Sidaway on September 8, 2008 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Introduction

I just recently joined Atheist Nexus because I moved to a place to teach Spanish where most people are conservative and Christian. Before I lived somewhere where liberal atheists were relatively common, and at least no one would assume I was a Christian or Republican.

This is my first year teaching, and I had to move here to get started, or somewhere I would like even less. Not knowing anyone, and being afraid to say what I really think out here, I need somewhere I can go to be… Continue

Added by Rebecca on September 7, 2008 at 10:17pm — 5 Comments

Sunday, 07 September, 2008 16:50

Sunday, 07 September, 2008 16:50

Nilknarf Daily Haiku

Blow, winds of freedom!

blow as much as you want to...

leave my house alone....

Josephine has dissipated... KC lost. Ike looks like it is headed straight towards Houston.

This is not good.

Hitting anywhere in the gulf is going to be bad... hopefully circumstances will reduce it to being a one or two before it makes landfall.

Right now, Cuba is getting battered badly, with… Continue

Added by Douglas Franklin on September 7, 2008 at 8:54pm — No Comments

My history with Christianity

When I was growing up, my father was extremely harsh and controlling. He was never physically abusive in any way, but he was an emotional nightmare, and that nightmare tended to spread to anyone who got close to him. I don't hold a grudge against him any more; we've spoken and made amends, so to speak. As a small child, however, many of the things about him were terrifying -he was tall, his voice was deep and loud, and every time he got mad, it was an explosion of rage that had built up because… Continue

Added by wisp on September 7, 2008 at 7:29pm — 2 Comments

Palin's Church: A Clear Menace

Watch this. Watch it right now.

Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement that was declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement that was featured in the award winning movie, "Jesus Camp," which showed young children being trained to do battle for the Lord. At least three of four of Palin's churches… Continue

Added by IsThatLatin on September 7, 2008 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Attention xtians - Repeal the 13th Amendment

Okay, so in my continuing struggles with theitards, I posted a message asking if Slavery was moral. Simple enough, right? Well, you'd be surprised at the depths these people will go to justify their delusions! Here… Continue

Added by Larian LeQuella on September 7, 2008 at 3:34pm — 6 Comments

Ask Sarah ...

Because I have SERIOUS doubts about Sarah Palin, here are some questions that I would like her to answer without first consulting Google or Wikipedia. (Not necessarily these exactly, but rather questions patterned after these):

Who are the current President of Mexico and Prime Minister of Canada, and which political parties do they represent?
Who are the…

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Added by NH Baritone on September 7, 2008 at 1:37pm — 2 Comments

No Smear too Ridiculous

By many accounts Rick Warren, bestselling author, Pastor of the Christian Saddleback Church and host to a recent Presidential debate, is a well meaning and sincere guy. Based on what he says though, I have to ask, “Is there any slam on non-believers that would be too ridiculous for him to make?”

Pastor Rick appears to pretty open to electing Presidential Candidates of differing religious perspectives. Taking him at his word, he could support candidates from faith traditions that vary… Continue

Added by Russ on September 7, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

HELPING BELIEVERS TO KNOW THEIR BIBLE BETTER

HELPING BELIEVERS TO KNOW THEIR BIBLE BETTER

Print this on gummed labels and stick into bibles everywhere because believers like to know their bible better.

Those who claim that the bible is the word of god and therefore the truth can hardly complain.

Megalomaniacal God and his Mass Killings

—Genocides Committed by or Authorised by God—

Everyone in the world apart from Noah and family (Genesis… Continue

Added by Dr. Terence Meaden on September 7, 2008 at 4:00am — 8 Comments

Saturday, 06 September, 2008 23:34

Saturday, 06 September, 2008 23:34

Nilknarf Daily Haiku

Love is but freedom

and freedom is what it is;

then there's liberty....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY J D!!!!

A pleasant day... didn't get to sleep until 02:00, but I got up at 09:00 and felt great.

Rainy and cold again today, so no walk.... there will be some good walking days soon... or maybe I could just put on a pair of jeans, heh.

I went to the grocery store and felt so cool -… Continue

Added by Douglas Franklin on September 6, 2008 at 11:52pm — No Comments

Quotes 'n Jokes

"I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy next to me."

Woody Allen

"Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn."

Fulton Sheen.

"In the beginning there was nothing and God said 'Let there be light', and there was still nothing but everybody could see it."

Dave Thomas.

"If absolute power corrupts… Continue

Added by Valles Marineris on September 6, 2008 at 11:04pm — No Comments