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Will the internet be the end of religion?

In the past, the only information people had access too was the story’s and ides of the people around them. Whit the advent of the printing press people now has access to information in the books they could get ahold of but there access to information was still limited and most would never leave there town or city. People had no information on where the world came from, where humanity came from why people got sick, what lightening was and why it strikes where it strikes. They had no… Continue

Added by Lone Wolf on October 25, 2008 at 11:05pm — 1 Comment

Tray Tables Up! Flights of nonsense landing in Texas schools

texflag32988 The next act in the long and ugly creationist end-game will take place in Texas. After the previous two acts, my confidence is high.



One of my dearest hopes for the next generation is that they get a real shot at understanding evolution. My own teenage understanding of the theory was fuzzy around the edges, since we touched on it for all of about eight minutes in high school. I didn't encounter it again until Anthro 1 at Berkeley--at which point it dazzled me so much I… Continue

Added by Dale McGowan on October 22, 2008 at 5:39pm — No Comments

What Is A Scientist, A True Scientist?

WHAT IS A SCIENTIST, A SINCERE AND GENUINE SCIENTIST?



This question about scientists arises whenever there are people hoping to claim that science and religion can be compatible. Most such commentators get the matter entirely wrong.



Obviously to start with, a minimum requirement is that for somebody to be considered as even a candidate to be a scientist he or she must have had adequate scientific training OR scientific experience to a suitably high level maintained for a… Continue

Added by Dr. Terence Meaden on October 15, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

David Grinspoon: The Science and The Hype

This October 23rd from 3 to 5 pm, Metro State Atheists will be hosting a lecture by David Grinspoon, author of “Lonely Planets” and curator of astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, entitled “The Science and the Hype: Why Denver Doesn’t eed an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commision.”. Lucia Guatney, author of the popular blog “Splendid Elles”, will be presenting Grinspoon.

Location
Auraria Campus, North Classroom
9000 Auraria Parkway
Denver, CO, 80217

Added by Metro State Atheists on September 25, 2008 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Why are Americans so afraid of Science?

This is really a blog about blogs. ;) Okay, in my local paper, I posted a blog with this same title. You can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/3hxwnm



Not 24 hours later, I see this gem: http://tinyurl.com/5gbvv3



Needless to say, this got me a bit hot under the collar (and amused in an incredulous sort of sad way). I decided to give this particular theitard a list of the reasons the… Continue

Added by Larian LeQuella on September 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 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

Dubiosity

My blog is called Dubiosity, and you can find it at dubiosity.net.

On it, you'll find my writings about various topics, like atheism, religion, science, politics, medicine, space, and whatever else I find interesting.

Added by Bevans on September 3, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

On Spiritual Humanism (or religion based on reason)

For the first time since jumping off the fence I have been tempted... at www.spiritualhumanism.org apparently you can be ordained as a member of the Spiritual Humanist clergy with only one requisite, agreeing to the following statement Religion must be based on Reason.



Spiritual Humanism defines itself as a religion based on the ability of human beings to solve the problems of society using logic and science. Furthermore, the site goes on to explain how Spiritual Humanism… Continue

Added by Rosa on September 3, 2008 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

More about creations and science

In the past couple of days, I’ve been fielding an increasing number of, um, interesting questions from School Girl. Yesterday, we talked about “how the earth was created”. Last night, there were another couple of interesting questions, which found their way into the breakfast conversation this morning.



“How was the moon created? Is it really white, or black, or green?” Green? Huh…

Closely followed by…”If there’s nothing in space, is it white or black?” White being in the… Continue

Added by Karen Mohler on August 25, 2008 at 10:35am — 2 Comments

“A Deck of Cards” (originally published in Polluto Magazine Issue 1) in the articles section

A deck of cards is an amazing teaching tool. With it, I’ve taught students elementary concepts such as addition and subtraction as well as advanced concepts in Algebra and Geometry. As a teacher trainer and lead teacher for my district, I have built up my reputation with eleven years of dedicated teaching, yet a few seconds could demolish my reputation and possibly cost me my job if word got out that I am an atheist.



Although I teach in a public school, the vast majority of the… Continue

Added by Jess Freeborn on August 24, 2008 at 11:50am — No Comments

Scientists Create Blood From Stem Cells

Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to generate blood -- a feat that could eventually lead to endless supplies of type O-negative blood, a rare blood type prized by doctors for its versatility.



"We literally generated whole tubes in the lab, from scratch," said Robert Lanza, chief science officer at Advanced Cell Technologies.



Read More at :… Continue

Added by LogicalMind on August 22, 2008 at 8:44am — 1 Comment

"How was the earth created, Mommy?"

I got an interesting question from School Girl this morning. While we were in the middle of the “hurry-up-brush-your-teeth-and-get-dressed” tango, she asked, “Mommy, how was the earth created?”



Now, that rang a couple of alarm bells in my head. First, the Big Questions normally come at the end of the day, as we’re getting ready for bed. I’ll admit, in the past few months we’ve been talking about some Big Questions indeed. But nothing like this.



I do know that School Girl’s… Continue

Added by Karen Mohler on August 21, 2008 at 3:57pm — 6 Comments

atheism – theism: what difference?

For several months I have been reading what people who label themselves as ‘atheists’ have to write about their attitudes. It appears they are not very different from those expressed by theists. Suicide for the ideal, tattooing because they are certain and true believers in their ‘atheism’; doesn’t seem too different from what theists carry on about.



What happened to the old atheism based on the premise that ideals, beliefs and certainties are faith based and have no scientific… Continue

Added by funk Q on August 12, 2008 at 9:13pm — 10 Comments

Further Christian Responses To My Responses To Their Responses

My atheist jaunt on Facebook stirred some feathers, it seems. I got some drunken heckling for it from someone that used to be a friend, and since as far as my ideology is concerned I REALLY care about this, I'm going to respond. I don't give a shit if you don't like it. You know who you is.



Firstly, issues were taken with me even having the audacity to argue with christians and what they believe. Why can't I just leave them alone, eh? Why can't I keep my mouth shut?



Ok . .… Continue

Added by Blue on August 9, 2008 at 6:15am — 1 Comment

Replace Religion?

It's a common meme: If you are an Atheist, and you support science, you are frequently accused of trying to replace religion with science. A recent example is here: What's wrong with science as religion? The zen answer to that question, of course, is mu. What exactly is wrong with the question? Few if any Atheists have actually advocated such a thing. What… Continue

Added by Feshy on July 31, 2008 at 11:39am — No Comments

This could scar you for life :-)

Don't drink anything while watching this. You will never look at Richard Dawkins the same way again...

H/T Greg Laden and PZ Myers

Added by Brad Feaker on July 25, 2008 at 10:41pm — No Comments

Evolution For Everyone

"Consider the way that knowledge is organized at institutions of higher education. My university, like most others, includes a College of Arts and Sciences that is divided into a number of divisions. The Division of Science and Mathematics includes physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and one human-related department-psychology. The Division of Social Sciences includes anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology. These human-related subjects are often… Continue

Added by Valles Marineris on July 9, 2008 at 11:56am — 1 Comment

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