June 2010
2 posts
2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't... →
Uhhh…. yeah
“To deny or erase the rich, colorful history of scientists and other thinkers who...”
– Neil DeGrasse Tyson in Death By Black Hole
May 2010
0 posts
April 2010
19 posts
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in....”
– Richard Dawkins, “The Root of All Evil”, UK Channel 4, 2006 British ethologist, geneticist, & popularizer of genetics (1941 - )
10 myths -- and 10 truths -- about atheism - Los... →
An excellent summation of what atheism is really about.
WatchMichael Shermer on strange beliefs
Moral Compass?
Lot, speaking to mob in Sodom:
“I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof” (Genesis 19:7-8)
Levite, speaking to mob in Gibeah:
“Nay, my...
Cold War Kids posted a bulletin →
WatchFear of Science Will Kill Us
WatchEvolution is a fact,
Beyond reasonable doubt
Beyond serious doubt
Beyond sane, intelligent, informed doubt
Beyond doubt,
Evolution is a fact
The Black Keys listed a new event. →
“When I became convinced that the universe is natural – that all ghosts and gods...”
– Robert Ingersoll
WatchA brilliant lecture by Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist and, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
Lancet retracts 'utterly false' MMR paper |... →
The biggest proponent for vaccine’s causing autism, is being charged with fraud and his research paper is being retracted. He fabricated data, bribed school children to participate in the study and accepted money from prosecutors against the vaccine. The only major scientist giving credence to this unfounded and dangerous idea that children should not be vaccinated is one of the most...
Symphony of Science →
Awesome…
Newton and Laplace
The only thing that prevented Newton from furthering his work on inter-planetary interactions was his belief in God. He decided that it was intelligent design that allowed the planets to move in the way they did, so he stopped looking for an answer. It took the atheist Laplace to overcome this scientific hump.
When Napoleon asked Laplace:
“Comment, vous faites tout le système du...
November 2009
1 post
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR →
Absolutely, unbelievably amazing guitarists.
October 2009
3 posts
Cold War Kids posted a bulletin →
Sufjan Stevens released a new album →
Damien Rice posted a bulletin →
September 2009
11 posts
WatchEric Tessmer Part 4
WatchEric Tessmer, Part 3
WatchEric Tessmer Part 2
The Black Keys listed a new event. →
WatchEric Tessmer
4th Annual Smokin’ Jazz & Barbecue Blues Festival
Brighton, MI 2009
WatchSky Covington
Sufjan Stevens has a new album available for... →
Sufjan Stevens listed a new event. →
August 2009
11 posts
2 tags
Olbermann and O’Reilly Fighting Again -... →
So much for news being unbiased, it seems as though we hardly even get news anymore, we just get opinion from t.v. personalities. And even those have become so blatantly biased that they are predictable in their commentary.
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Awesome cover of Neil Young’s “Unknown...
Op-Ed Contributor - Why We Need Health Care Reform... →
by Barack Obama
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Women at Arms - Living and Fighting Alongside Men,... →
With the developing success of women in the military it seems that perhaps other shunned groups can also make headway.
Yellow Bird Project →
Awesome charity. Awesome t-shirts.
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Frightened Rabbit is a very charming Scottish...
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July 2009
1 post
Blitzen Trapper has a new album available for... →
June 2009
6 posts
Damien Rice posted a bulletin →
1 tag
To Fix This Engine, You'll Need a Quantum Mechanic...
To Fix This Engine, You’ll Need a Quantum Mechanic — Cho 2009 (609): 1 — ScienceNOW
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… OK yeah I’m a nerd, but this is just awesome.