I first saw this idea in a column by David Brooks in the New York Times: The Republican Party is become the party of anti-intellectualism: What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals slipped into a disdain for the educated… Continue Reading
From: Edwin KaginSent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:41 AMSubject: Evolution Wins Over Intelligent Design in Mock Trial in Kentucky! Last night, October 22, 2008, in Northern Kentucky, a rather remarkable thing happened. At Northern Kentucky University, within the shadow of… Continue Reading
In 1954, a woman in Minnesota claimed that aliens had told her that on December 20 of that year, all of civilization would be wiped out in a catastrophic global flood. The story of how that woman attracted a cult… Continue Reading
Christians. Or at least, some of them who subscribe to some of the more transparently false kinds of “theologies”. See – there’s plenty of blame to go around!
A friend from Tennessee asked in an online forum: If someone could articulate the distinction between the two parties, I would love to know. It would be lovely to have a major party that I could believe in. Also, it… Continue Reading
Some might ask why be concerned about Sarah Palin anymore. Tina Fey has lampooned her to within an inch of her political credibility on SNL (and props to Amy Poehler for being such a good foil for that): And the… Continue Reading
What if all candidates for political office gave messages like these? Hello, I’m Daniel Martin Smith. I believe that I have an invisible dragon in my garage. It can heat my house in the winter and it helps my children… Continue Reading
She’s okay with creationism being taught in Alaska’s public school science classes. Ugh. Well, it could be worse; if you RTFA, you’ll see that she clarified her initial “teach the controversy” statements to the Anchorage Daily News: In an interview… Continue Reading
Turns out the Flat Earth Society hasn’t gone away. It’s gone global. Well, that might be a bad choice of words. Still, you notice the first guy they quote (emphasis added): “People are definitely prejudiced against flat-Earthers,” Tennessee-based computer scientist… Continue Reading
Learning this gives me hope for the future of skepticism in our society. While there are plenty of wooly-headed fuzzy thinkers out there who believe in crap like Therapeutic Touch, an eleven-year-old girl was able to construct and execute a… Continue Reading