You get out of your mind only the products of what you put into it. That’s why, even if you don’t believe everything you read, what you read still has something of an influence on how you think. If you’re… Continue Reading
Why has America fallen into such desperate and horrible straits? Oh, yeah, that’s right, it’s the atheists’ fault. Or, as Doug Mataconis puts it, “Yea, it has nothing to do with all those religious people who’ve, you know, actually been… Continue Reading
Dateline: Moscow, Russia. Armed robber subdued by pretty young hair stylist, who proceeds to subdue him, handcuff him to the radiator, and use him as her sex slave for two days. Who could ask for anything more?
A political movement, with populist roots, that expresses dismay and resentment towards high taxes, high levels of deficit spending, accumulating national debt, and grasping increases of Federal power over the economy is a good thing. It can provide fuel and… Continue Reading
In a previous post, I referenced a particular auction on questionably-legal but unquestionably-clever auction site Swoopo.com. The particular auction was for $1,000 cash. Well, it’s still running. Here’s what the auction looks like now:This is absolutely astonishing to me. The… Continue Reading
As many of you either recall from reading these pages, or from knowing me, I suffer from allergies. I medicate using OTC drugs and I’ve sought treatment on multiple occasions. Most recently, I was disappointed at the small amount of… 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
A friend is taking a class in psychology through the local college. It seems that while discussing the subject of IQ tests, the professor told her class (which included my friend) that Bill Clinton had an IQ of 187 and… Continue Reading
I got this “open letter” in my e-mail today, from United Airlines. It would seem that the airlines are calling for regulation of the oil market in an effort to reduce the skyrocketing cost of their fuel. If I’ve uploaded… Continue Reading
This funny and scarcely-believable passage is an excerpt from a book written by an atheist journalist who went undercover through the “Christian Boot Camp” at Ted Hagee’s church in Texas. It’s funny for several reasons, in part because of the… Continue Reading