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Curiosity on Discovery: Did God Create the Universe? w/ Stephen Hawking
Great first episode! Stephen Hawking’s answer to the question, “Did God create the universe?”, is no. A remarkable answer when you consider it was given on an American cable station during prime time. The follow up conversation was ok, when Sean Carroll was speaking. He live-blogged it, so you should check it out. It would [...]
(Gin & Tonic) Revelations 1:1
Fear. Pretty simple. That’s what’s wrong with America. It all comes down to this word. FEAR. Republicans fear taxes. Democrats fear Republicans. Christians fear Muslims. Sarah Palin fears facts. FEAR! That guy fears government. She fears her 401k returns. He fears educated women. That woman fears having to make a choice. FEAR!!! Boogiemen. Satan. World [...]
Want to trace your family tree?
The only thing I can’t relate to is the ending. I felt a sense of wonder and amazement after reading this comic. Great comic from Abstruse Goose.
A Call…
From Countdown, on Current TV – Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal Keith’s Special Comment on the four great hypocrisies of the debt deal and the necessity of taking the governance of this nation back from politicians.
I can’t wait for this to work…
Vermont is moving closer to single-payer healthcare… “Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, ran for the state Senate to be able to support a bill setting Vermont on a course toward a more consolidated health care system guaranteeing coverage to every Vermonter, he said Monday. “This is a historic day,” Galbraith declared just before he joined 20 [...]
We are the lucky ones…
Richard Dawkins, the opening words of Chapter I, “The Anaesthetic of Familiarity,” of Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (1998) “We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who [...]
They Might Be Giants – I Am A Paleontologist
Because, even when politics or religion get me down, science is there to make me SMILE!
Brilliant – “What it’s Like to be an Atheist”
I found this one while trolling around Daily Kos. DarkSyde sums up, spectacularly, what it’s like to be an atheist in this country with a little tongue-in-cheek comparison to everyone’s favorite jolly old elf… You don’t still believe in Santa now, do you? Imagine that you live in a world where 90% of the people [...]
Stardust…
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements – [...]