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It is the duty of every true Deist to vindicate the moral justice of God against the evils of the Bible.
Thomas Paine
May 31, 2010
Category: Religion
The Vatican is reaching out to atheists. They are creating a foundation called "The Courtyard of Gentiles" to encourage discussion between Catholics and the godly — I can hardly wait. Except, alas, it turns out their invitations are only going...
Posted by PZ Myers at 5:31 PM • 174 Comments •
Category: Humor
Now I fully understand what they've been doing....
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:25 AM • 44 Comments •
Category: Open Thread
Forget all this endless chatter, just watch the video. It's Douglas Adams in fine form. (Current totals: 10,332 entries with 1,010,082 comments.)...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:18 AM • 756 Comments •
Category: Godlessness
Nicholas Kristof seems like a decent enough fellow, with a concern for humanitarian causes. He's also something of a simpering apologist for religion — anything with a whiff of godlessness seems to put him on edge and start him whining...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:12 AM • 198 Comments •
Category: Godlessness
I know, unbelievable, isn't it? They're gathering to congratulate Paul Gill on completing his traverse of Ireland to protest the blasphemy law. It sounds like it's been a successful consciousness-raising effort. People all along the west coast have been incredibly...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:29 AM • 27 Comments •
Category: Skepticism
That'll send a chill down Antipodean spines. They've got creationists just like us (please stop sending them here, we're full up), and they've also got crazy anti-vaxers promoting dangerous public health practices in public libraries. Fortunately, they also have skeptics...
Posted by PZ Myers at 7:56 AM • 53 Comments •
Category: Organisms
Hippos have an odd habit of licking crocodiles — tempting as it may be to want to find out what makes them so yummy, it's not recommended unless you weigh a few tons and have the ability to bite...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:56 AM • 33 Comments •
May 30, 2010
Category: Godlessness
A strange thing has happened in this country: somehow, the United States of America has become a biblical entity. I know, the country didn't even exist for over a thousand years after the Bible was composed and assembled, and...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:56 PM • 190 Comments •
Category: Politics
Look at this: BP knew about problems at that burning oil rig 11 months ago. They screwed up with bad decisions in the short interval immediately before the explosion, but documents have come to light showing that they were worried...
Posted by PZ Myers at 3:49 PM • 163 Comments •
Category: Religion
What is it with some English professors and their contempt for science? Some of the noisiest, most obnoxious, most self-indulgently prolix and goofy critics of the New Atheism are full-of-themselves pomposities like Eagleton and Fish, and now we can...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:30 AM • 122 Comments •
