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God had to kill himself to appease himself, so that he wouldn't have to roast us (his beloved creations) alive for all eternity, except that he didn't really die.
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Category: Creationism
I've had a few run-ins with this wacky retired chemist and obsessive creationist, and recently pestered Jeffrey Shallit. There's a good tip in that account; Shallit just mentioned my name, and Skell fled. I guess I've become an anti-creationist talisman...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:34 AM • 15 Comments •
Category: Godlessness
How does your state rank? Check out the ranking of states by religiosity. Mississippi wins with the unfortunate #1 spot; 82% of the residents of that state say religion is very important in their lives. New Hampshire and Vermont (sorry,...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:18 AM • 127 Comments •
December 29, 2009
Category: News
An English professor at Indiana University, Don Belton, has been stabbed to death. The fact that he was gay is going to be an unfortunate issue here, since the accused killer is offering as an excuse the claim that Belton...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:19 PM • 93 Comments •
Category: Creationism
Posted by PZ Myers at 7:25 PM • 104 Comments •
Category: Religion
The Jews have been waiting for a messiah for a few thousand years. What's the hold-up? It seems that abortions have been causing a "delay [of] the messianic redemption". This sounds like a fine idea to me — thank you,...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:22 PM • 56 Comments •
Category: Development
Don't miss it! Tonight at 8pmET/7pm Central, NOVA is showing What Darwin Never Knew, a documentary about evo-devo. I shall be glued to my TV tonight! I just started watching it. So far, it's a nice little history of Darwin...
Posted by PZ Myers at 5:45 PM • 74 Comments •
Category: Kooks
These religious conservatives are certifiably nuts. Rep. Henry Brown of South Carolina and 74 Republican co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives actually wants Congress to pass a resolution condemning people for saying "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas." Seriously?...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:50 AM • 135 Comments •
Category: Equality
Here's another odd pink phenomenon. This is a page from a Toys 'R Us catalog, illustrating some science toys, and note the odd distinctions being made. Both the telescope and the microscope come in special pink versions, just for...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:24 AM • 279 Comments •
Category: Cephalopods
People send me the strangest pictures. This one was very confusing: I couldn't tell whether it was food, science, or porn. Anyway, it trips a few triggers. I should mention that in the flood of peculiar email, I do often...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:53 AM • 40 Comments •
December 28, 2009
Category: Creationism
Liberty University is fielding an expedition to Turkey to dig up Noah's Ark. When your professors are looking for a 4,000 year old boat that beached on a mountain top after a global flood, you might as well give up...
Posted by PZ Myers at 2:25 PM • 137 Comments •
