I’m sitting in the lounge car hanging out on the train. We just left San Francisco and I am bored senseless. Over all, the trip has been pretty fun though. I got about 4 hours of sleep before we hit Sacramento and the train attendant woke the whole damn car up evicting people back to… Continue reading »
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Sep
30
An update on the blog contest
by moJoe
I know that I said that we’d release the name of the Atheist News blog contest winner on the 30th, but with the trip to California for the AAI convention, we’re going to have to push back announcing the winner until probably the 11th of October. I am going to be in California until the… Continue reading »
Sep
30
Pre trip post: leaving tomorrow
by moJoe
Sweet Jesus on toast! I have a new appreciation for people who travel to conventions frequently. My wife and I spent all day washing clothes, ironing, packing, checking bank accounts, moving money around, and running errands. And only one of us is even going anywhere! My business cards turned out fairly unimpressive and they wanted… Continue reading »
Sep
29
Deceptive Parenting
by SamuelC
Did your parents clue you in to the big three or did they string you along for whatever reason such as social cohesion with your peers or whathaveyou? Additionally, if any of our readers themselves have children (or plan to), how are you going to address these?
Sep
28
I’m goin’ to California!
by moJoe
Well, it’s official gang: I’m going to the AAI convention in Burbank California! Thank you so much for both your words of support and your extremely generous donations–without which I would not have been able to go. I have decided to blog about the trip from my Blackberry, so this is my test post to… Continue reading »
Sep
21
Net Neutrality Gets a Second Wind
by SamuelC
The Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, in a speech at the Brookings Institute this morning, said that the FCC would be taking a greater interest in enforcing net neutrality in the US in light of developments both recent and longstanding.
Sep
20
Are Atheists More Scientifically Literate Than Average?
The Pew Research Center recently compiled a lengthy and exhaustive study on the state of science education in the United States. ?The project–which sampled about 1,000 randomly selected US citizens–tackled a variety of issues in the public perception of science. ?Some of the results were surprising–84% of Americans think that science’s impact on society has… Continue reading »
Sep
17
Hot Roddin’ For Jesus
by Bammy
Today I watched a show called Breakthrough With Rod Parsley, who, if you didn’t know, is John Oregano’s little brother.? He looks and sounds like a nice good ol’ boy from Kentucky – apparently they have a saying down there, “don’t straddle the fence, especially if it’s barbed wire.”? He once wrote a book called… Continue reading »
Sep
15
Know A Fundie: Glenn Beck
by SamuelC
His programming typically consists of rapid fire streams of ad hominem attacks, conservative talking points, logical fallacies, and scare tactics. He typically borrows from Bill O’reilly’s playbook, only instead of the occasional temper tantrum he’ll have spontaneous fits of crying from being overwhelmed by love for his country.
Sep
13
Movie on Darwin Deemed Too Controversial For US Audience
In the second of what I suspect will be a scattered series of posts on Darwin–I’m TAing a class on him this semester–I bring you some facepalm-worthy news on this godless Sunday morning. ?The UK’s Telegraph reports that a new drama about the life and times of Charles Darwin has recently made its premier at… Continue reading »
Sep
10
A Book Review and Some Philosophy of Science
Charles Darwin was 200 years old this February–or, rather, he would have been 200 years old if he hadn’t been ejected from the gene pool in 1882. ?Moreover, the 150th anniversary of the publication of his magnum opus, On The Origin of Species, is right around the corner: it was first published on November 24,… Continue reading »
Sep
09
Jesus loved metal right?
by Bammy
It’s just like a movie, but much more violent, a hell of a lot shorter, and with crumby metal music playing.? What is it?? You guessed it – heavy metal Christian music videos!? Nothing says, “I love Jesus and I genuinely care about the well being of other people,” like death metal and disturbing images… Continue reading »
Sep
07
Copy Machine
by SamuelC
In a world that often seems plenty crowded, people are still eager to push out copies of themselves under the delusion of making the world a better place.
Sep
04
D.O.P.E.: “Dog Town and Z-Boys” on crack, literally.
by Bammy
Recently I had the distinct pleasure of viewing a skateboarding documentary on television.? The channel was “JCTV,” and the documentary was called “D.O.P.E.”? At first I was turned off to the whole concept simply because it was on the cool young adult version of TBN, but as I forced my self to watch the whole… Continue reading »
Sep
03
Attention New York City Atheists: See Richard Dawkins Live!
I’m a member of the New York Academy of Science, so I regularly get emails about the various (generally excellent) series of public lectures that they put on. ?Last Fall, the theme was neuroscience (hence my membership), and this Fall the theme is “Provocative Thinkers in Science.” ?Of course, nobody does provocative science like Richard… Continue reading »
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