February 2011
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January 2011
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Anonymous asked: I was hoping that an atheist, such as yourself, could offer some helpful words to this young gay man, who is struggling with his homophobic religion.
http://niquelejon.tumblr.com/post/3009024094/i-used-to-be-gay
http://niquelejon.tumblr.com/post/3009024094/i-used-to-be-gay
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The Pop Evolutionary Psychology Game →
Hilarious!
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Pentagon leaders will roll out a plan Friday that is expected to give the...
– Pentagon to outline training for gay ban repeal
3 months, people! That is waaay better than I expected.
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Sometimes I feel like America is just in a holding pattern. We’re basically...
– Amanda Marcotte
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State tax refunds taken back, Georgians left with... →
I’m just going to go ahead and file this under “things that are not acceptable,” k?
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Texas Governor Rick Perry said he will introduce emergency legislation requiring...
– Margaret and Helen (via thetart)
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Oh, Facebook
Just saw my step-grandpa under “People You May Know.”
This amuses me to no end, lol.
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You will be controlled. You will be subjugated. You will be marginalized. And...
– Dr. George Tiller (via maxvinyl)
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Why shouldn’t I work for the N.S.A.? That’s a tough one, but I’ll take a shot....
– Will Hunting (via ryking)
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Meireles Goal - L'pool @ Wolves, 50'
achitophel:
PERFECTIONNNNN
So brilliant!
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It's funny that creationists want to "teach the...
rabbleprochoice:
greenstate:
truthiness.
ZING!
Love,
Rabble
Haha!
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1,000th Post!
Dance of Joy!
(gif via http://coalitiongirl.tumblr.com/)
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It happens all the time; someone says something stupid and wrong, and instead of...
– PZ Myers, Governor of Alabama apologizes…sorta
The context is interesting, but what he’s saying here is something I want to preserve for eternity. No more fake apologies. No more “I’m sorry if what I said offended you” BS. Either apologize or be transparent in your douchebaggery.
(via ignatius-m)
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NOVA scienceNOW is back!
I love this show :-)
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Didn't get the San Francisco job
*sigh*
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I, for one, was never indoctrinated, and nevertheless I’m angry. I’m angry that...
– Jerry Coyne, “Pigliucci calls out atheists again”, Why Evolution Is True blog (via antallan)
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Atheism and Sex Research Survey →
This is a short survey about how your sexuality has developed over time and how it has changed in relation to your lack of belief in a god. The research is being conducted by Dr. Darrel Ray, author of The God Virus and Amanda Brown at the University of Kansas.
If you don’t believe in a god and want to help some researchers, click the link!
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BBC News - Cases dropped against malaria... →
Officials have dropped charges against pharmacies alleged to have advised people to take homeopathic remedies to protect them against malaria instead of anti-malarial drugs.
The General Pharmaceutical Council’s decision has been described as “shabby and irresponsible” by some who helped bring the case against the pharmacies.
Un. Fracking. Believable. Then what is the...
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Conan on Wednesday will be unmissable →
chris:
No, not because he has on two fairly shitty guests (Ice Cube the crap movie sell-out and Denis Leary the Bill Hicks plagiarist), but because Tim Minchin’s performing in the comedy segment:
Tim will be providing the entertainment on Wednesday night’s Conan, alongside interviews with Ice Cube and Dennis Leary! You’ll be wanting to tune your TV into tbs at 11/10c to catch him in all his...
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The key word for me (my spleen isn’t really big enough to explode with all the...
– Stephen Fry (via ziltoidia)
<3
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Interview
I went to the job interview in san francisco earlier today and I think it went pretty well. It can be hard to tell sometimes but we seemed to have a good understanding. I really really hope I get this job. Not just because being unemployed sucks but because it would be so great to be closer to my family. They said they would know by tuesday and are hoping to have someone start in 2 weeks. So if...
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He didn’t just take data and do funky magic anti-vax math with it. He changed...
– Elyse, “Wakefield: from disgraced MD to GDMFL,” (Skepchick)
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Open Homosexual Dances With Little Boy... | DAN... →
Shocking, I tell you! Shocking! ;-)
It’s actually very cute, and I love the way he ends the article: “To the haters I say: you’re losing and you’re losing badly—and not just in Congress or state legislatures or on cable news shoutfests. The most important battles you’re losing are taking place in living rooms all over the country.”
teresatothemax asked: I have spent the last hour or so watching videos of Fred Rogers on YouTube thanks to the link you sent me. Such an amazing man he was.
Thx!
Thx!
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Don’t say “believe”. Say “accept”. | pandagon.net →
I would like, if at all possible, to declare a moratorium on using the word “believe” to describe what people do in relationship to scientifically sound theories backed up by oodles of evidence.
I’ve definitely had to catch myself from going into the “believe” trap on many occasions.