ID defined
Thinking about it, when you combine together the testimony of the defense's expert witnesses in the Dover "intelligent design" trial, what you get is a pretty weak statement, one that runs something...
View ArticleNeoconservatives and the role of religion, tradition
I've sometimes wondered about the history of the relationship between the GOP and the so-called religious right (RR). Much of this has been talked about here and elsewhere. But in my ignorance I don't...
View ArticleNotes on the Origins of Cooperation
Much of our thinking, including a lot of current political analysis, presupposes a certain Darwinian model of individual competition. The object here is to extend that model to competing groups of...
View ArticleSweeney Todd and cannibalistic Capitalism
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit And it's filled with people who are filled with shit And the vermin of the world inhabit it.But not for long. This past week I had the great luck to...
View ArticleThoughts on Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence ...
Oh, good gawd. I just went and watched the way-too-long "trailer" of Ben Stein's "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed."I read a few months ago that he was working on some pro-intelligent-design...
View ArticleDan Agin's Modest Proposal and Secular Humanism
Dan Agin blogs on the Huffington Post. He must also hang around this site since I received an e-mail from him about one of my blogs where I mentioned him some weeks ago. I'll tell you about our...
View ArticleEconomic Darwinism ... or Capitalism Run Amuck ...(with Poll)
CapitalismEncyclopedia Article - Encarta Throughout its history, but especially during its ascendency in the 19th century, capitalism has had certain key characteristics. First, basic production...
View ArticleAyn Rand: Pledging Allegiance to the United States of Me
I believe that the recent resurgence in the popularity of Ayn Rand's works is based in fear, a fear similar to the kind that slave owners felt while Atlanta was burning. As an arrogant youth, I too...
View ArticleAgain: What Are the Holocaust's REAL Origins?
Kirk Cameron and the rabid, creationist lunatic wing have recently revved up, once again, the idiotic lie that Darwin's ideas on evolution are the direct cause of the Holocaust. Social Darwinism--which...
View ArticleWhy I Support The Death Penalty
It has always annoyed me when people try to shut down a rational argument by claiming some kind of exempt status for themselves:‘You support the war? Well, you must’ve never served.’‘You’re pro-choice?...
View ArticleDon't read this if you're looking for good news from Fukushima
Darwinism is going to be put to the test over the next century or two. Those who can survive a planet with radioactive air, water, and food are going to be selected for future survival.ABC is...
View Article"Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life," Dr....
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View ArticleIs Scopes Dead?
Yesterday, in the birthstate of the Scopes "Monkey" trial of the 1920's, Tennessee struck again, this time in the town of Murphreeboro. Judge Todd Campbell gave the final approval for occupancy of a...
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Hey Paul Ryan, Social Darwinism Is Insane and It's Cruel
Just ask Sister Simone Campbell one of the Nuns On The Bus.This is one fantastic lady. Listen to her riveting speech given at the Democratic National Convention, she moved me to tears. I don't know how...
View Article"Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life," Dr....
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View Article"The New Extremism and Politics of Distraction in the Age of Austerity," Dr....
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View ArticleWhat's So Bad About Critical Thinking?
This morning I was treated to not just one, but two diaries from the overnight shift dealing with the way evolution is to be taught in science classes in Missouri and Oklahoma. These have to do with...
View ArticlePraise the Lord!
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed House Bill 2153/Senate Bill 1062. The controversial bill would have protected all individuals, businesses, and religious institutions from discrimination...
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The New-Problem of Creation
"Their agenda is to incorporate religious myth as scientific theory within the American classroom, an “alternative option” so students can simply take it or leave it...Seems perfectly reasonable,...
View ArticleWant a Political Revolution? Make Republicans Pay for Their Reverse Darwinism...
I’m insulted and I hope you are, too.It’s looking very likely the Grand Ol’ Party will be nominating Donald Trump as their candidate for president.The phony-baloney TV actor who set the stage for 35...
View ArticleAnnouncing The Death of America the Beautiful
The play — a proposalSupported by an uncomprehending cast of many, under the direction of a hired few, for the greedy avarice of the 1%. A work in progress. A best in performance, by the misguided yet...
View ArticleLosing a Facebook friend over the latest mass shooting
I have recently been de-friended on Facebook because I commented to one of my liberal friends who was on a rant about all the recent mass shootings and all that must be done NOW! I commented that...
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Are octopuses and other cephalopods aliens? One group of researchers suggests...
Cephalopods are extraordinary. As the father of very young children, I have watched all kinds of kids’ shows and kid-friendly nature shows that touch on any of the numerous and fascinating qualities of...
View ArticleIsn't this all just simply planned Sabotage?
My 1st Diary:May i make a simple theory that would completely explain Donald Trump and the GOP?How about this-— he is simply doing, saying, and behaving in the ways possible to ruin and worsen...
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