January 2011
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necklaceless
"Sea-Monkeys® are a true miracle of nature."
Sea-Monkeys® are not a suspension of the natural order, shutup.
December 2010
If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age...
– pg. 220, God is Not Great (2007), Christopher Hitchens (via viraldi)
It’s very important to establish right from the outset that...
– Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Surgery at University College London in an interview with Richard Dawkins
The Moral Landscape
atheistattorney:
Lately, I’ve been putting new books on the Kindle. When Sam Harris came out with The Moral Landscape, I broke my rule and ordered the hardcopy. This was a good decision.
The book’s essential thesis is that science can say speak meaningfully about the well being of humans. If a moral system does not promote the well being of its adherents, we should condemn it as evil. I...
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The golden rule is something you don’t have to teach a child....
– Christoper Hitchens
We also know that of the species that there have been on this small planet in...
– Christopher Hitchens
We Should Not Have Religious Laws
atheistattorney:
Another gem from the Supreme Court:
The `establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his...
The Church of Jesus Christ of LOTR Day Saints
Jeremiah 10 - Christmas Trees
3For the customs of the peoples are (B)delusion; Because (C)it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. 4“They (D)decorate it with silver and with gold; They (E)fasten it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.
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THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
When politicians and religious people use the word “intellectuals” in the pejorative sense to refer to a group of people they are pissed at for having read the constitution and not skipping over the part about separation of church and state, for having even a basic understanding of how science works and for not having to throw their copy of On the Origin of Species in the trash because...
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Family just set the Christmas tree on fire in the...
“Welcome to Texas.”
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JEWS HAVE MANAGED TO SURVIVE AT LEAST 3,000 YEARS...
SAY LYING TO CHILDREN IS BAD, LOSE THREE...
THESE ARE MY CHRISTMAS RULES:
gadgetry:
sixtyforty:
STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY KITCHEN WHILE I COOK DINNER.
NO PRAYING OUT LOUD, SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JESUS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO TALK TO YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND SILENTLY IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG IF YOU LIKE, BUT WE AREN’T GOING TO WAIT TO EAT SO YOU CAN CAST EVIL MAGIC SPELLS WHILE THE DELICIOUS, SECULAR FOOD GETS COLD.
NO CONTEMPORARY CHRISTMAS MUSIC. ONLY JUDY GARLAND OR...
nprfreshair:
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Lie To Your Kids About Santa
The Business Insider has a great — provocative, thought-provoking and flame-baity — piece up today about why indoctrinating your kids into this whole Santa myth thing is maybe a bad idea. It’s immoral! Selfish! Pointless!
I for one (not speaking for Fresh Air here, just yours truly) am inclined to...
THESE ARE MY CHRISTMAS RULES:
STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY KITCHEN WHILE I COOK DINNER.
NO PRAYING OUT LOUD, SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JESUS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO TALK TO YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND SILENTLY IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG IF YOU LIKE, BUT WE AREN’T GOING TO WAIT TO EAT SO YOU CAN CAST EVIL MAGIC SPELLS WHILE THE DELICIOUS, SECULAR FOOD GETS COLD.
NO CONTEMPORARY CHRISTMAS MUSIC. ONLY JUDY GARLAND OR ELLA FITZGERALD. NO...
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IF ONLY BIRDS HAD WON THAT EARLY BATTLE WITH...
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS TO WATCH A GIANT FLOCK...
Darwin’s great insight revolutionized the way in which we see the world....
– Sir David Attenborough on Charles Darwin
RIP
fuckyourprivilege:
SYLVESTER 1988
VENUS XTRAVAGANZA 1988
DORIAN COREY 1993
SELENA 1995
AALIYAH 2001
LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES 2002
PEPPER LABEIJA 2003
HEAVENLY ANGEL OCTAVIA ST. LAURENT MANOLO BLAHNIK 2009
BRITTANY MURPHY 2009
I bought this book with hopes of having a humorous book for my coffee table (I...
– A concerned Christian citizen writes a one star review for Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People! by Amy Sedaris