Quickies

I must catch a plane, but here are a few short notices I didn't want to neglect.

  • Godless folk are trying to establish an atheist discussion site, and they need votes for approval. Help 'em out if you'd like.

  • Phylointelligence is a new site organizing essays to summarize and explain the evidence for evolution. Take a look!

  • Jeff Randall is an activist for secular humanism and skepticism who has fallen on hard times — his friends are fundraising to help him through a current crisis. Help if you can.

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