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revere | December 27, 2009In our Freethinker Sermonette two weeks ago about all the other stuff in Leviticus that seems to get forgotten when the passage about homosexuality being an abomination is highlighted, some readers thought it was unfair to take this stuff out of its historical context. Atheism has no severer critic than Mr. Edward Current, and he directly addresses this anti-Christian practice in this YouTube video, "Bible out of context":
Mea culpa, Mr. Current.
revere | August 23, 2008There's a lot of concern about the environmental effects of drilling for oil off the US coast, but I don't buy it. Yes, I know it won't produce any meaningful amount of oil, ever, and no oil at all for years. But that's a technicality. Politically it's a compelling idea and even though it won't do any good, what's the harm? Drilling for oil in coastal marine environments is perfectly safe. Experts from the oil and gas industry have said this is true and who would know better?
In fact, who has more experience with oil on the high seas? These guys have been shipping oil on the world's oceans…
grrlscientist | March 29, 2008tags: biology, zoology, lost cat, humor, funny, college life
The poster says;
Cat Found!!!
Black + tan with grey
male
no collar
not very friendly, I think he might be scared
not housebroken either :(
found on Sunset Blvd
And they show two pictures of an opossum. (That's a marsupial for the zoologically challenged).
revere | May 20, 2007Indonesia's Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, has joined WHO's Executive Board.
The Detikcom news website reports Siti Fadilah Supari has been elected unanimously during the 60th World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva,
The health minister says the nomination represents world recognition and appreciation of Indonesia's active role in coping with global health problems. (Radio Australia)
Sort of like George Bush giving the Medal of Freedom to the architects of the Iraq War, I guess.
I had a hard time deciding what tag to put on this, although "Humor? (sarcasm)" seemed the most appropriate…
revere | July 10, 2006So what does my Scienceblogs colleague, Dr. Tara Smith of Aetiology know anyways? So she's got an advanced degree and is a practicing epidemiologist. How could she be so smart if she writes stuff like this?
Those of you who have followed creationism/intelligent design literature over the years have probably felt as if you're living in an alternate universe sometimes. In that literature, many times it seems as if "up" means "down" and "highly supported by the evidence" means "a theory in crisis."
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Phylogenetic analyses based on genetic mutations are used to determine relationships for…