From kottke.org: The United States of Ignorance According to a recent survey of citizens in 14 countries, the United States ranks second in the amount of ignorance about things like teenage birth rates, unemployment rates, and immigration. …Then again, what do Americans hear about constantly on the news? Unemployment, Muslims & immigration, murder, and teen pregnancy. …
Well, at least 44 of them didn’t. ”I don’t believe in evolution”? We should teach “both sides of the story”? How is evolution considered a religious issue? And when did the Bible become a science book? And why does nobody understand the word “theory” in the context of science? And why did I actually watch …
Unbelievable: Bachmann: Schools should teach intelligent design (CNN): I dont think its a good idea for government to come down on one side of scientific issue or another, when there is reasonable doubt on both sides. I don’t know if she’s just pandering to the Kirk Camerons out there, but “intelligent design” isn’t a “scientific issue.” …
This is probably the first time I’ve ever linked to a southern minister’s blog… The Great Hoover in the Sky: Sucked Up in Judgment (The God Article) “[W]hat should we do on May 22nd?” I have a thought: when the Holy Dyson doesn’t suck up the holier-than-thou, let’s celebrate with a judgment free day. See …
If the world does end May 21 can we agree to not play Pixies “Where Is My Mind” for our last song? I know it’s a good song, but it’s cliché. (via @juliasegal) Of course, May 21 isn’t the end of the world; it’s Judgment Day. We wouldn’t play the Pixies until October 21. Still her …
Muslim creationists tour France denouncing Darwin (Reuters): “We didn’t descend from the apes,” lecturer Ali Sadun told the giggling youngsters. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, he said, was “the scientific basis to defend atheism… People who defend evolution can’t accept the existence of a Creator.” Why can’t they imagine that their god created the world …
“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides with their own desires.” – Susan B. Anthony