Sam Harris notes on his blog, that he’s observed a number of instances, on You Tube, where folks have set the audio portions, from some of his appearances, to slide-show, animation, or video creations of their own. And to sometimes much greater effect, in his opinion, than watching himself standing at a podium. Wishing…
Announcing the reemergence of ModernAtheist.org © As related on our sister-site, The Salt Lake Daily Issue, after 18 months in the sleeper, we’ve been able – with the help of Support and the Happiness Engineers at WordPress.com – to successfully re-map our domain name, and re-open the site, for the first time in over 18…
As the elections approach, let us carefully consider. ( First published in 2 Bites of the Apple, 2009 ) Ode to Sarah Palin Man once believed that the earth was quite flat And it didn’t take god or the angels to know that And that man, a creature of dust, never even existed ’til by god’s own…
(from Sept 17, 2010) Officials from the Utah Highway Patrol, along with those of two other state departments, are asking this time, that the entire 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturn the Aug. 18 decision by three of its judges, that says the roadside crosses memorializing fallen troopers must come down. In 2005,…
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much. — John Dryden Listen, as Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Dan Barker, corrects the historical inaccuracies, and goes on to parry the insipid arguments made by one of Fox News’ lamest lemmings, over his support for the legal injunction that halted…
Over every mountain there is a path, though it may not be seen from the valley. — Theodore Roethke Director of Avatar and Titanic, movie director James Cameron sets off on a lively 17 minute narrative that allows us to see the interests pursued, and those paths taken early on, that led to his involvement and…
The terrible thing about the quest for truth, is that you find it. — Remy de Gourmont Evolution – It’s a Fact Of Life
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem, which he has to solve. — Erich Fromm We Are All Connected
. . . So Are Racial Stereotypes, shows study of children with Williams Syndrome.” I would think this could be extrapolated to include Religious, as well as Non-Religious, stereotypes. Of course, I’m no scientist or psychologist. But is it possible that all we really need is a pharmacological “Chill-Pill” (for those who don’t drink enough beer), in order…
Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth, as a paternal, or in other words a meddling, government — a government which tells them what to read, and say, what to eat, and drink and wear. — Thomas Babington Do to some apparent confusion, regarding the primary purpose and objectives of this website,…
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