#religion


# evolution    

when accommodationists lash out at atheists

According to David Scharfenberg, Ken Miller is the only sane, rational person in the debate about how evolution should be taught, a debate led almost exclusively by foaming-at-the-mouth irrational extremists on both sides.
when accommodationists lash out at atheists

# science    

answers in genesis searches for atlantis

Answers In Genesis says that the fall of Atlantis was caused by the Great Flood and they have the numbers and verses to prove it.
answers in genesis searches for atlantis

# oddities    

exploring the creationist thought process

How to argue like a creationist in one easy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant step.
exploring the creationist thought process

# oddities    

when fundamentalists go on the warpath

A group of religious zealots was ready to quite literally go to war with the unbelievers in Amarillo, Texas.
when fundamentalists go on the warpath

# science    

templeton takes science writers for a ride…

Chris Mooney has effectively allowed the Templeton Foundation to bribe him not to write anything negative about religious zealotry or over-reach.
templeton takes science writers for a ride…

# oddities    

when people read the bible's tea leaves

Did biblical tests predict guided missiles? Sure, if you didn't actually read the passage in which you claim they appeared, much less its context...
when people read the bible's tea leaves

# science    

achieving transcendence with brain surgery

A study of brain cancer patients in Italy shows the neural epicenters of spiritual experiences and religious belief.
achieving transcendence with brain surgery

# politics    

newsflash: you are not god

This blog's creationist readers appear to need a reminder the criticizing their statements is not the same thing as disagreeing with a deity.
newsflash: you are not god

# science    

when in doubt, pull a bait and switch?

Pundits and commentators are still perplexed by Ken Ham and his temple of ignorance, and keep setting out on a snipe hunt for a deep, complicated reason why he created it.
when in doubt, pull a bait and switch?

# education    

saving kids from hell one science class at a time

An accidental sneak peek at what kids are taught in a creationist science class shows a profound disregard for both the Bible and scientific facts.
saving kids from hell one science class at a time

# politics    

battling atheism with hackneyed clichés

Indiana governor Mitch Daniels teaches a master class in mindless, empty, hostile zealotry and stringing together supposedly fear-inducing buzzwords.
battling atheism with hackneyed clichés

# science    

deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

Deepak Chopra is out to disprove evolution using biocentrism, a meaningless collection of woo buzzwords he and his like-minded friends concocted out of nothing.
deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

# politics    

the sound and fury of theocratic deity abuse

Fundamentalist Christian zealots are holding prayer meetings to block... uh... expanded healthcare for their fellow Americans?
the sound and fury of theocratic deity abuse

# oddities    

all your thetans are belong to us

Scientology is a dangerous cult ran by abusive people. But UFO religions in general might be the future of organized faith on Earth.
all your thetans are belong to us

# politics    

theologian tries to feminize atheism. badly.

Theologian Stephen Prothero would be happy to engage atheists. He'd just like them to be attractive ladies his age and type...
theologian tries to feminize atheism. badly.

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