I am going to miss her. You know, in the same way I'll miss Michael Jackson.
Posts under ‘society’
The Case for Shutting Up About God
Philosopher Simon Blackburn deftly spanks Karen Armstrong's "The Case for God"
Some statistical evidence that the Iranian election was rigged
Vote results indicate biases typical of human-invented pseudo-random numbers.
SCOTUS draws the line: No warrantless school strip-search of 13-year-old for ibuprofen
But just barely — more serious drugs would have pushed a majority to allow it.
God and Science Don’t Mix
Physicist Lawrence Krauss says it with grace
Two thirds of UK teens don’t believe in God
And 6 out of 10 believe that religion has a negative influence on the world.
Jesus and history
Another nice, clear, correct bit from The Good Atheist: "Tired Christian Claim #3: The evidence for the existence of Jesus is overwhelming".
It was all about Mr. Smith
NYS Sen. Hiram Monserrate has switched back to the dems, on the condition that they dump Malcolm Smith as majority leader. Showing their usual level of commitment to principle, they jump at the chance, forcing a 31-31 tie with no Lt. Gov. to cast the tie-breaking vote. State declares moral and functional bankruptcy.
Secular Coalition for America in private meeting with White House
Obama's mom was one of us, you know.