Ironwolf

I grew up in a Christian sect that taught that holidays such as Christmas and Easter are in fact un-biblical, and were annexed by “mainstream” Christianity hundreds of years after the supposed time of Christ. I find it ironic that that same sect has thrown in the towel, now teaching that there are proper Christian […]

At the Beyond Belief 2006 conference, Ann Druyan (Carl Sagan’s widow and long-time collaborator) responds to one of the few “scientists of faith” who attended the conference with a gentle, poetic description of how the scientific endeavor is characterized by honesty and humility.

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Protocols, written and sung by Rav Shmuel.
High-quality Flash version here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XrRyqses5U

Some people ask me if I’m Jewish,
Some people look at me and know,
Some people want to know if I believe in Jesus,
And have trouble when the answer is, “Well, no.”
Some people think that that’s my right,
Some people think that I am damned,
Some people think that I’m […]

Richard Dawkins was recently caricatured in the South Park episode Go God Go.
Warning: This clip is very funny and calculated to offend!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qeDWr–ZZ0

While treating anti-evolutionists as harshly as they deserve, overall the episode ends up warning against “irreligious intolerance” in much the same way Kristof argued in his NYT column, and implies that even if everyone […]

If God is omniscient and omnipotent, you can’t help wondering why she doesn’t pull out a thunderbolt and strike down Richard Dawkins.
…begins Nicholas Kristof in his A Modest Proposal for a Truce on Religion in the op-ed section of the New York Times yesterday. Today, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris both responded with their own […]

The British newspaper The Independent has an interesting story where readers wrote questions to be answered by Richard Dawkins. These are fairly strong questions, and I think Dawkins’ answers are quite up to the challenge. My favorites:
What is there to distinguish your intolerance from that of a religious fanatic?
It would be intolerant if I advocated […]

A few years ago I decided to simplify my wardrobe and began wearing all black. No, it’s not out of goth motivations or anything like that. It’s just that in a darkened bedroom I can feel my way to my dresser, grab a set of clothing I know works together, and leave without waking up […]

Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me by the Aussie band TISM.
Yes, the numbers represent the number of times.
I strongly recommend the high-quality Flash version here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phuaH2gE2WM

Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me
Does anyone else get that feeling?
Teenagers, […]