“Volunteer ministers” from the Church of Scientology are descending upon Haiti to help quake victims. That’s great! Oh, wait, how are they helping them? By using magical touching powers to reconnect nervous systems: “We’re trained as volunteer ministers, we use a process called ‘assist’ to follow the nervous system to reconnect the main points, to …
Monthly Archive: January 2010
Jan 20 2010
Indiana still pushing for a constitutional ban on gay marriage
Want to know why I didn’t apply to any graduate schools in the Midwest? Here’s reason #1264: A Republican-controlled Senate committee voted 6-4 to approve a proposal that could eventually lead to a constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions in Indiana. Even if the proposal clears the full GOP-led Senate, it will likely …
Jan 20 2010
Morality: Philosophy vs Biology
This semester I’m taking an introductory course through the Philosophy department called Biomedical ethics. After four classes, I’m convinced I’m insane for taking this class “for fun.” So far we’ve just been learning about ethics in general, and my brain is already melting. Somehow my mind manages to agree and disagree with about every topic …
Jan 20 2010
There’s still time to support Skepchicamp!
While I will no longer be able to speak at Skepchicamp, I still think it’s a great cause worthy of support. If you want to help fund this awesome mini conference, there are still tickets left for the big godless party in Chicago this Saturday. For $30 dollars you get booze, food, and the company …
Jan 20 2010
There's still time to support Skepchicamp!
While I will no longer be able to speak at Skepchicamp, I still think it’s a great cause worthy of support. If you want to help fund this awesome mini conference, there are still tickets left for the big godless party in Chicago this Saturday. For $30 dollars you get booze, food, and the company …
Jan 19 2010
Greta Christina to speak at Purdue on Atheism & Sexuality
You want to know a perk of being President of an atheist club? You have a lot of say over what speakers get invited to your school. We’ve already had Hemant Mehta and PZ Myers speak here, and when I saw that Greta Christina was added to the Secular Student Alliance’s speaker bureau, I knew …
Jan 18 2010
Religiosity as a mating strategy
A new study out of Arizona State University has some interesting findings on people’s self described religiosity as a mating strategy: To probe the relationship between sex and God more explicitly, Kenrick and colleague Yexin Jessica Li presented hundreds of students at their university with dating profiles of highly attractive men or women, then probed …
Jan 18 2010
God Hates Haiti
No, this isn’t another post about Pat Robertson’s stunning ignorance. It seems that the Westboro Baptist Church were inspired by his line of thinking and have launched a new website: God Hates Haiti (NOTE: Visiting their site probably gives them money, so visit at your own guilty conscience). You’re greeted with an image of a …
Jan 17 2010
How not to promote female atheists
Hey guys, remember that giant list I made of awesome female atheists? And how I talked about the importance of promoting this minority within the atheist community? Yeah, this is not the way to do it: Dude: @jennifurret Is there going to be a bikini beauty contest in Skepchicamp?Me: This is the kind of sexist …
Jan 16 2010
A superbowl ad that manages to combine all of my favorite things!
I’ll admit I’m one of those people who tunes into the Superbowl just to see the hilarious commercials. That’s why I’m saddened to find out that my commercial viewing will be sullied by this nonsense: Focus on the Family will air a 30-second “life- and family-affirming” television spot, featuring University of Florida star quarterback Tim …
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