Daily Archive: November 19, 2009

Nov 19 2009

A quick story

A middle aged man (we’ll call him Jim) and a twenty-something woman (we’ll call her Jane) are engaged in conversation. Jim mentions that he has found himself a job for the winter seasonal break. Being friendly, Jane congratulates him and asks what kind of job he’s found. Jim happily informs her that he’s going to …

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Nov 19 2009

Gay Puerto Rican decapitated, burned…

… and the presiding investigator says “people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen”. Wait, seriously? Being gay leads to mutilation? Let’s just reiterate exactly what happened to this poor boy: He was found on the site of an isolated road in the city of Cayey, he was …

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Nov 19 2009

Dan Dennett at AAI 2007

I’ve posted his more recent talk at 2009 already, but this one is equally excellent. I especially love the bit past the halfway point where he discusses the erosion of the Yahweh concept over the past thousand years. This is why I’ve adopted the tactic of demanding of theists who proselytize to me, exactly which …

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