Before You Have Too Much Hope For The Human Race
I often find myself awed by the latest scientific discoveries or technological advances. In particular moments of weakness, I even catch myself thinking that maybe we’re not so hopeless a species after all. Then I remind myself that:
There are people who believe that every single malady that befalls society – terrorist attack, new [...]
Jesse Ventura – Sellout or Moron?
Let me just start by saying that, until recently, I really liked Jesse Ventura. I liked the character he played in Predator, I liked his independent-party / can’t-be-bought term as Minnesota’s governor, and I really liked his courageous publicly-stated opinions against organized religion and for the legalization of prostitution.
But what the hell happened recently? [...]
Who Falls For This Crap?
I know newspapers are hurting these days, as they have failed to keep up with the technological changes in the world. But are things so bad that mainstream papers have to take advertising dollars from outright scam artists? Are things so desperate for them that the editor can’t reject a fake-Amish-mantle-heater-energy-saving-scam-device-that-is-actually-made-in-China ad?
Here is [...]
Islam Is Not Peaceful, People Are Peaceful
I cannot count the number of times that I have heard a Muslim state emphatically that Islam is a peaceful religion. This declaration is normally proffered on the heels of some horribly violent world event, such as another suicide bomber, now on his glorious path to awaiting virgins (who is dim enough to buy [...]
All Theories Are Equally Valid – You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!
What is it with those people who claim that “since we aren’t 100% sure about X, then all theories must be considered equally valid”?
Really? REALLY?
If this were truly the case, I doubt that we could survive even ten minutes in this world. For example, take getting up in the morning. I have [...]
Religion – Doomed To Fail
Every study conducted in recent years concerning the religiosity of the U.S. (at least those that I am aware of) shows a decline in the percentages of those who claim to have religious faith. To be sure, this decline is small in the overall picture but it is steady and seems to be accelerating.
On [...]
The Six Dumbest Reasons to Reproduce
To keep the family name alive. Of all the senseless, vain things to do, you would bring a human life into this world solely to keep your last name in the phone book? Moron.
To have someone take care of you in your old age. This has to be just about the most pathetic excuse [...]
The Militant Atheist, The Businessman, And The Fibber
I’ve never been a fan of the term “militant atheist.” It implies that the subject has their ideological sword ready at all times to do battle with the fidels (look, I made up a word!) The term “devout atheist” or “staunch atheist” seems to get the job done without characterizing them as out picking [...]
Hunting – The Bigger The Gun, The Smaller The Mind
While in a sports bar recently, I saw an arcade-style video game called “Big Buck Safari.” A young man – naturally wearing boots and a cowboy hat – was pumping the little shotgun and blowing the hell out of whatever “sport” animal appeared: deer, bear, elephant. Points were lost or the game ended [...]
Church Foreclosures – Good For My Heating Bill!
So it turns out that not just individuals and banks overextended themselves during the mortgage boom, but some churches did also:
Yahoo article on church foreclosures
I find this news so delicious! Churches out of money, having to close, and getting evicted. I am hoping soon to find a church asset sale nearby, so I [...]
Language Pet Peeves – A Sampler
I am hardly a language purist. In fact, I can tolerate – even embrace – the coining of new words or expressions, such as “ginormous” or “I LOL’d” or “bling.”
But there are some things which are just maddeningly wrong, up with which we should not put:
supposably – There is no such thing. Go ahead, look [...]
Proof That Visiting Space Aliens Do Not Exist
It is, of course, impossible – or at least devilishly difficult – to prove a negative. I cannot prove that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny don’t exist. Nor can I prove that your chosen deity doesn’t exist. (Ahh … but I can mock you for your belief! In fact, I would rank that among [...]
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