Viacom vs. Islam

It's been a while since I've posted. I've been so busy with my new job. But, I just couldn't remain silent about Viacom vs. Islam. Here's the original video from thunderf00t:

I'm still alive an kicking...

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted for almost 2 months... Yikes! This new job was really taking a toll on my time. But I'm on a new shift with a schedule that is more normal. So hopefully I'll be able to start posting again.

Anyway, I saw this video on Atheist Nexis and thought is was funny. I almost feel sorry for the poor JWs... almost...

Unbiased Wikipedia

There was a really interesting article in the last eSkeptic, the Skeptic Society's electronic newsletter. Seems that we need more responsible skeptical editors to keep Wikipedia reality grounded. Especially in the area of pseudoscience. Be bold and become a wikieditor!

Hey! I'm still alive... I think...

It's been a while since I posted. I've been so busy with my new job and my continuing duties at the studio that I just haven't had any extra time. I managed to get a little computer time in today and though I'd put up a quick post. And so, for your viewing pleasure I give you, "God Invents Human Sacrifice:"

Every Thinking Person Should Hear This

I always knew that Bill Donohue was a jerk but I didn't know that he was also disgusting amoral slime ball. This is not really a video it's an audio recording of a radio interview from Ireland. It's amazing the way Donohue tries to dismiss child abuse as not really that bad. It'll make you yell at your computer so don't watch it at work:

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Part 2 of 2

Drifters of the Deep

I saw this on Pharyngula and had to share it. It is a truly beautiful video:

Drifters of the deep from Eugenia Loli-Queru on Vimeo.

I Love the Onion

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I just started a new job and have been really busy, I've even gotten behind on my blog reading!

Anyway, this article in the Onion was so good I just had to post it. Read and enjoy!

There he goes again

Pat Condell is in fine form today:



Sometimes he just hits the nail on the head.

That's Five

Good News: The state of Maine helped to move the U.S.A. a little more toward rationality today. Five down and 45 to go!

A Positive Portrayal of Atheists

This NY Times Article actually is a positive story about Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry, a Charleston, South Carolina organization. Read it and enjoy!

Stephen Hawking Hospitalized

Dr. Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital today with some kind of chest infection. The article said he had been fighting it for several weeks now. This could be bad news for a 67 year old man with ALS. Let's all keep him in our thoughts.

Republicians Teabagging? Who'd a'thunk it...

If you've never heard the term "Teabagging" before check out the Wikipedia entry before you watch the following video, it'll be alot more funny.



What's really amazing is that the people who coined the term "teabagging," meaning a tax protest, are so socially unaware.

Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage

Well maybe things are becoming more rational in this country. Vermont is the fourth state to legalize gay marriage. And, by the way, the first one to do so in their legislature. On Tuesday the state house mustered enough votes to over ride Gov. Jim Douglas' veto. Way to go Vermont!

The JREF YouTube Channel is back

It's good to know that it wasn't a censorship issue but an inadvertent copyright issue instead. I still think that suspending the whole channel for one offending video is overkill. In the past I've had videos that used copyrighted music by mistake and YouTube contacted me and allowed me to change the music content or remove the video. But... they didn't yank my whole channel. So I'm not sure what was going on here. Anyway, he's back...

New Mode of Evolution Discovered, Darwin Was Wrong!

The Theory of Empedoclean evolution is a breakthrough in biological science. It looks to completely replace Darwinian evolution. It turns out that, via DNA packets, genetic traits can be transferred across species, class, and even kingdom boundaries! I wonder what the ID'ers will think of this. Oh well, they shouldn't worry, after all it is just a theory.

JREF Banned From YouTube

As you may be aware of, YouTube has recently been suspending the accounts of atheist commentators when they criticize religion, especially Christianity and Islam. But now they've gone too far... they've banned the account of the venerable and highly respected James Randi Educational Foundation.



James Randi is one of the most respected voices in the skeptical, scientific, rational world. He's appeared in more documentary's than I can count. It's just ludicrous that YouTube has become the self appointed guardians of religious sensibilities on the internet. All of us that believe in free speech need to let them know how we feel.

Let's All Go

The American Atheists national convention is in Atlanta Georgia on April 9 through 12. My daughter, her boyfriend, and I are going. AA has a great line up of speakers including Richard Dawkins. It should be a lot of fun... see you there!

Happy St. Paddy's Day

I love St. Pat's Day mostly because I love Irish music. I play the bodhran (the Irish frame drum) and used to play with an Irish band called Cara until it disbanded. Anyway, my family always has an Irish dinner. So tonight we'll have an Irish cheddar and stout fondue followed by corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, and soda bread. Then we'll finish with key lime and grasshopper pies for desert (they're green). And we'll listen to Irish music. In honor of today here is a video of the band Evergreen. Actually it's the bodhran player, Abe Doron, playing a solo and then being joined by Gal Shahar for a bodhran duet and then the band finishes with a quick reel. Enjoy and Happy St. Paddy's Day:

Happy Pi Day!

Today is Pi Day (March 14, 3/14). Now, true geeks were celebrating at 1:59 this morning. But us less than true geeks can celebrate anytime today. My family and I will have a Pi Day dinner this evening. And, of course, we'll have pie for dinner (probably a deep dish chicken pie) and pie for dessert. Also, while you're celebrating don't forget to raise a glass and wish Albert Einstein happy birthday. I've always thought that is was a fitting coincidence that Albert was born on Pi Day. How cool is that? Oh, and just for fun, here is Pi calculated to 1 million digits. And here is a site where you can search for your birthday (or any other date for that matter) within the digits of Pi.

On Our Way to World Domination...

Well... probably not but... The results of the 2008 ARIS (American Religious Identification Survey) are out and they are interesting. In 1990 non-theists were only 8.2% of the population of the US in 2009 we are 15%. That's the third largest group in the country after Catholics (25.1%), Baptists (15.8%). What's significant about this study is its size, well over 50,000 survey respondents were included. This greatly increases its accuracy. This is good news for the non-theist community.