1. Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes

Comment #210220 by Rick Stromoski on July 14, 2008 at 5:41 am

Got to TED talks and find Sir Ken Robinson's lecture on how modern education stifles creativity. It is funny as well as brilliantly inciteful.

2. Richard Dawkins on five of his favorite books

Comment #134696 by Rick Stromoski on February 28, 2008 at 5:50 am

1. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
2. Goodnight Moon
3. Go Dog Go
4. Moo Bah La La La
5.Are You My Mother?

I go back to these again and again...almost nightly.

3. Changing my Mind

Comment #106144 by Rick Stromoski on January 2, 2008 at 12:17 pm

atheism is a religion as non-belief in the tooth fairy is a science.

4. The New Atheists on Organized Freethought

Comment #84507 by Rick Stromoski on November 2, 2007 at 7:56 am

The Rational Response Squad is to the new atheist movement as Ann Coulter is to conservative politics. A cringeworthy embarrassment of self inflated egotists who spew vitriol. They do us no favors .

5. VOTE on the 'Faith smackdown': Richard Dawkins vs Francis Collins

Comment #72437 by Rick Stromoski on September 21, 2007 at 5:22 am

The purpose of life is to love and be loved. And drink beer. Lot's and lots of beer.

And enjoy the ride.

What else is there?

6. Look Forward to Anger

Comment #52244 by Rick Stromoski on June 26, 2007 at 2:57 pm

>>>And the reason why you're safe is because people like GWB have the stones to stand up to bullies that want to destroy your world in the name of religion.

Oh spare me the revisionist history....911 was a criminal action and should have been treated as such. Instead , this administration preyed on the bloodlust of the American people and invaded a country that had nothing to do with it .

It's as if we discovered that the Mafia killed Kennedy and then invaded Italy in retribution.

7. Television evangelist Falwell dies at 73

Comment #41116 by Rick Stromoski on May 15, 2007 at 2:03 pm

AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.
Jerry Falwell

If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being.
Jerry Falwell

Homosexuality is Satan's diabolical attack upon the family that will not only have a corrupting influence upon our next generation, but it will also bring down the wrath of God upon America.
Jerry Falwell

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.
Jerry Falwell

The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.
Jerry Falwell

I believe that global warming is a myth. And so, therefore, I have no conscience problems at all and I'm going to buy a Suburban next time.
Jerry Falwell

I drive a GMC Suburban. And I have since the early '70s.
Jerry Falwell

It is God's planet - and he's taking care of it. And I don't believe that anything we do will raise or lower the temperature one point.
Jerry Falwell

There's been a concerted effort to steal Christmas.
Jerry Falwell

The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.
Jerry Falwell

Billy Graham is the chief servant of Satan in America.
Jerry Falwell

My problem is not with the intentions of the Bush presidency. My problem is where it might go under his successors.
Jerry Falwell

I grew up in the segregated South, right here in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Jerry Falwell

8. Hey Mom, I'm an Atheist

Comment #31135 by Rick Stromoski on April 11, 2007 at 5:25 am

As much as my sympathies regarding atheism lie with the child here, I can't help but feel a bit disturbed that a families private interactions were taped and posted for the world to see. Regardless of this kids personal feelings about God, doing this to his family is calculated and a pretty crappy thing to do. He most likely knew full well that his Mom might react strongly to his coming out but he went ahead with taping her and then posting it on youtube. He not only deliberately set the scenario, he compounded her grief over his declaration of atheism (which is his right) by publicly humiliating her. This woman isn't a public figure who may deserve to be taken down a knotch like the Ted Haggards of this world. Such declarations should be private since strong emotions are bound to be expressed in the heat of the moment. I'm a bit disappointed in that this kind of cruel voyeurism shows up on this site which I always believed had higher standards. May I suggest in the spirit of fairness that this thread be deleted.

9. Interview: Jerry Coyne

Comment #29583 by Rick Stromoski on April 3, 2007 at 1:36 pm

I was astounded that the creationist /scientist made the statement that eye is so complex that it had to be designed.

10. Hell is real and eternal: Pope

Comment #27993 by Rick Stromoski on March 27, 2007 at 2:22 pm

>>>Beneath the Bishops are your local parish priests.

And beneath the priests, you'll usually find an altar boy.

11. Peanut Butter, The Atheist's Nightmare!

Comment #27897 by Rick Stromoski on March 27, 2007 at 6:35 am

I was making a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich and when I opened the jar I found the face of Elvis Presley!

12. Richard Dawkins on the Mike Dickin Show

Comment #14172 by Rick Stromoski on December 21, 2006 at 10:47 am

How long before the God Botherers declare that God struck down Mr. Dickin because of this interview?