1. 10 cc of atheism

Comment #124548 by idragosani on February 9, 2008 at 7:17 pm

In addition to Jeeves and Wooster, Hugh Laurie did overtly comic roles in several of the Black Adder series.

2. Touched by an Atheist

Comment #104950 by idragosani on December 30, 2007 at 6:15 am

Yes!

Carlin has one of the best rants against religion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

3. Jesus Rides the Number 7 Train

Comment #84784 by idragosani on November 3, 2007 at 2:57 pm

Ummm... penultimate means "next to last"... so what is the ultimate function?

4. Sam Harris at AAI 07

Comment #82320 by idragosani on October 26, 2007 at 3:54 am

Well crud, where did the videos go?

5. Eugenie Scott on Intelligent Design and Young Earth Creationism

Comment #81388 by idragosani on October 24, 2007 at 4:40 pm

Did she get Ken Ham and Ken Hovind mixed up?

6. Review of Darwin's Angel: An Angelic Response to the God Delusion

Comment #66972 by idragosani on September 1, 2007 at 6:20 am

Cornwell clearly believes, as I do, that angels are not wispy, winged beings in ethereal nightgowns, but something far more subtle and profound: archetypal images that dramatise the invisible realities. As such, they can act as symbols for the formless elements of physics; but also for the creative imagination.

At least she's not talking about Atlantean DNA.

7. Review of Darwin's Angel: An Angelic Response to the God Delusion

Comment #66970 by idragosani on September 1, 2007 at 6:18 am

Cornwell clearly believes, as I do, that angels are not wispy, winged beings in ethereal nightgowns, but something far more subtle and profound: archetypal images that dramatise the invisible realities. As such, they can act as symbols for the formless elements of physics; but also for the creative imagination.

Well, at least she didn't talk about Atlantean DNA...

8. Fruit fly parasite's gene invasion raises questions over evolution

Comment #66772 by idragosani on August 31, 2007 at 9:49 am

Geez, you think these journalists can stop with the sensationalist headlines? What would have been wrong with something like "Fruit fly parasite's gene invasion provides more insight into evolution"? The "raises question" bit leads people to think "raises doubts".

9. Scientists Induce Out-of-Body Sensation

Comment #65353 by idragosani on August 23, 2007 at 7:08 pm

Wonder how this would work on someone who had no conscious knowledge of what an OBE is (i.e., had never read about in media, seen on TV or whatever).

10. Enemies of Reason

Comment #65029 by idragosani on August 22, 2007 at 5:06 pm

I've just watched the first few minutes of the second episode... I recognized the woman from the beginning of the first episode and then she starts talking about DNA and then I did a double take... Did she just say Atlantis? Rewind... by golly, she did! I played it over several times, and am still laughing...

I have a lot of neo-pagan friends, too, who talk just like that, all of the time. But boy do they get pissed when you equate what they say to creationism!

11. Neil Peart cites The God Delusion in new album's liner notes

Comment #28055 by idragosani on March 27, 2007 at 6:19 pm

Rush is one of the best bands ever, despite being from Canada. :-) Any band that can write lyrics such as:

"You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose freewill"

will get my vote any day.