I’ve set the alarm on my cell phone to alert me at 7:50 PM tomorrow to turn off the lights and appliances in my house from 8 to 9PM.
This is Earth Hour’s second year and the first in which I’ve participated. It originated in Sydney, Australia and was a local phenomenon. It has since gone [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Earth Hour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environment on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They’re coming to get you Barbara…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ed Brayton over at Dispatches from the Culture Wars has a comment up about this article. Apparently King Abdullah of Saudia Arabia is calling for all people of the book, (ie; Muslims, Jews and Christians) to get together and combat the Great Evil of Atheism and the resultant drop in morality that has accompanied [...]
I’ve been sick. So here’s a poetical quickie
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, atheism on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was posted in one of the Atheist communities I frequent. The poster and the first commenter made the following comments:
“Yep, we’re to assume God is responsible for everything around us, and for us to actually use our brains to solve questions/problems or whatever is blasphemy.”
and
“I just love how she tries to make god seem [...]
Expelled from Expelled
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ID & Creationism, news on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I apologize for using the same title as everyone else in the world, but it really is the only way.
Yesterday, Professor PZ Myers was yanked from a line to see a screening of the Ben Stein abomination Expelled. PZ is a gentleman and a scholar, and though I haven’t had the honor to meet the [...]
Another blog, another argument.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I chose the moniker “Friendly Contrarian” because I’m a naturally argumentative person, but I don’t get angry about it. If I am in a discussion with someone, and they express bullshit, I will call them on it. I will use citations if available, and do my best to make a case for why their position [...]
