The results are in, and it looks like Hephaestus is the winner. Life was forged in the hot hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean floor, where the Earth's crust is wrenched apart by immense geological forces. I would like to thank all the gods for participating. Congratulations, Hephaestus, your myth about the creation of life is closest to true. You ( Read more... )

It's not a news flash that Rush Limbaugh has said something incendiary. That's how he makes money, by saying things that are incendiary ( Read more... )

Okay, I have to admit a prejudice. I agree with France. Scientology is a fraud. In my defense, I also agree with Scientologists that it is a religion ( Read more... )

You know, people remember where they were when Kennedy was assassinated. People remember where they were when The World Trade Center was attacked.

These were enormous events. Today, the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia has revealed that they have discovered The Ark Of The Covenant.

If you're anything like me, then you need processing time before you really know how you feel about the California court decision on Prop. 8.

Most people are not like me, and they already know how they feel. Good for them, in that it helps simplify their daily decisions ( Read more... )

"Dale was the copresident of a gay and lesbian organization at college and remains a gay rights activist. Dale's presence in the Boy Scouts would, at the very least, force the organization to send a message, both to the youth members and the world, that the Boy Scouts accepts homosexual conduct as a legitimate form of behavior ( Read more... )

I am often tongue-in-cheek in my posts. It's my natural reaction to many of the events reported in the news. I feel that usually, it is the proper response. Some of the figures who appear in the media cannot be allowed to be taken seriously.

But sometimes something happens that can't be laughed off. It also can't be belittled. ( The Pope has made his first visit to Africa )

Just in case you haven't been keeping track, here's the tally on the Pope's latest in the Holocaust denial thing:

1. The Pope is sorry.
1b - sorry that you misunderstood him.

2. The Pope admits he made a mistake ( Read more... )

After generating a little bit of good will with their planned conference on evolution, the Vatican went ahead and stood behind a bishop in Brazil, who has excommunicated the doctor who saved the life of a nine-year-old girl, by aborting the twins her molesting stepfather planted. The molester, of course, faces criminal charges, but not a single ( Read more... )

You know, I bash the Catholic church mercilessly. But kudos to them this time around, for hosting a conference on Darwinism. Sure, I could take the skeptic's view and say this is like George Bush hosting a summit on human rights. But I won't do that. (What I mean is, instead I'll slip it in on a backhanded compliment.) Creationism is ( Read more... )