Recently I watched a History Channel special on "ancient aliens," having to do with what may be evidence of interactions between ancient humanity (from the Ice Age until around 2,000 years ago). I have reservations about some of it, and there could be more mundane explanations for some of that evidence. But it got me to thinking ( Read more... )

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/12/tea-party-debate-health-care_n_959354.html

A bit of a startling moment happened near the end of Monday night's CNN debate when a hypothetical question was posed to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas ( Read more... )

Actually, the question most of us had was why in the world did the White House take such pains to cover up the man's birth-certificate, and ditto his school transcripts and the rest of the paper-trail that follows people through life any more? If there isn't a problem with any of it -- and certainly there doesn't seem to be one with his birth ( Read more... )

http://www.oddee.com/item_97595.aspx

Nobody wants to know ( Read more... )

TSA Officer Admits Plot to Post Porn on Christian Site

On April 10, Bob Seashols, a Coordination Center Officer for the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) at the Richmond International Airport (RIC) and an administrator for Atheists United’s Facebook page, took part in a coordinated effort to populate pornographic images, extreme ( Read more... )

A 100,000-Year-Old Civilisation? | Features | Fortean Times

Now, the Fortean Times is perhaps not the best place to look for dependable data on ancient humanity (or anything else of any relevance to the real world, for that matter). But this story reminded me of something.

Neandethal man died out -- or otherwise disappeared from the Earth -- ( Read more... )

Inside the burn unit: Heartbreak, hope and healing | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Local & RegionIf you want to know why our high-tech Western civilization is worth preserving, look no farther: just check out the Harborview burn unit, one of the best in the world. Burns are the worst wounds in the world -- and without ( Read more... )

http://e-moon60.livejournal.com/335480.html

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I was on a "Politics in SF" panel at Dragon*Con which once more convinced me that a lot of people should've been made to read "The Man Without a Country" a few more times. Though, with the sneering generation (Baby Boomers, ( Read more... )

Bill Maher slams religion…and gets in a nice dig at L. Ron Hubbard’s creation, too.

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http://www.xenutv.com/blog/?p=4796

Before you decide to declare jihad on Bill Maher, think about this: he's perfectly democratic about it. He slams everyone, regardless of race, creed, color, or ( Read more... )

http://cutelildrow.livejournal.com/2019331.html

A brilliant and timely analysis of an equally brilliant and timely essay.