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Figure 1: The bottom of the Indian Ocean as it actually is, showing no sign of sunken continent. It is a lost land under the waves. It is an Atlantis of the Indian Ocean whose existence was based on science. A land whose name comes from the relentless ghost of Roman mythology and whose Continue reading The Lost Land of Lemuria.
Continue reading Two Women of Dover: Taking Action for What Matters Image taken from the University of Illini Secular Student Alliance A few weeks ago, a friend of mine, student at Mississippi State University, participated in the ‘ask an atheist day’ event on the campus. This event was created by the Illini secular student alliance and is going to be organized annually by the secular student Continue reading I survived ‘Ask an atheist day’ and I didn’t even get a stupid T-shirt! I regularly have a problem when trying to fix problems with physical objects that do mechanically things[1]. In attempting to solve the problem, I learn that the problem I thought was the problem is not the problem and discover what the actual the problem is. Not that I then necessarily have any idea how to Continue reading Community Their aim is an end to abortion throughout the UK and they plan to make this happen through peaceful prayer. Their name is ’40Days For Life- London’ and their next campaign is kicking off in a weeks time in London. According to their website: “From March 9th 2011 – April 17th 2011 our community Continue reading Conversations with a British Pro-life protester In April 2010, I wrote a blog post about when to try new things and not to pursue them. I described how I chose not to follow through on an audition for a TV show called Miracle Detectives. They were looking for a woman with a strong presence to serve as the rational/skeptical Continue reading Indre Viskontas: Scientist, Skeptic and Miracle Detective When I was an adolescent, I really wanted to be Mr. Spock. I thought that being hyper-logical and unemotional would be far better than being hyper-logical and hyper-emotional. I think there is a particular kind of self-loathing that kids develop when they’re far more intellectually developed than they are emotionally developed, like I Continue reading Emotions Are Not The Enemy Let me first make it as clear as possible that I am against abuse. I would defend an abuse victim with my own life, if need be. I also think that the leader of the Fundamental LDS church, Warren Jeffs, is an evil person and that he should be kept from harming anyone ever Continue reading This is NOT About Tortured Babies Mixed emotions over PZ Myers’ condescending response to a 12-year-old child‘s email supporting creationism[1], reminded of a very interesting conversation I had with my father at a dinner this holiday season. Lemons and lemonade, people. During our conversational meanderings, we touched on the debate between creationism[2] and evolution. We did not directly Continue reading I’ll Trade You an Evolutionary Theory for Your Creationism photo courtesy of environmentaleconomics.wordpress.com It is no secret that the condition of our environment has long been a popular topic in recent years. It isn’ really a new one either. Just a few decades ago we were facing the matter of acid rain, and litter scattered throughout. Several rivers, at least here in Continue reading The “Cult of Environmentalism” |
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