First, I didn’t talk at all yesterday about the statement of motivations in The Marriage Vow that preceded its fourteen provisions, which […]
pareidolia, religion, science, skepticism
Pareidolia of the day: Holy sh!t!
Today’s incidence of pareidolia is a doozy. Or a doo-….no, I’m just not going there. The title for this post […]
atheism, politics, religion
Un-toasted terrorist
Hemant Mehta looks at the revenge party after Osama bin Laden’s killing in which t-shirts, political cartoons, and newspapers exult […]
news, religion
The dangers of superstition coupled with despair
Best to skip this one if you don’t want to be depressed. Reuters reports: Hundreds of girls raped, murdered in […]
cognition, evolution, religion
Have we evolved to reject evolution?
Following on the Pope post, there are various theories about whether people might reject evolutionary theory because it contradicts their […]
evolution, religion
The Pope misrepresents evolution
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew himas an Australopithecine. Apparently in his Easter address last night, the Pope had some unflattering […]
cognition, religion
Some thoughts on religious anthropomorphism for Easter
Michael Blume writes concerning the “personification of the universe” model of religion: Religious traditions seem to derive their motivational, cooperative […]
freedom of speech, religion
Demonstration denied in Dearborn; Dawud declares doubts
Dawud Walid Anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones takes his show to Michigan…or at least attempts to. In a bid to become […]