If you aren't familiar with Hell House, it's a fundamentalist horror house in Texas. Each room has a bunch of actors in it who act out various "sinful acts." The Atheist Community of Austin, producers of The Atheist Experience, decided to take a trip there (as they have in years past).
Hilarity ensues...
(continued)
27 October 2008
13 October 2008
Poe's Law? I'm Not Sure
1. Go to Google
2. Type in "god's great gift"
3. Click I'm Feeling Lucky
4. Read.
What do you think? Real or fake?
2. Type in "god's great gift"
3. Click I'm Feeling Lucky
4. Read.
What do you think? Real or fake?
10 October 2008
Science Debate 2008...
...won't happen. But here's the next best thing.
For those who don't know, there was a push amongst the scientific community to hold a science-based debate between the two candidates. A petition was started by six people (one of whom, coincidentally, is Charles Darwin's great-grandson) to convince the candidates that the debate was important to a lot of people. 38,000 signatures later (including several Nobel Laureates), the petition was presented to McCain and Obama. And they both refused. It seems they were afraid it would be like a science test, not a discussion of policies.
So to alleviate their fears and get some kind of response from them, a list of 14 questions was sent to each candidate, and they were asked to submit written responses. This time, both candidates replied. You can check out their responses, side-by side, at the Sciencedebate 2008 website:
Sciencedebate 2008
I'll try to look through the responses more thoroughly, but just from skimming through, it seems each candidate's response can be summed up as "more funding." As a taxpayer, that disappoints me. As a scientist/future doctor, it's good to hear. So I'm torn. But check out the site if you're interested in either science or politics.
For those who don't know, there was a push amongst the scientific community to hold a science-based debate between the two candidates. A petition was started by six people (one of whom, coincidentally, is Charles Darwin's great-grandson) to convince the candidates that the debate was important to a lot of people. 38,000 signatures later (including several Nobel Laureates), the petition was presented to McCain and Obama. And they both refused. It seems they were afraid it would be like a science test, not a discussion of policies.
So to alleviate their fears and get some kind of response from them, a list of 14 questions was sent to each candidate, and they were asked to submit written responses. This time, both candidates replied. You can check out their responses, side-by side, at the Sciencedebate 2008 website:
Sciencedebate 2008
I'll try to look through the responses more thoroughly, but just from skimming through, it seems each candidate's response can be summed up as "more funding." As a taxpayer, that disappoints me. As a scientist/future doctor, it's good to hear. So I'm torn. But check out the site if you're interested in either science or politics.
08 October 2008
Yoink!
Again, this is stolen from Sharon's blog, but it's an awesome thread:
Candidate = ???
Once you get the idea of it, check out my contribution to the game:
My Contribution
Candidate = ???
Once you get the idea of it, check out my contribution to the game:
My Contribution
04 October 2008
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