Monthly Archives: October 2011

Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Another long afternoon shift (4 pm to 12 am) and I’m too tired to write anything on my own. Instead, I’ll share the history of Halloween that I found on Wikipedia! Shamelessly cut and pasted below. Enjoy! Historian Nicholas Rogers, … Continue reading →

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No Posts This Weekend

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Just a quick note to say that I’ll be out all weekend. Enjoy your Halloween festivities and I’ll be back on Monday!

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The Universe is Queerer Than We Suppose

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Too tired to write anything. The video speaks for itself, though I look forward to adding my thoughts about it later. One of Richard Dawkins’ TED talks.

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The Sword of Good

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

What does it mean, if it’s been prophesied that you will make the ultimate choice between Good and Evil? Why wouldn’t you just choose Good? And Hirou carries the Sword of Good – which instantly slays any wielder not of … Continue reading →

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Open letter from JREF to James Van Praagh

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

The following is taken strait from this Huffington Post article. I don’t have time to write a real post, but I wanted to give you something worth reading anyway. This article was written by the president of the James Randi … Continue reading →

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Skryim – Full Trailer!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

If you enjoyed the short teaser trailer for Skyrim (don’t lie, you did!) then you’ll love this! Sorry for another lazy post. Long night at work. Longer one today. I’ll see if I can produce something nice for tomorrow.

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Meet Peter Singer

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He specializes in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, preference utilitarian perspective. Check out his website for … Continue reading →

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Skyrim Teaser Trailer

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Quick post again since I’m busy/lazy again. Two quick videos about my most anticipated game of my life (so far)! And this was basically my reaction. Check it out!

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We’re Still Here…

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

So for those of you who didn’t know, the world was supposed to end yesterday – at 6:00 p.m. local time. Famous Christian radio show host and billboard purchaser has been trying to sell the notion that the world is … Continue reading →

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Why Richard Dawkins Wont Debate William Lane Craig

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

The original text can be found here. I think he makes his case satisfactory with this one sentence, ”That would look great on your CV, not so good on mine”. This is basically why I think that science shouldn’t engage pseudoscience … Continue reading →

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