There was a recent online tempest about an article posted by Roger Ebert outlining, nay promoting, the Creationist way of thinking. For a few days, many were arguing about whether his site was hacked, or had he lost his rational mind? I voted for "hacked". Turns out, he was attempting…
I am not one to encourage a lawsuit, and am no expert in the law. But if you read the details about this suit, you might want to give to the cause. In brief, a Creationist posted a long monologue rehashing many long-disproved arguments claiming to be original and irrefutable…
But, before we get to that, a brief introduction: My name is Hank & I run a blog called Ethics Gradient (which, it should be noted, may - does - contain some coarse language. In my mind, it's all perfectly justified but I realise not everyone digs the sailor-talk). I also go by "Mandrellian" on various…
Here's an interesting recent event: Atheists collecting for charity by publicly reading from holy texts. College students at Penn State came up with the idea, and in 9 hours they raised over $500 to give to Doctors without Borders. They set up a table with copies of a wide assortment…
What should we do about Sarah Palin? Bill Maher, Naomi Klein, Will.i.am and Andrew Sullivan discuss politics and religion. Well worth a view: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvUA_smXwo&eurl=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/[/youtube]