50 atheist aphorisms and bumper sticker slogans

This compilation is provided by Living the Scientific Life.  This is definitely not any sort of ecumenical outreach program.  Here are the first seven slogans: Abstinence Makes the Church Grow Fondlers Honk If Your Religious Beliefs Make You An Asshole Intelligent Design Makes My Monkey Cry Too Stupid to Understand…

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What it’s like to get a vasectomy

Michael Lewis recounts his harrowing personal medical journey in Slate.  It was difficult for me to read this account without cringing.  Then again (without getting too revealing), I know someone very close to me who had a vasectomy and it wasn't as unnerving as the one Lewis describes.  Perhaps it was because,…

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What is evolution? New book from U.S. National Academy of Sciences explains it well.

The new book is geared toward explaining evolution to the American public.   Here's a pdf brochure describing the book.  The book can also be read online in its entirety here. I read much of the chapter on Creationism.  It's clearly written, with helpful illustrations.  This looks like a good place…

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