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Friday Fun Link – How The Fuck Does Fuckin Shit Work? History of Science Rap

This video is at ~5000 views as I type this. Will be interesting to see if it goes viral and jumps a lot higher as it appears designed to do just that…

¶ Posted 30 August 2019 § Censorship § Meme § Randomness § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, science

Secular Sunday – Atheist Summer Camp

As summer comes to an end, I thought this video was appropriate for a Secular Sunday post (and yes, it’s a Christian making fun of atheists for a change!) The gist of the guy’s bit is what kids would learn at an Atheist Summer Camp and the irony is that Shea and I frequently lament […]

¶ Posted 25 August 2019 § Humour § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, language, science

Secular Sunday – Why Do Democrats Keep Snubbing Atheists?

Although less likely to vote as a block like various religious sects, there’s still a huge untapped voter base if someone would directly appeal to atheists/agnostics/secularists/nonbelievers.

¶ Posted 14 July 2019 § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history, unitedstates

(Belated) Secular Sunday – America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches

America has an epidemic of abandoned churches but they could always look to convert them into libraries!

¶ Posted 07 July 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § United States § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history

“I should go ahead and mention right now that he is a lymphoma survivor.” Some Thoughts on Civility

One of the ongoing debates in the world right now – in online discussion, in politics and in our personal lives – is what the role of civility is and how it’s perhaps become less important than in the past. I think one change is that people used to be civil in a reciprocal manner […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2019 § Censorship § Family § Internet § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Why Is Easter A Moving Target?

There’s an explanation why the date of Easter moves around but yeah, if it’s supposed to commemorate the day Jesus was resurrected, you’d think that would be not a lot of room for debate. Anyhow, I’ll put myself in the camp of people who prefer it in late April instead of March. Hoppy Easter!

¶ Posted 21 April 2019 § Humour § Meme § Randomness § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, holiday, xmas

Secular Sunday – A dying man’s thoughts on stardust, a fortunate life, making the world a better place, and the randomness of it all.

Someone posted a link to this essay on FB and I wanted to repost the whole thing here as I thought it was very well-written and thought-provoking… Clarifying my final weeks Journal entry by Erik Olin Wright — Jan 18, 2019 Yesterday, I had a bone marrow biopsy to see if there were any prospects at all of […]

¶ Posted 20 January 2019 § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, language, philosophy

Secular Sunday – What Happens To Your Brain When You Quit Believing in God?

Very similar to the process of quitting cocaine or meth or ending a love affair apparently. (via Reddit)

¶ Posted 06 January 2019 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: philosophy, science

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin