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Secular Sunday – We Have 180 Catalogued Brain Biases That Are Not Compatible With The Modern World

Of particular relevance to the atheist typing right now is the idea that even if you lose religion, you will find some other tribe to give your life meaning – for me, that’s progressive politics and hockey fandom and other things that go beyond “I like this” to the secular equivalent of religious tenants such […]

Secular Sunday – When Ted Turner Asked Carl Sagan If He Was A “Socialist”

“Socialist” being used as a slur isn’t a recent phenomenon… When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave an answer that redefines what it means to be a civilized society. It isn't about politics or ideology. It is about how we treat the most vulnerable among us. pic.twitter.com/s52TLO42fB — Saganism […]

¶ Posted 28 December 2025 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, language, science

Secular Sunday – Grifting, I Mean, Grieving Widow?

Charlie Kirk’s wife husband was violently assassinated three months ago. I’m pretty hard on religion and a lot of people are saying her “grieving” isn’t appropriate. But if I’m being completely honest, if she’s truly a hardcore Christian Evangelical, I’m guessing that there’s nothing deeper here (literally) than her thinking that her husband dying was […]

¶ Posted 21 December 2025 § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Music Monday – “He Ao hara, he Ao Aroha kore/T? mai r? koe hei whaka-tau I au/Ng? t?manako O te Ao Katoa”

“Tapu Te P? (O Holy Night)” – Marlon Williams, Dhungala Children’s Choir, Paul Kelly

¶ Posted 15 December 2025 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Sad § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, holiday, language, xmas

Secular Sunday – Christmas: Behind The Curtain

¶ Posted 14 December 2025 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history, language

Secular Sunday – Keep Christ in Christmas…Beer Fridge

¶ Posted 07 December 2025 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Some folks light a candle, some hang a wreath/Some folks got a god, some don’t believe/Some folks meditate, some go to church/And some poor folks can’t get the day off work”

“Merry Happy Whatever” – Doohickeys (featuring Wolves of Glendale)

¶ Posted 01 December 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday, music

Secular Sunday – The Effect of Prayer On Heart Surgery Recovery?

No different than doing nothing. (checks notes) Oh, actually makes recovery worse if you’ve been prayed for in a statistically significant manner! 😮 @skeptic_face Sources: Benson, H. et al. (2006). Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP). American Heart Journal, 151(4), 934–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.028 Harvard Medical School – Intercessory Prayer Study Summary https://hms.harvard.edu/news/intercessory-prayer-study-2006 #religion […]