The United States of Ignorance

From kottke.org: The United States of Ignorance According to a recent survey of citizens in 14 countries, the United States ranks second in the amount of ignorance about things like teenage birth rates, unemployment rates, and immigration. …Then again, what do Americans hear about constantly on the news? Unemployment, Muslims & immigration, murder, and teen pregnancy. …

Intelligent Design is Not Science

Unbelievable: Bachmann: Schools should teach intelligent design (CNN): I dont think its a good idea for government to come down on one side of scientific issue or another, when there is reasonable doubt on both sides. I don’t know if she’s just pandering to the Kirk Camerons out there, but “intelligent design” isn’t a “scientific issue.” …

May 22: Judgment-Free Day

This is probably the first time I’ve ever linked to a southern minister’s blog… The Great Hoover in the Sky: Sucked Up in Judgment (The God Article) “[W]hat should we do on May 22nd?” I have a thought: when the Holy Dyson doesn’t suck up the holier-than-thou, let’s celebrate with a judgment free day. See …

Creationists from All Religions Hate Science

Muslim creationists tour France denouncing Darwin (Reuters): “We didn’t descend from the apes,” lecturer Ali Sadun told the giggling youngsters. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, he said, was “the scientific basis to defend atheism… People who defend evolution can’t accept the existence of a Creator.” Why can’t they imagine that their god created the world …

SBA quote

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides with their own desires.” – Susan B. Anthony