There’s something about the creationism-versus-evolution debate that makes me want to poke my own eyes out just so I have something to throw at the opposing sides. A plague on both their houses!
Now, let me clarify my view that the basic theory of evolution is generally correct. I’m not a scientist, but so far as […]

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Don’t we all? Even if it’s just a painkiller for a headache once in a while, or a contraceptive pill, or a shot of coffee to wake you up, there’s nobody reading this who can honestly tell me they never use drugs of any kind. I’m not going to use this post to […]

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“Children believe in Santa Claus. Creationists believe in creationism. But children grow up and discard Santa. So why not creationists?”
That’s the question by Steve Tomkins of the Christian ezine Ship of Fools, a question sure to outrage creationists of both young and old earth varieties. But, as you’ll guess from reading this blog, I […]

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Black men can generally run faster than white men. Black men are also generally better boxers. Asians are generally more intelligent than whites. But white men are generally more intelligent than blacks.
How many readers glazed over the first three claims only to find themselves jarred by the fourth? The fourth claim tends to stop people […]

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Strange question, you might say. Most female mammals behave differently during their most fertile time: it’s called oestrus, or ‘heat’. According to traditional belief, women do not experience this in this way: “Humans, unlike some other species, do not have any obvious external signs to signal receptivity at ovulation.” (Wikipedia). Yes, […]

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