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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Atlanta SkeptiCamp a Spectacular Success
Just got home from the very first Atlanta SkeptiCamp. I’m worn out, but my mind is buzzing from the high-energy brain injection I got from all the fantastic presentations. (Allison had to tell me to hush up for a while, … Continue reading
Join us tonight at Atlanta SkeptiCamp
If you’re in metro Atlanta tonight (Friday night) we invite you to join us for the first-ever Atlanta SkeptiCamp! The kick-off is at 7PM, and at 9PM American Freethought’s John Snider and David Driscoll will join Skepticality’s Derek and Swoopy for … Continue reading
Righteous Stuff 2 of 2
Here’s the second portion of James Gorman’s excellent article “Righteous Stuff,” originally published in the May 1984 issue of the now-defunct OMNI magazine. Gorman talks to several Apollo astronauts who have come to embrace evangelical Christianity as a result of their … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, christianity, history, interviews, religion, science
Tagged apollo, astronauts, james gorman, moon missions, omni, righteous stuff
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Righteous Stuff 1 of 2
I recently had occasion to look through some old issues of OMNI (the magazine of science fiction and science fact), which ran from 1977 to 1995. OMNI was a fantastic publication, mixing short fiction with cutting-edge science reporting and skeptical … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, christianity, history, interviews, religion, science
Tagged apollo, astronauts, james gorman, moon landing, omni, righteous stuff
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A license plate you “Audi” see
This is picture we took a few days ago here in Atlanta. Fees for prestige plates in Georgia: $70. Tricking the DMV into printing blasphemy and profanity on the same plate: priceless!
Pope: Don’t be so down on marriage, except…
Again with the Pope. First, he sits at the apex of an organization whose very foundation rests on unprovable superstitious claims but then sets up nonsensical rules to tamp down new claims. Now, he’s telling the world “Don’t be so … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, commentary, news, religion
Tagged catholic church, marriage, pope benedict, ratzinger
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Podcast #41 – Neil deGrasse Tyson
We interview Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, science advocate, and author of The Pluto Files, a look at the cosmic dust-up that resulted from the demotion of the planet Pluto to “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union. Dr. Tyson occupies the Frederick … Continue reading →