Posts by sarcozona

Sam Brownback doesn’t believe in evolution

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Angry Astronomer has a good critique of Sam Brownback’s op-ed piece on evolution in the NY Times. If you didn’t watch the Republican presidential debates, Brownback is one of the three who said they did not believe in evolution. From the critique: He [Brownback] states, “we cannot drive a wedge between faith and reason. I […]

my life until August

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Between class, working in the lab, working at the help desk, working at the gerontology institute, and maybe doing my homework, I’m going to be gone from 7 to 9 every day of the week starting Monday. So if you don’t hear from me very often, don’t worry: I am still alive and I am […]

fear and manipulation

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Dave Neiwert at Orincus writes about the policies, ideals, and history of the right and our abused soldiers. Lets hope that our politicians treat our veterans with the care and respect they deserve – including counseling, good medical care, and helping them rejoin society. The far right, by appealing to people’s baser instincts and especially […]

the future of coal

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Gregory Boyce is skeptical of global climate change and has big plans for coal. Despite the fact that coal is known to be one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, Boyce, 52, is banking on a future in which America burns a lot more of it. With the country’s huge reserves, he argues, coal […]

not necessarily healthier

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Majikthise points to an interesting article about the probably not-so-good health of baby boomers. Unlike most articles that discuss obesity, this one doesn’t blame people for being fat – it looks at the lifestyle choices left open to them because of income. “A lot of what we visualize about the baby boomers are the people […]

proof!

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Ray comfort had claimed he could prove the existence of God in 13 minutes. Since he tried it on May 5th and I haven’t heard of mass conversions in the past few weeks, it seems his argument wasn’t very persuasive. Really, comparing the universe to a coke can? That’s just a little reductive.