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Entries for August, 2007

The war on terror, so far…

Aug.14, 2007 in Politics 7 Comments

I don’t want to get too political on this blog, but I thought this article was too good to pass up: The war on terror(TM), so far Just sayin’…

The Dark Ages are still with us…

Aug.13, 2007 in Reason and Skepticism, Science Leave a Comment

It’s amazing. Simply amazing. Here we are in the 21st century, surrounded by the fruits of science and technology. We human beings benefit from the discoveries of science and the advancement of technology every day, from flying in aircraft that carry us long distances in short amounts of time through the air, to watching moving images [...]

Welcome to reality...

An extraterrestrial being, newly arrived on Earth - scrutinizing what we mainly present to our children in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, the comics, and many books - might easily conclude that we are intent on teaching them murder, rape, cruelty, superstition, credulity, and consumerism. We keep at it, and through constant repetition many of them finally get it. What kind of society could we create if, instead, we drummed into them science and a sense of hope? - Carl Sagan, "Demon Haunted World"