What? Jesus wasn't a tall white guy with western features? Good day sir! I said good day! YouTube - Jim Jefferies On Religion Horrible Blasphemy Panda...
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A powerful speech. And with enough humour to keep it going. The Intelligence² Debate - Stephen Fry (Unedited)by Xrunner17 A Welsh View: Video: Stephen Fry on the Catholic Church...
Who knew Hitler was such a humanitarian? And a humanist? YouTube - Hitler finds out christians are sending solar powered bibles to Haiti...
The man's a tiny little firestorm. YouTube - James Randi the ADE651 aka Quadro Tracker...
Makes the comparison between God and an abusive boyfriend. YouTube - Set Yourself Free...
Just in time for the holiday season, this tidbit from The Onion. "I do not understand," reads an ancient line of pictographs depicting the sun, the moon, water, and a Sumerian who appears to be scratching his head. "A booming...
Or rather, one observation. Still the trick isn't the arguments or facts; it's just getting them to listen. YouTube - Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism...
Not too surprising. I can reproduce stigmata on my hands with just a rusty thumbtack. A professor of organic chemistry at the University of Pavia, Garlaschelli made available to Reuters the paper he will deliver and the accompanying comparative photographs....
I was thinking about getting a pair of these for travel sickness, but figured they sounded a little bogus. So I checked online, and while there's plenty of anecdotal evidence, there wasn't any proof in proper clinical trials. The best...
Really cool video which addresses the problem of logic and evidence (or lack of each) in faith-based arguments. YouTube - Putting faith in its place...
Bill, you used to be cool. Thanks to an anti-religion movie (Religulous) and his frequent stance as a "skeptic," many of my fellow skeptics consider him one of our own, even to the point of giving him an award named...
My god can beat up your god. Actually, this is simply a logic test, to see if your deity is logically sound. Can your beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground? In this activity you'll be asked a...
And his appendix. YouTube - Dara O'Briain - God Moments...
Yes, but are they listening in on my thoughts? There's a fundamental problem here: the condition, electrosensitivity, doesn't appear to exist. A variety of studies that we have covered in the past show that people who claim to be electrosensitive...
Pretty interesting list of songs. Now all we need is an Atheist anthem. Like it or not, Christian music is undoubtedly popular. Among my daughter's peer group "Jesus Take the Wheel," by Carrie Underwood, is a very popular song that...
Here's an interesting article debunking ghost hunters, Ed and Lorraine Warren. We sought to evaluate the phenomenon of ghosts (in the generic sense, referring to all manner of spiritual manifestations) and see if there was any evidence to support the...
But that should come as no big surprise to most people, especially those of us who abide by the laws of thermodynamics. The remainder of the 22 person jury chosen by Steorn have unanimously determined there's no such thing as...
A really good article about how not to fall for MLM scams. While I've never been dragged into one of these, I was subjected to an intense hard sell time-share scam. Know the warning signs: - High pressure to make...
These are pretty interesting. And by interesting, I mean scary. In 2002, an Israeli businessman was sent to a resort called Eilat for four days where presumably his company expected him to relax a bit, learn a few new tricks...
I always felt a little more belonging up here. Now, if it were only a little warmer. Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests...
So, in a nutshell, 'crisis' does not equal 'opportunity'. This was a myth that's been propagated over the years due to a misinterpretation of the Chinese characters. danger opportunity ≠ crisis The third, and fatal, misapprehension is the author's definition...
I'm wondering now if Santa is God... Santa vs God - Unreasonable Faith...
Further proof that all atheists are hot. YouTube - "...You Believe WHAT?" (A Speed-Date)...
Ooooooooooooooh. And he's down. First Uri Geller, now this guy. To repeat: Ooooooooooooooh. YouTube - Venomfangx Apologizes to the Internets From Pharyngula and Skepchick....
Many of you will think Dan Aykroyd's lost his mind with the new viral video about "Crystal Head" vodka. Some are probably even thinking that it's a really clever Ghostbusters 3 teaser. Canadians know full well that Aykroyd: a) lost...
Aaaahh! Sharks got legs! Sharks with Legs - Featured Picture on BuzzFeed...
Yeah, not even a little surprised by this. Notice how I haven't even mentioned this? Because it's not news. Why am I mentioning it now? Because there's an awesome video of a frozen Bigfoot costume encased in a block of...
You may remember Brian Sapient, who uploaded an excerpt from a documentary that critiqued Geller's performances and abilities (it was a clip from the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson). In an attempt to stifle criticism, Geller claimed copyright infringement, and...
What, they didn't find anything? Not even butter? Last week I found nooks and crannies in my English muffin. Cynical-C Blog - Atheist Finds Nothing in His Toast...
Excellent set of instructions to get you started on your new charlatan career track. Guide to "Cold Reading" 4. Gain the subject's cooperation in advance. Emphasise that the success of the reading depends as much on the subject's cooperation as...
False.... Good Snopes.com article on the history of the Canadian flag. snopes.com: Canada's Maple Leaf Flag Many of these flags bore Union Jacks and fleur-de-lys. Quite a few featured a beaver, including one wearing a Mountie hat; another one showed...
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This is the damndest thing I've heard, and it happened in Canada, no less. A parent of an autistic child is told by a teacher that a psychic said someone with a "V" for a name was molested. Ergo, her...
I'm so going to buy all of these... Teach the Controversy - Intelligently designed t-shirts urging you to show both sides of every story...
Skeptical because this article, like so many of these "health food" articles, goes on and on and on about how great coffee is. Look, it even absolves you of your sins! Whether or not the data supports this, it's a...
After guessing the ending in The Sixth Sense 20 minutes into the film, I've been unimpressed with these ridiculous X-tian propaganda pieces, subtly disguised as films. The Happening Review: "The Happening" Is the Biggest Intelligent Design Movie of the Year...
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