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A blog for the purpose of communicating my views on the intersection of science, religion and society. Written by a layman, for other laypeople with an interest in science. Recurring themes include the evolution vs. creation debate, and astronomy. I
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Good Luck, Barack Obama
I have always loved a good political cartoon. With a few simple drawn lines an effective political cartoonist can totally capture and communicate the essence of a very complicated story. Can Obama help? We can only hope. Because we're in a steaming...
Hooray For The Constitution
Sometimes, judges get it right. In this post from June, I told you about an attempt by the state of South Carolina to introduce "I Believe" license plates much like the one you see above. Including a stained glass window with a Christian cross, the...
The Fall Of The GOP
The opening lines of a story from Newsday: Was it Sarah Palin's fault? She doesn't think so. She was asked Wednesday morning if her selection as John McCain's running mate might have been a factor in his defeat Tuesday. She responded that nobody...
A Little Good, A Lot Of Evil
My good friend, independently-minded voter and fellow blogger Holysmokes has written a stellar piece regarding Barack Obama's election, you can read it here. Enjoy Smoke's poignant post, because that was the good. Here's the bad... really bad: A ...
Vote!
Ahhh... Election Day. It's as if every four years, we are treated to two Halloweens. Today we yet again choose between two deeply flawed candidates who, despite the fact we have millions upon millions of registered voters over the age of 35, seem to ...
