Monday, September 6, 2010

Morrissey: Chinese People Are A 'Subspecies'


No. The statement is wrong and anyone who knows the basics of biology could tell you why. I'm very much for animal rights. But using racism to insult people is hardly a way to advance the cause. This was more about Morissey working out his inner demons or trying to get in the news or who knows what. Its too bad, I really like The Smiths.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Jan Brewer Admits She Was Wrong About Beheadings


Do you have any evidence to back that up or are you just making it up or quoting something you heard from Glen Beck?

But for the sake of argument assume its true. What are you saying? Its OK for Brewer to lie because liberals lie? Is that really the standard you have? I call out people who lie no matter what their politics as do most people on the left. Watch Rachel Maddow some time. She has an amazing attention to detail and on the rare occasion when she makes some error she corrects it ASAP.
About Arizona Politics
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Does the Past Exist Yet? Evidence Suggests Your Past Isn't Set in Stone


Another article from Dr. Lanza that conforms to the template: http://reddogbear.blogspot.com/2010/05/template-for-huffington-post-article-by.html

I wonder if he is actually a real person. At this point I think a good computer scientist with a knowledge of AI could use that template and create a Lanza Huffpo article generator.
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Stephen Hawking to God: Your Services Are No Longer Needed; God to Hawking: You So Don't Get Who I Am

"while [faith's] components may be reshaped by evidence it is a belief that transcends the evidence. " This the issue I have never understood. Why do we elevate belief without evidence to somehow be a good thing. If the history of the human race tells us anything its that humans are prone to believe things that aren't true but that in some way fit in with our preconceived prejudices. We do this even when we TRY to find the truth and reason based on evidence. So why in the world for what are arguabley the most important questions of all: does God exist?, what is the nature of morality?, what is the meaning of life? why in the world would we want to say on those questions its better to believe based on no evidence? Doing that will ensure that we believe whatever is comfortable, what we are taught by our parents and what helps us fit in with our society. To me finding the truth is more important than those things, even if it may be an uncomfortable truth and the only way to find the truth is via reason and evidence.
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Stephen Hawking to God: Your Services Are No Longer Needed; God to Hawking: You So Don't Get Who I Am

"Beyond all doubt, God exists -- in the minds of his (or her) followers. Whether God is more than a belief is itself a question of belief "

No its not. You are just playing semantic games. Of course a lot of people believe in God. That in no way implies that God actually exists (i.e. is more than a belief). A lot of people believe in Ghosts, the city of Atlantis, Sasquatch, etc. Whether those things existed is not a question of belief its a question of fact. They either do or they don't. God is no different. Its one more empirical fact that is or isn't true.
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Off-Hollywood: The Five Indie Films Worth Seeing This Month


Ebert has come a long way in the last few years. He has risen above his illness and I think really matured as a writer, no longer just an excellent film critic.
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13 Books Nobody's Read But Says They Have (PHOTOS)


I completely agree with you. I read it a few years ago and thought it was a very mediocre book. I think its a good example of how censorship can work in reverse. If no one had tried to censor Catcher I don't think it would have gathered anywhere near the notoriety and popularity it achieved.
About Bestsellers
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