"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."

-Steven Weinberg, in an address at the Conference on Cosmic Design, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., April

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Well, it's been over a year since I've posted here. So, ... here is a comic strip that I saw in my local paper that I really, really like. I interpret it as being wonderfully anti-religion, but don't know if that was the intent.

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I have not posted here in forever (not that anybody else is reading this journal). But, I really liked Neil Patrick Harris' opening number on the Tony Awards last weekend and I just watched it again on You Tube. So, so funny. Such talented people who wrote, directed, and performed this.

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Great article in Time Magazine about yesterday's ruling. Makes me think - Why can't everybody just "get it"!

Instead of "gay marriage," said U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in a 138-page ruling, there is just marriage - and everybody is entitled to it, no matter what gender they and their would-be spouse happen to be.

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Video of the world's first "bionic" cat - cat with two artificial (back) feet. Pretty cool!

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I don't even watch The Discovery Channel, but I find this absolutely mesmerizing.

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I haven't posted here in 63 weeks (according to LJ stats), so it's about time. I found this funny video today. It's one of those Brokeback Mountain parodies, this time with Star Trek TOS. It's got lots of angst and it sort of has sex too.

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Balanced, Secure, and Realistic
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Letterman made a great comment on his show Monday night, after saying “you’re not supposed to talk about it because it’s their family” and stating that McCain, if elected would be the oldest President of the U.S. ever, and possibly could pass away in his sleep one day.”

"The President, running this country, I want that person to at one point at ( Read more... )