Interesting times we live in. Science ethicists are weighing the question of, yup, robot sex: Other dilemmas may arrive sooner than we think, says [techno-ethicist Henrik] Christensen. “People are going to be having sex with robots within five years,” he said. So should limits be set on the appearance, for example, of such robotic sex toys? The greatest danger, however, … Read More
Read The Fine Print
I was intrigued by this article in AgapePress, whose headline reads: Study Shows Dining With Family Reduces Teens’ Risk of Addictions. The article begins: According to one national organization’s research, eating dinner together as a family is not only good for bonding between family members but also cuts down on teens’ risks of alcohol and drug addiction. I sought out … Read More
Morons Can Use The Bible For Anything These Days
I recently had a discussion with a friend, a born again Christian, the other day. She tried to convince me that the Bible is THE TRUTH. You know, with a capital "T". She couldn’t say why it was THE TRUTH, because to question why is (apparently) some form of heresy. Anyway, I came across this article which demonstrates (per my … Read More
Left For Dead Behind: The Video Game
Looks like some Christians have woken up and decided it’s not very "christian" to market a "christian" video game where the object is to kill non-believers.
World Cup Death Count Watch
Someone’s keeping track. As of this writing, we’re up to 15, which is "sedate" by World Cup standards.
Did The Simpsons Disprove Fermat’s Theorum?
Back in 1995, The Simpsons aired its annual Halloween episode. This episode was particularly unique because it featured Homer leaving his two-dimensional animated world and venturing into a 3D world (the episode won an Emmy). As Hopmer crossed over the dimensional plane, he marvelled as a bunch of mathematical equations and geometric shapes floated by him. One of those equations … Read More
The Gay Marriage Amendment
The Senate is to vote on the amendment Tuesday. It would prohibit states from recognizing same-sex marriages. I thought that conservatives were against big government engaging in social engineering, but this is precisely what the Gay Marriage Amendment is an attempt to do. On the other hand, it’s alarming how many prominent conservatives are against it — not because of … Read More
Better Than American Idol, Sort Of
The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are being broadcast live on network television tonight (ABC, 8 p.m. ET). The top finalists who will be competing tonight will be posted here at 4:00 p.m. today. If you’ve never seen this before (ESPN covers it every year) — trust me — it’s really fun to watch. You’ll be impressed with … Read More
Colorado Rockies Of Ages
I have no problem with the Colorado Rockies becoming a team of evangelistic believers, or whatever this article is saying, so long as they are not discriminatory (and they appear not to be). Certainly, the baseball profession, like all professions, can only benefit from having its members adhere to a Christian (or Christian-like) code of conduct, at least so far … Read More
The Truman Show
Bush and Rice have been quoting Harry Truman a lot recently, as part of their never-ending propaganda war to reclaim support for the real one. Nobody’s buying it: Bush and Rice are correct that Truman saw tyranny as a threat to world peace and believed in resisting it, by means that included force. At West Point, Bush quoted Truman’s famous … Read More
Well, Why Not?
Batwoman is a lesbian now. No, really.
Doom Meets Jesus
I thought social conservatives were against violence in video games. Guess not. Welcome to the video game version of the famous Left Behind series, where young rapture wannabes get to convert or kill heathens from the computer desk. This is a direct bllurb from the game’s website: Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is … Read More
The Religious Right And The Environment
Where does the religious right stand on environmental issues? The answer may surprise you. Rick Cizik is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Presbyterian church. More importantly, he’s the vice-president of the National Association of Evangelicals, an umbrella organizations for all the smaller evangelical organizations trying to do away with stem cell research, abortions, etc. Cizik is just about as … Read More
Gay Bashers Going Off The Deep End
His Unholy Shrillness, James Dobson: Cos as you all very well know marriage is under vicious attack, now I think from the forces of hell itself. Now it’s either going to continue to decline, and as I told you in my office a few minutes ago, I believe with that destruction of marriage will come the decline of western civilization … Read More
What WMD Would Jesus Use?
Apparently, some sort of biochemical weapon. It looks like some Christian fundamentalists are using homemade weapons of mass destruction to terrorize porn stores. But don’t take my word for it: WALDO, FL — Evidence teams plan to put on protective gear and seal the room as they search for any clues left behind on a contraption that investigators are calling … Read More