Kaing Guek Eav was an educated man and, according to his students, a fine math teacher with a keen mind. He grew up poor in a rural Cambodian village and had a reputation for bookishness. He trained to be a teacher. College friends remember him taking up collections to help poor students with their ... Continue reading
A debate rages in New Mexico
December 18, 2008 By
I spotted this sign while driving through New Mexico recently, and it piqued my curiosity. Dust storms may exist. As a dedicated rationalist, I was frankly surprised, for I was certain that by now, these claims by some for the existence of dust storms had been stamped out. But to my chagrin, I was ... Continue reading
Don’t worry, be happy!
October 22, 2008 By 1 Comment
There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life. — London advertising slogan paid for by gadfly atheist Richard Dawkins and the British Humanist Association British "bendy-buses" — those monster 60-foot, articulated, people-movers — will soon be sporting light-hearted "God is dead" ... Continue reading
Deconstructing Woody
August 22, 2008 By 1 Comment
Woody Allen cuts his banana into seven slices each morning. Six slices, or eight, and something bad might happen. "I know it would be total coincidence if I didn't slice it into seven pieces, and my family were killed in a fire," he says. "I understand that there could be no correlation, but, you ... Continue reading
Someone buy Mike Newdow a dog, please!
January 14, 2005 By
Michael Newdow, the Madelyn Murray O'Hair pretender, has lost his first round in federal court to ban prayer and any other religiosity from the upcoming Presidential inauguration. Clearly, this is a lonely man. How else to explain Newdow's obsessive self-promotion?It started with his suit to ... Continue reading
