Monthly Archives: December 2006

John Lennon – This is Christmas

By probabilityZero | December 29, 2006
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Happy Holidays!

By probabilityZero | December 25, 2006

Have a happy non-denominational holiday season, fundies!
On another note, there is no war on Christmas. Get over it.

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The good fight

By probabilityZero | December 20, 2006

Recently, a high school student from Kearny, N.J. named Matthew LaClair brought a tape recorder to school and recorded his fundamentalist Christian History teacher going off on an rant about everything from evolution to the afterlife, even going so far as to name a specific Muslim girl he claimed was going to hell. In fact, [...]

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10th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death

By probabilityZero | December 20, 2006

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true.
– “Wonder and Skepticism” by Carl Sagan

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Santa Claus is fake

By probabilityZero | December 17, 2006

Santa gives more to rich kids than poor kids… stop lying to your children about Santa Claus

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Messing with the design

By probabilityZero | December 17, 2006

I’m still trying to get everything to work, but overall I like the new look.

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Bill O’Reilly lies about Thomas Jefferson

By probabilityZero | December 16, 2006

Bill O’Reilly wrote that the “separation of church and state argument” is “bogus” because it “does not appear anywhere in the Constitution.” O’Reilly continued, baselessly asserting that “[i]f Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he would mock these secular fools and then retire to his Virginia estate for Christmas dinner.” In reality, as Media Matters points [...]

Posted in Current events, Opinion | 1 Comment

What would shotgun Jesus do?

By probabilityZero | December 13, 2006

In the Republican party, religion is a tool and an excuse. If you’re going to have imaginary friends, why not have them support your political agenda? I mean, no one wants to worship a hippie…

Posted in Atheism, Noteworthy, Opinion, Other | 17 Comments

Man plots to kill Muslim family

By probabilityZero | December 7, 2006

A 32-year-old Guilford man has been arrested and accused of stalking and threatening to kill a family of Muslims that he believed were plotting a terrorist attack.
I don’t know how people like Karl Rove sleep at night, knowing their fear tactics are causing this kind of hatred. The worst part is, this type of hate [...]

Posted in Current events, F***ed up, Opinion | 1 Comment

Iraq Study Group report

By probabilityZero | December 6, 2006

Read the whole report here.
RECOMMENDATION 22: The President should state that the United States does not seek permanent military bases in Iraq. If the Iraqi government were to request a temporary base or bases, then the U.S. government could consider that request as it would in the case of any other government.
RECOMMENDATION 35: The United [...]

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Fetus vs. McNugget

By probabilityZero | December 5, 2006

Which of these has a soul and a sacred life, and which should become food?

Posted in Atheism, Noteworthy, Opinion, Other | 32 Comments

Bush misunderstands Vietnam

By probabilityZero | December 1, 2006

What are the lessons we can learn from Vietnam, and how does it relate to the current war in Iraq? According to the President, what he took away from his visit to Vietnam was:
“We’ll succeed unless we quit.”
Yup. He said that.

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