Monthly Archives: August 2005

The Annotated Republican Oath

Posted on August 30, 2005 by arensb

Courtesy of the GOP: Republican Oath I’m a Republican Because… I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored. Unless, of course, the freedom in question … Continue reading →

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Codeword: Restoration

Posted on August 26, 2005 by arensb

Watch out for the Lofty Grandiose Abstract Concept Restoration Act. Continue reading →

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Morons on Parade

Posted on August 25, 2005 by arensb

Pat Robertson has apologized for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Earlier, he had said that his comment had been taken out of context, and that “take him out” didn’t necessarily mean “assassinate.” However, he also said … Continue reading →

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Site Facelift

Posted on August 21, 2005 by arensb

I hope you like the new look. The default WordPress theme is fine, but I wanted something that could be resized, so I hammered the default/Kubrick theme into something I liked. The theme can be downloaded here. Please let me … Continue reading →

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Pascal’s T-Shirt

Posted on August 15, 2005 by arensb

PZ Meyeyers provides the most succinct refutation of Pascal’s Wager that I’ve seen: Suppose I had a million dollars. Then I would be rich! Therefore, I have a million dollars. I suppose a better parallel would run something like: If … Continue reading →

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Stop Presses! ID Actually Explains Something!

Posted on August 12, 2005 by arensb

In Uncommon Descent, Bill Dembski criticizes Steven Pinker’s evolutionary explanation of goosebumps as “fluffing up long-gone fur”, then attempts to give an ID explanation: What about the intelligent design of goose bumps? I’m perfectly happy to consider them a quirk … Continue reading →

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Drunken Walks 2: Neutral Drift Boogaloo

Posted on August 11, 2005 by arensb

In our last episode, our heroes saw that just by taking lots of steps in random directions, you could wind up arbitrarily far from where you started. This time, we’ll take a look at what it means for population genetics … Continue reading →

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Kent Hovind Gets Taken Again

Posted on August 10, 2005 by arensb

Oh, this is just too precious. The April 2005 issue of Scientific American included an editorial entitled “Okay, We Give Up” and subtitled, “We feel so ashamed”. The editors said they were contrite for ignoring creationism and ID, simply because … Continue reading →

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Frequently Unanswered Questions about Intelligent Design

Posted on August 9, 2005 by arensb

I’ve started putting together a list of questions about Intelligent Design that ID proponents have yet to answer, as far as I know. Some of these questions are fairly basic, such as “what is the scientific theory of Intelligent Design?”, … Continue reading →

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Rant O’ the Day

Posted on August 7, 2005 by arensb

Kung Fu Monkey explains why George Bush’s endorsement of Intelligent Design is a crock, and why it matters. A lot. Includes the best characterisation of ID ever: Intelligent Design, or as it’s more commonly known: “Creationism Trying to Look Serious … Continue reading →

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