Specifically, what do you, who are Atheists, believe about why Theists are theists? For example, I hear quite often and see just as often statements like "you only believe in God/your God because of your parents/upbringing/where you were born. Break free!" Sure I suppose some, maybe even many … [Read more...]
Fuzzy history: Were blacks officially considered 3/5 human?
July 9, 2013 by 80 Comments
Not often, but often enough when discussing slavery or America's treatment of blacks and black slaves, someone will introduce the notion that they once were only considered three-fifths of a person, or similarly three-fifths human. I'll be honest, when I first heard this, it sounded like something … [Read more...]
Missing the point of liberty and freedom
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Not surprisingly former president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Ann Lynch, has a problem with Hobby Lobby's business practices. She penned a letter to the editor of the New Haven Register which was published on Tuesday, June 25th doing her best to turn the public against the … [Read more...]
I agree with @SarahKSilverman
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
The no class, mildly amusing "comedian" responded to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who signed into law a bill requiring mothers who wish to abort to receive an ultrasound beforehand. Let me ignore the fact that abortion advocates and defenders regularly oppose any legislation which requires … [Read more...]
What do we do about the out of control warming?
July 6, 2013 by 24 Comments
A regular commenter to Sifting Reality offered the chart below to show how undeniable global warming is. Apparently they are taken in by what looks to be catastrophic rising temperatures. That they failed to notice the increase over the past 130 years is only about 1 degree Fahrenheit is a little … [Read more...]
Electric cars among the dirtiest modes of transportation study says
July 5, 2013 by 15 Comments
Oops, don't tell multi-hundred-millionaire Al Gore, but the supposed savior of the environment, electric cars, are one of the most dirty forms of transportation when you consider the entire scope of the vehicle. (UPI.com) -- Electric cars, despite their supposed green credentials, are among the … [Read more...]
If you don’t support abortion, you hate America
July 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
That's the message from Planned Parenthood anyway. https://twitter.com/PPact/status/352852174339977217 … [Read more...]
Republicans and Conservatives are more proud to be American than Democrats and Liberals
July 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
I'll try to contain my shock. I was actually thinking about this while I was riding my scooter this morning. I passed by a house which was flying the American flag and underneath, the Gadsden flag. I said to myself, 'there's no way that's a Liberal', and that's said. It shouldn't be so easy to … [Read more...]
Remember Independence Day
July 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Take some time today to read and reflect on what America's Founders endured for the opportunity to begin anew. They organized against their King that they may usurp his authority to reign over them and faced certain death for their actions. Below is the Declaration of Independence. In it, our … [Read more...]
We need “slave” labor and “slave wages”… don’t we?
July 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
Many people decry, rightly, the low paying wages which illegal immigrants and foreign factory workers earn. Granted it's not very much, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to accept the alternative. Understand that I'm not suggesting that anyone be forced into what we might … [Read more...]
Describe Obama and Bush in a single word…
July 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What do you make of the survey released by Pew asking Americans to describe President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush in a single word? Both surveys were held in the first year of each president's second term. Notice how Obama is seen as less honest, more incompetent, and more … [Read more...]
The danger of scientific consensus
July 2, 2013 by 27 Comments
One of the most un-scientific mantras bandied about in the debates over climate change and Darwinian evolution is that the science is settled; there's a consensus in the scientific community. This notion that there is a consensus among scientists is dangerous to the philosophy of science. Why is … [Read more...]
Memorial built to nothing
July 1, 2013 by 7 Comments
If you ask the Atheists you encounter, many of them will tell you their atheism is a non-belief; that it's not a view. Well, the American Atheists have had a monument approved and erected at a courthouse in Florida. I hope those Atheists who claim atheism is not a view or belief set see the … [Read more...]
Is the Zimmerman trial a real life ‘Sleepers’ plot?
July 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the movie 'Sleepers' it's about four friends who pull a prank on a street vendor which goes horribly wrong. After getting caught each is sentenced to a juvenile facility where they are abused and raped by a few select guards. Fast forward to adulthood. … [Read more...]
Who is proud of Texas Senator Wendy Davis?
June 29, 2013 by 2 Comments
Texas Sen. Wendy Davis spent about 13 hours filibustering a bill which would prohibit elective abortion after 20 weeks and hold abortion facilities accountable for meeting otherwise basic health and safety standards. In that same period of time, 1,796 babies lost their lives at the hands of doctors … [Read more...]
Justice for George Zimmerman?
June 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
The trial of George Zimmerman, the man on trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin in what he claims was self defense, is in a fight for his life -- on multiple fronts. If convicted he faces life in jail. And if acquitted, he faces a life on the run in hiding. Twitter is abuzz with death threats … [Read more...]
Oregon residents planning funeral for local massacre
June 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
I'm all for conservation. But environmentalists and 'green activists' take conservation to environmentalism, which virtually worships the Earth and the environment -- it should be listed in the DSM. Thousands of bees were found dead after a pesticide was used in Wilsonville, OR. There has been … [Read more...]
Liberal Bias?
June 27, 2013 by 78 Comments
No one likes to believe they've bought into a conspiracy theory, or are seeing things which simply aren't there, but sometimes the crazy people are right. If you talk long enough with a conservative like me about why our country is so far off the rails, I might tell you it's due to the educations … [Read more...]
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