March 5th, 2012
Earlier today a religious fundamentalist told me that I believe in evolution because it was shoved down my throat.
Actually, I “discovered” evolution as a child by wandering around the zoo looking at animals’ hands. Later, much later, I came across a field called anthropology which explained what I observed at the zoo: that the hands show how higher animals ascended from lower.

Evolution of hands from tarsier to human
At this point I should comment that the questioner had a religion, Islam, shoved down his throat from the time he could repeat an Ayah.
Does it seem to you that God was using a template of two eyes/two hands/five fingers in a lot of His Creations? Seems like a lazy god’s way of doing things. If He’s going to be lazy, why not Create a protosimian and allow it to evolve?
Another question that has me perplexed is this: if God created a certain number of species, how DARE we make them go extinct?
Tags: Anthropology, evolution, extinction, fundamentalism, Islam, Religion/Belief
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February 22nd, 2012
“Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.” – George W Bush
sanc·ti·ty/ˈsaNG(k)titē/
Noun:
1.The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.
sa·cred/ˈsākrid/
Adjective:
1.Connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration: “sacred rites”.
2.Religious rather than secular.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” — First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Tags: George W. Bush, Marriage, Religion/Belief, Sacred
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February 21st, 2012
You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.
Tags: Individualism, Irreverence, Liberalism, Political philosophy, Religion/Belief
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