Apoplectic Skeptic

"My theological perspective is that E.T. life would actually make a mockery of the very reason Christ..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:02:08 -0600

“My theological perspective is that E.T. life would actually make a mockery of the very reason Christ came to die for our sins, for our redemption, the entire focus of creation is mankind on this Earth.”

- Gary Bates head of Creation Ministries International, giving his thoughts on the Vatican’s astrobiology conference. (via WashingtonPost.com) (via atheistramblings)

Well, finally… the head of Creation Ministries International and I found something on which we agree.

vruz: Dear Mr Beck [PDF, 4 Mb download] h/t Groklaw

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:03:52 -0600

vruz:

Dear Mr Beck [PDF, 4 Mb download]

h/t Groklaw

(via architectureblog)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:52:46 -0600

(via architectureblog)

kateoplis: Martian dust devils (via Big Picture)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:04:59 -0600

kateoplis:

Martian dust devils (via Big Picture)

themattsmith: scottfriday: mikethomas: Finally, the game for...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:02:32 -0600

themattsmith:

scottfriday:

mikethomas:

Finally, the game for me.

(via youvejustlostthegame)

Daniel, don’t you have that chair?

No. Another mistaken idea. Not unlike our attempt at a label. We should have just bought the game.

bohemea: Charlize Theron: Starlet Fever - George by Ellen Von...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:59:20 -0600

bohemea:

Charlize Theron: Starlet Fever - George by Ellen Von Unwerth, August 1998

lefan: slantback: Michæl.Paukner Ancient Hebrew Cosmology...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:58:47 -0600

lefan:

slantback: Michæl.Paukner

~~Ancient Hebrew Cosmology~~ Historical Creationism

Actually a really nice graphic.

I just ~~explained~~ tried to explain this to my kiddos last week.. that the concept of heaven and hell they are being taught (by other elements in their family, certainly not me) is merely a way that primitive people attempted to understand that which was not explained through any science available at the time.

Now we know. This is a good thing.

"Tired of media saying that the internet is isolating people. Try being a geek before the internet."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:17:47 -0600

“Tired of media saying that the internet is isolating people. Try being a geek before the internet.”

- Marco Arment (via travors & toldorknown) (via inky) (via heyitsnoah) (via mikehudack)

robot-heart: October (via aki˚)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:47:48 -0600

robot-heart:

October (via aki˚)

Bitter Ad Guy on twitter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:49 -0600

Bitter Ad Guy on twitter

NIN Fans Demand Liz Cheney Apologize for Trent Reznor "Pathetic" Comment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:05 -0600

twentyfourbit:

As previously reported, NIN’s Trent Reznor, Rage’s Tom Morello, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Roots, Rise Against, Billy Bragg, Jackson Browne, and other famous musicians have joined the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo and released a string of statements condemning the use of music for torture at Gitmo. Well, it looks like the debate is heating up a bit:

Debra Burlingame, director of Keep America Safe, a political organization co-founded by Liz Cheney that focuses “on issues like troop levels, missile defense, detainees, and interrogation,” called Reznor and company’s political stand “pathetic,” telling the Washington Times:

It’s almost laughable to think that heavy metal bands like Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine have a moral authority on national security issues.

They’re worried about torture of hard-core terrorists? This is really something I would expect to read in the Onion.

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Fuck the Cheneys. All o’ em… ‘cept for the lesbian daughter, I guess… though why is she not more vocal? I suppose it would be difficult growing up only to realize your father is vile and wicked in ways that have nothing to do with yer run-o-the-mill right-wing anti-gay banter.

Anyway…

Keep it up NIN and RATM (like they’re reading this).

Cheneys suck (like they’re reading this).

That’s all for now.

"Guns don’t kill people, people kill people, and monkeys do too (if they have a gun)."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:40 -0600

“Guns don’t kill people, people kill people, and monkeys do too (if they have a gun).”

- Eddie Izzard (via apsies)

"You know, for someone who claims to be a rogue and isn’t afraid of what other people think it really..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:24 -0600

“You know, for someone who claims to be a rogue and isn’t afraid of what other people think it really is sort of hypocritical to not let the media, the press cover your event.”

- Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate on a closed to the press, no cell phones allowed speaking appearance of Sarah Palin’s in Milwaukee. Read the who article here (via isworeidneverliveinwisconsin) (via mariahnotcarey)

Just another money grubbing whore… but whores can string a few coherent sentences together without calling into question the intelligence of an entire group of like-minded people. And whores love being recorded. Or so I’m told.

"If there were no War on Drugs, I sincerely believe that within a single generation, there would be..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:09:49 -0600

““If there were no War on Drugs, I sincerely believe that within a single generation, there would be no perceptible “crisis in black America,” and this book shows much of why that’s true. The War on Drugs turns whole neighborhoods against the cops—with no discernible benefit after more than 30 years.””

- John McWhorter, via Conor (via pegobry) (via atheistramblings)

So let me get this Str8

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:37:33 -0600

afghanibanani:

jasencomstock:

A devout muslim who WANTS to get out of the Army and is willing to repay his education to the military is not allowed to be discharged, goes crazy and shoots 40 people. But my gay doctor who WANTS to STAY in the navy is discharged and was forced to pay back his education to the military.

Land of the free, home of the brave!

GEORGE ORWELL WAS A SOCIALIST.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:08 -0600

GEORGE ORWELL WAS A SOCIALIST.:

axinomancy:

“Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.”

— George Orwell, 1946

repost if you’re sick of right-wing blowhards acting like he was on their side.

I’m sick of blowhards on all sides of the political spectrum.

"Larry Ellison: I remember when Steve [Jobs] was my neighbor in Woodside, Calif., and he had no..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:14:48 -0600

“

Larry Ellison: I remember when Steve [Jobs] was my neighbor in Woodside, Calif., and he had no furniture. It struck me that there wasn’t furniture good enough for Steve in the world. He’d rather have nothing if he couldn’t have perfection.

And I jokingly said, “The difference between me and Steve is that I’m willing to live with the best the world can provide. With Steve that’s not always good enough.”

”

- Daring Fireball Linked List: Fortune Interviews Eight Business Stars About Steve Jobs (via superamit) (via travisekmark) (via ericmortensen)

"… But it’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:24 -0600

“… But it’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life.”

- American Beauty (via littlemiss) (via labellafigura)

One of the very best movies ever.

"When your first reaction to tragic events is to consider how they might support your politics, it’s..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:22:47 -0600

“When your first reaction to tragic events is to consider how they might support your politics, it’s time to go for a nice long walk.”

- Atrios | Afternoon Thought (via sexartandpolitics) (via apsies)

Our partners at Extreme Music are looking for a kickass...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:06 -0600

Our partners at Extreme Music are looking for a kickass designer, and I thought maybe some of my tumblrmates might be interested.

Here’s some job details via Monster.

Check out the slideshow I threw together here, as well as the award-winning packaging they did for The Simpsons Movie soundtrack with Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer.

You’d be working with some top flight people, on various fun projects related to the music business, and maybe Matt and I would even get a chance to know you a bit better. :)

spread the word… reblog away!