The Course of Human Events

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53917548963953714162012-02-16T11:32:24.811-06:00The Course of Human EventsTo discuss current events and issues. Religion, science, politics, and history. Opinions are only beautiful when supported by facts. Trolls are ugly and typically uneducated.Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-44376292819572646442008-09-20T15:45:00.001-05:002008-09-20T15:45:55.036-05:00Xavier and the Evolution of Legendary Miracles

By Touchstone at 8/10/2008 47 commentsI regularly encounter pseudo-skepticism -- reflexive doubt in response to criticism of credulous belief -- on the question of how the legend of Jesus could have developed in the period between Jesus' death and the writing of the synoptic gospels. Many Christians just don't see how or why such fantastic inventions arose from the crushing disappointment of the

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-20742945482450004852008-09-20T13:06:00.003-05:002008-09-20T13:09:43.548-05:00Derren Brown

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-7134052452867199882008-08-26T20:34:00.001-05:002008-08-26T20:35:49.002-05:0021 Grams

[Evans, 1946]Those who believe that the body becomes lighter [at the moment of death] seem to think that the soul has weight, weight that must of necessity depart with it, and — with that brisk disregard of strict veracity which so frequenly marks discussions of this nature — have claimed that dying men, at the very moment of their decease, have been placed on delicate scales that have recorded

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-30441408454171291882008-08-22T16:01:00.002-05:002008-08-23T01:16:33.035-05:00The Documentary Hypothesis - an introduction

Keep in mind while reading this that Christian apologists are not biblical scholars and they make many ridiculous assertions (about the DH and other things) that are not backed up by facts. The most common assertion is that the DH is losing ground in the academic world. I am part of the academic world and let me tell you that is not the case. There are no academic journals that make a case

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-18912373524404140802008-08-19T13:10:00.001-05:002008-08-19T13:31:49.845-05:00

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-15979619809751462842008-08-18T11:27:00.001-05:002008-08-18T11:28:26.668-05:00The Brothers Grim

Nicholas Grunke, the son of Methodist minister Kerry Grunke, enlisted his twin brother Alex, and friend Dustin Radke, to help him score with a girl he'd seen only in a newspaper photo - in her obituary. The three boys, then all 20, first went to Wal*MART to buy condoms and then to the cemetery to dig her up. They planned to take her home. Fortunately, they failed to break into the concrete vault

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-84984090675423215822008-08-18T10:44:00.003-05:002008-08-18T10:48:20.708-05:00Just some fun!

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Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-85171620016876475292008-08-12T10:45:00.001-05:002008-08-12T10:45:55.575-05:00Neanderthals, modern humans share ancestor, scientists say

By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAugust 9, 2008Neanderthals and modern humans shared an ancestor that lived about 660,000 years ago, according to scientists who have pieced together the first complete sequence of maternal DNA from humanity's closest cousins.The DNA evidence also verified that the two species did not interbreed during the 10,000 to 20,000 years they coexisted in

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-30321912330048034262008-08-12T10:32:00.002-05:002008-08-12T10:46:47.592-05:00I've been gone but here is the Mangrove Killfish!!

Link to original article!It's one of the golden rules of the natural world ? birds live in trees, fish live in water.The trouble is, no one bothered to tell the mangrove killifish.Scientists have discovered that it spends several months of every year out of the water and living inside trees.Hidden away inside rotten branches and trunks, the remarkable creatures temporarily alter their biological

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-2073614088153888672008-08-01T00:16:00.000-05:002008-08-01T00:17:26.050-05:00High IQ turns academics into atheists

By Rebecca AttwoodIntelligence is a predictor of religious scepticism, a professor has argued. Rebecca Attwood reportsBelief in God is much lower among academics than among the general population because scholars have higher IQs, a controversial academic claimed this week.In a forthcoming paper for the journal Intelligence, Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-55875042369020768962008-07-31T20:49:00.001-05:002008-07-31T20:49:53.497-05:00Almost forgot about this gem!

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-12187035196497791002008-07-28T19:56:00.001-05:002008-07-28T19:56:57.423-05:00Dinosaurs!

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-82928224622241747912008-07-21T22:02:00.000-05:002008-07-21T22:03:56.237-05:00Symmetry Of Homosexual Brain Resembles That Of Opposite Sex, Swedish Study Finds

ScienceDaily (June 18, 2008) — Swedish researchers have found that some physical attributes of the homosexual brain resemble those found in the opposite sex, according to an article published online (June 16) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Some psychological tests have shown differences between men and women in the extent to which they employ the brain’s hemispheres in

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-84140952408938872292008-07-17T18:30:00.000-05:002008-07-17T18:31:29.889-05:00More dumb religious people...

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-18028258512760673202008-07-17T10:35:00.004-05:002008-12-22T11:42:48.182-06:00Chrisitans are better than Muslims?

Remember when Muslims threw a fit because a Dutch newspaper printed images of Mohammad?ORIGINAL ARTICLE CLICK HERE!!!Hyderabad(IANS) Christian groups Sunday attacked the offices of Telugu daily ‘Sakshi’, owned by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s family, to protest the publication of a blasphemous picture of Jesus Christ. The daily’s Sunday edition carried a picture showing

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-80471857475878060572008-07-16T10:28:00.003-05:002008-07-16T12:03:52.666-05:00New Video and Transcript!

INQOINF's Challenge to Christians! Can you prove the veracity of the Bible?There have been many gods, many saviors, and many holy books that all claim to be true, so, How would you know, with the Bible as your only authoritative source, if it is true?How do you know that people didn't just "make up" Christianity? L. Ron Hubbard made up Scientology and today has millions of followers and

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-62598192756872053972008-07-14T12:29:00.000-05:002008-07-14T12:30:31.684-05:00My New YT Vid...

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-31230732528781027152008-07-13T16:39:00.000-05:002008-07-13T16:40:24.942-05:00Pat Robertson is a false prophet!! Old but good!

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-16692262877827467132008-07-12T17:32:00.001-05:002008-07-12T17:32:13.971-05:00

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-40650150958077790962008-07-09T10:30:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:31:15.174-05:00Exorcism protected by 1st Amendment, Texas high court rules

By MAX B. BAKERmaxbaker@star-telegram.comThe Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colleyville church Friday saying that church members involved in a traumatic exorcism that ultimately injured a young woman are protected by the First Amendment.In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God’s efforts to cast out demons from the Laura Schubert presents an

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-68896237841243925512008-07-01T09:40:00.002-05:002008-07-01T09:47:23.285-05:00The More Religious You Are The Dumber You Are...

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-23581256431685203972008-06-27T14:25:00.001-05:002008-06-27T14:25:53.517-05:00Va. Pagans Advertise Through Falwell-Secured School 'Backpack Mail'

A Pagan group in Albemarle County, Va., was recently given permission to advertise its multi-cultural holiday program to public school children - and they have the Rev. Jerry Falwell to thank for it.The dispute started last summer when Gabriel and Joshua Rakoski, twins who attend Hollymead Elementary School, sought permission to distribute fliers about their church's Vacation Bible School to

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-69185656765616641162008-06-26T20:08:00.001-05:002008-06-26T20:09:45.277-05:00More Apes (not monkeys dumbass, they have tails)

This is a wonderful series and goes along with a post from a few days ago.

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-14280441182665298302008-06-26T12:34:00.001-05:002008-06-26T12:35:44.643-05:00

This is the video clip I will be using for the Intro to my Vlogs on Youtube. I made it in Adobe After Effects.

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-52226792591619230152008-06-24T14:33:00.001-05:002008-06-24T14:33:55.989-05:00It aint just the Catholics!

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-72712327915484940072008-06-21T11:02:00.000-05:002008-06-21T11:03:17.693-05:00Pastor arrested on child sex charge

FORT WORTH, Texas — A pastor has been arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a teen girl who attends his church.James "Jay" Virtue Robinson IV, pastor of Southwood Baptist Church, surrendered at the Tarrant County Jail on Wednesday evening in response to an arrest warrant accusing him of sexual assault of a child, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. He was released after posting

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-77232914968893280972008-06-21T02:22:00.001-05:002008-06-21T02:22:10.216-05:00Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Mon Jun 16, 9:16 PM ETWASHINGTON - For most folks, a nice hug and some sympathy can help a bit after we get pushed around. Turns out, chimpanzees use hugs and kisses the same way. And it works. Researchers studying people's closest genetic relatives found that stress was reduced in chimps that were victims of aggression if a third chimp stepped in to offer

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-57571545993542906802008-06-21T02:16:00.000-05:002008-06-21T02:17:35.651-05:00The Mystery of Mass Extinctions Is No Longer Murky

The Mystery of Mass Extinctions Is No Longer MurkyWednesday, June 18, 2008 :: infoZine StaffScience & TechnologyEbb and flow of the sea is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million years Washington, D.C. - infoZine - If you are curious about Earth's periodic mass extinction events such as the sudden demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, you might consider

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Law Sanctifies Child Homicide in Name of FaithMemorialize 11-Year-Old Madeline by Removing Faith ExemptionMarch 28, 2008As a memorial to the painful, frightening and needless death of Madeline Kara Neumann, the Wisconsin Legislature needs to finally show some gumption, and remove from the statutes its exemption sanctifying child homicide in the name of faith.Statement by Dan Barker and Annie

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Six 'uniquely' human traits now found in animals * 17:11 22 May 2008 * NewScientist.com news service * Kate DouglasTo accompany the article So you think humans are unique? we have selected six articles from the New Scientist archive that tell a similar story. We have also asked the researchers involved to update us on their latest findings. Plus, we have rounded up six videos of animals

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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” Galileo Galilei95% of people are imitators and only 5% are initiators... Robert Cialdini“They must find it difficult... Those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority.” Gerald Massey"Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-80637566501834488502008-06-02T13:27:00.001-05:002008-06-02T13:27:13.063-05:00

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-58673943482678345832008-05-29T17:26:00.000-05:002008-05-29T17:27:37.408-05:00A Great Video on Evolution

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Religion is a product of evolution, software suggests• 11:56 27 May 2008• NewScientist.com news service• Ewen CallawayGod may work in mysterious ways, but a simple computer program may explain how religion evolved. By distilling religious belief into a genetic predisposition to pass along unverifiable information, the program predicts that religion will flourish. However, religion only takes

Inqoinfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442486256955035174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391754896395371416.post-77778924890445047182008-05-18T12:34:00.002-05:002008-05-20T19:44:16.354-05:00Scientists Know Better Than You--Even When They're Wrong

Why fallible expertise trumps armchair science—a Q&A with sociologist of science Harry CollinsBy JR MinkelIf you take scientists at their word, human-induced climate change is well underway, evolution accounts for the diversity of life on Earth and vaccines do not cause autism. But the collective expertise of thousands of researchers barely registers with global warming skeptics, creationist

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