Religions are finally starting to understand that the scientific revolution, and the information age is eroding the power of their institution. It turns out that material explanations for natural processes are much more satisfying than a bunch of outdated superstitious ideas and vague promises of life eternal. A formerly religious fan who wrote to me recently put it better than I ever could: I've always reb ...

Every once in a while an old article will spring back to life whenever a religious weirdo randomly lands on a page that sends him or her into a wild, nonsensical tirade that gives you but a glimpse into their "unique" minds. Take some choice passages from "Johnathan" who wants to make sure we don't burn in hell: Perhaps you should put a nail down, and watch it miraculously spring to life and start “evolving ...

Hey Idaho, were you feeling left out of this whole evolution-creation "debate"? Are you tired of scientists telling you that the earth is 4.5 billion years old instead of only 6000? Well, then you should donate every spare dollar you have to the Northwest Science Museum. Although they have yet to even raise enough money for their pathetic displays, it certainly hasn't affected their enthusiasm for this proj ...

If you aren't familiar with "flash-mobs", they're essentially spontaneous gatherings of people who perform some kind of pointless or silly act. They then vamoose as quickly as they assembled. Here, we have a Franciscan looking dude with some shiny chalice-like object. Notice everyone around suddenly kneeling to show their love of some dead make-believe guy. Sad. If you actually bother to pay close attention ...

This week we have an extra long show (clocking in at over 2 hours) to make up for the fact that this week I'll be taking a bit of a break as Carisa and I put the finishing touches on Light and Motion, Western Canada's Prop and Circus Arts Festival. I'll be doing the catering at the event, so posting and shows will be a little light this week. My special guest this week is Chris Tenz, who helped to score the ...

Hey, if you're going to be superstitious, you may as well embrace all the crazy and stupid shit you hear, right? That includes an urban myth floating around Rome that an earthquake is supposed to destroy them today. This quake was apparently foretold decades ago by a famous scientist by the name of Raffaele Bendandi, although there is no evidence that he actually did so. So basically, a number of citizens h ...

Honestly, can we stop pussyfooting around this issue? I feel like I'm the bad guy here every time I have to tell some delusional sheep his beliefs are unsound nonsense. The problem is made even worse when the person in question is actually educated. It would appear no one is immune to dumb ideas. In the case of intelligent people, their own elaborate justifications create a kind of intellectual fog blinding ...

You've got to admire Bill Donohue - in a rather sick and twisted way - for his unique ability to always "up the ante" of shitty things to say. He's really an artist of sorts, effortlessly dispatching the truth whenever it seems to be inconvenient, and compensating by making outlandishly false statements, all in a futile attempt to defend what is arguably one of the most corrupt institutions in the world. To ...

I stand by all the misstatements that I've made. - Dan Quayle Born and raised in the myserious country of Canada, I developed from an early age the ability to talk my way through anything. While this artful skill might otherwise have gone to waste in academia, I chose instead to pursue a career writing and speaking my mind about an issue I felt was important: atheism. After the release of Sam Harris’ book,  ...

Remember Kent Hovind? He was probably the most famous and prolific of all the travelling creationists, going from county to county saying silly shit like "Noah's flood really happened", and "dinosaurs and man lived together in harmony" before Adam and Eve eventually pissed off God. In 2007 he was thrown in jail for various tax offenses, and he claimed his money belonged to God, not the government. Since his ...