Charles Darwin was one of the history’s greatest storytellers. Like any worthy author, he was a keen observer, and threaded together seemingly random experiences into a compelling tale that captured the imagination of his contemporaries and is perhaps one of the dominant narratives of our day. Even those who demonize evolution still believe […]

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George Carlin picks apart religious traditions & superstitions: “Suppose they hand you an upside down backward Chinese Braille bible with half the pages missing [for you to swear to tell the truth on]. At what point does all of this stuff just break down & become just a lot of stupid shit that somebody made […]

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Anyone notice, as PZMyers pointed out recently, that everything with the word “Family” in it is bad? Or at least a synonym for “traditional”. It drives me crazy because family is such a great concept: whether I’m talking about my family, that lives under my roof, and consists of my husband, two cats, and innumerable […]

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