Idiocracy
Pride of Ignorance
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/370183/january-06-2011/bill-o-reilly-proves-god-s-existence—neil-degrasse-tyson
I despise the pride some people have in being ignorant in this country. I suspect Bill really feel a kinship to the Insane Clown Posse’s “Miracles.”
The Big Bang
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110128.gif
Next time a religious person asks to have the big bang explained…
Anti-Science as Political Virtue
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2011/09/07/guest-post-how-old-is-the-earth-who-knows/
I just don’t get it. Why are the Republicans so committed to publicly denying science as a methodology. Didn’t this get handled in the 16th century? Since when did it become a virtue to be a public official who doubts the fruits of method. You think denying what you’re uncomfortable with is going to keep other economies from overtaking us?
Jesus take the starboard
A family was found lost in the sea after turning the tiller to God.
Why do the faithful do this? It’s a weird sickness. A bet against the Almighty.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/11/211072485/family-rescued-in-pacific-after-sailing-where-god-led-us