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The interesting thing about conspiracy theories, especially the 9/11 conspiracy theory, is that even if they all agree on the narrative of what happened, the main devision will always be who's to blame. And that will always depend on the political biases of the individual. So yeah, there's the...

Dexter has already dealt with religion multiple times, albeit subtly, and he always ends up discovering the negative consequences of religious-like thinking. In season 2, he embraces 12 step programs (and the concept of externalizing responsibility for your actions,) then discovers that he's...

"You know, I haven't been to the League of Reason forum in a while." "What's this? A Venus Project thread? This should be fun." "What the-- ... racist apologetics?" :facepalm: Why am I suddenly hearing about racism's equivalent of Intelligent Design everywhere I go? It can't just be that dumb...

That part was a joke, actually. I love PZ, but he's way too crude and confrontational to replace Carl Sagan. Yeah, though I would probably go ahead and call the guy an atheist who maybe thinks of himself as an agnostic. He's just more interested in communicating science than he is in addressing...

This got me thinking. You know, Cosmos isn't just about astronomy. It's a voyage of self-discovery. Why not have a biologist host it? PZ Myers would be an interesting choice. The first ten minutes of the first episode, he will spend talking about how overrated celestial objects are. Then the...

Your Funny Uncle is right. Simple narration isn't the same thing as engaging with the camera to explain something you know and understand deeply. I think the "cosmic perspective" portion of the show is closer to what we should expect to see in Cosmos. One thing to also keep in mind is that...

Captain, I am detecting large amounts of crazy directly ahead of us. Levels are increasing, sir. Will our shields hold, Commander? Negative, Captain! The crazy is increasing too quickly! Attention all decks! Prepare for impact!

Re: It's not just in water Your post doesn't really say anything that wasn't already known. Fluoridation is a blanket practice. Like the addition of iodine in table salt, it's done in the interest of overall public health. If you're trying to argue that people are getting too much fluoride...

Creationists come from an intellectual culture of absolutes. Where things are either 100% true or 100% false. Ideas or explanations cannot be incomplete and still be partly true, nor can they include true information and still be mostly false. This very concept inevitably undermines the...

Coat-tails That may be true, but the frequency and artificiality of the references is indistinguishable from the arbitrary fanservice common to any other big-name, high-budgeted franchise. I just see it as equivalent to throwing C3PO and R2D2 into the Star Wars prequels. Even if you contrive...

That and the constant coattail-riding of the old doctors, a general lack of character development in the supporting cast, and the overindulgent, forced, "epic-ness" shoehorned into every episode. And I think, australopithecus, that those videos you posted, side-by-side, demonstrate just how...

A youtube creationist tried to cite a peer reviewed article once: Apparently, all he had read of the article was the abstract. No, that's not accurate. All he had read of the article was that one sentence. Probably saw it on a creationist website and never bothered to look into it before...

Ha ha! I was just going to write something similar. But yeah, I can't stand the new Doctor. It's like everything of substance was replaced with schlock. The tedious-twist-and turn storytelling, the fanservice, and the overly-climactic speeches. Seriously, count the climactic speeches. There are...

Even though I can't stand Atlantis, I love this episode. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Bill Nye is an epic wingman.

Delusion Because facing reality is for poor people.

Every time someone brings up HAARP, I'm reminded of bad science fiction writing. EDIT: Also relevant. And I love the quote too:

No Yes... And I wish (I'd make more money than I do now.) I'm a college dropout, so I have as much qualification as Dylan Avery. Your right. I don't know any. That means that they never existed and are just part of the cover up! What does it matter where any of us are from? The evidence...

SG-1 was a phenomenal sci-fi series. Kind of ironic, since it's a TV show continuation to an ok movie. Atlantis was at it's core exactly like SG-1, just slightly crappier. Crappier acting, crappier characters (with the exception of McKay) and a crappier setting. So it was at least watchable, if...

I would believe in all sorts of silly things if I hadn't ever been argued with. Situations where my ass has been handed to me have been the best lessons I've ever had, even if I didn't honorably admit defeat and Seppuku right then and there. But, I would disagree with BrainBlow on one thing...

A friend and I spent about six hours making this. This game is too damn addictive. Also, I think it accidentally converted me to Christianity.