Monthly Archives: February 2014

More Questions and Answers

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Jerry Coyne links the flip side of the Buzzfeed post the other day, this time with questions from evolution-friendly young folk to creationists. He doesn’t need to answer them, but has occasional comments: [D]o creationists think that all evolutionists (and … Continue reading →

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Answers for Creationists

Posted on 6 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Today both Phil Plait at Slate and Mike D on his blog respond to the Buzzfeed listsicle of 22 messages from Creationists who held up questions to those who ‘believe’ in evolution. (‘Believe’ is not the right word; as Plait … Continue reading →

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The Narcissism of Today’s Homophobia

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook a couple evenings ago] The Narcissism of Today’s Homophobia Insightful deconstruction of the motives behind homophobes like Bizzle (who put out an anti-gay version of Macklemore’s “Same Love”, the controversial Best Song nominee that was performed at … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Secular Humanism Is Winning

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Despite the anguishing of right-wingnuts over science and gays, the trend in society is apparently away from fundamentalism. http://civitashumana.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/5-reasons-secular-humanism-is-winning/. To summarize: 1, the current generation is more secular than ever 2, religion has become less fundamental 3, modern scientific research … Continue reading →

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Comments about the Ken Ham/Bill Nye Debate

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

A selection of comments about the Ken Ham/Bill Nye debate (which I didn’t watch). I think this is a demonstration about how some people think, and others don’t — they ‘believe’. (This divide between thinking and being is in a … Continue reading →

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Bruckner 8

Posted on 2 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook, 29 Jan 14] Tonight’s music, the Bruckner 8, the grandest and most thrilling and most moving of the Bruckner symphonies. I have several recordings, and I didn’t realize when I put it on that I’d grabbed the … Continue reading →

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Nebraska

Posted on 2 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook, Saturday 1 Feb 14] We just saw Nebraska this evening, finally, compelled by its Oscar nominations — a lovely film, better and more interesting and more moving than I expected. You might think from the previews that … Continue reading →

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