Religious Fundamentalists – Mentally Ill?

I have seen this article pop up a few times in the last few days, Leading Neuroscientist: Religious Fundamentalism may be a mental illness that can be cured. While many anti-theists and atheists see this as some sort of medical miracle – I see it as being about as productive as “ex-gay” therapies. Choosing a belief […]

Science – Answering all our questions (eventually)

I am constantly amazed at the stuff we come up with. Humans are no doubt the most creative and inventive species ever known (not counting the unknown; like the possibility of extraterrestrial life forms). In our known universe we can make pretty much anything happen it just takes someone to ask a question and then spend a […]

Mars Rover discovers elements for life

Maybe I watch too much Ancient Aliens but I have come up with a theory about life on other planets. Actually it isn’t really MY theory, it’s just something I find myself thinking about more often these days. I read this article  this morning; Ancient Mars Could Have Harbored Life, Rover Finds and not only does it […]

Paranormal Activity – Do you believe?

I have to honestly say that I am on the fence on this subject. It doesn’t stop me from watching all the faked up shows like Ghost Adventures (Zak is a moron), Dead Files (Amy freaks me out), and Ghost Hunters (Just some plumbers wandering around in the dark). Aside from the T.V. shows and […]

Are you qualified?

After yesterday’s post Why Soldiers Die for Their Countries (a rebuttal) I received some interesting feedback from readers and friends. Of course, once I realized that the article in question was written by an Evolutionary Psychologist from the London School of Economics (sounds fancy doesn’t it?), I had a moment of doubt. I thought to myself, “You just jumped […]