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Unimpressive Journalism: NPR Science Friday "The Happening" (Shyamalan)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:19:54 -0700

Science Friday Archives: The Happening

This is one of only two NPR programs I listen to regularly, and while I occasionally find it a little "soft on science" it is generally well produced and presented.

That's why the recent segment allowing Mr. Shyamalan to flog his new movie "The Happening" was surprisingly bad. Evidently Mr. Shyamalan believes we must stop expecting Science to save the day, embrace our ignorance, and find God in all his many and multifarious disasters.

From bees to storms, Mr. Shyamalan blithely rattled off some failings of modern Science (as he sees them) and then reminded Mr. Flatow that Einstein started out life as a non-believer, but was a wholly religious man toward the end of his life.

Unfortunately, Mr. Flatow only corrected his most baldly false assertion, but was unable or unwilling to engage him on his larger agenda. The anti-science pro-Jeebus lobbies are indeed poisoning the well, infiltrating public schools, and, of course, getting prime airtime to flog unreleased films on NPR's Science Friday.

I pray for America's brain.

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Unpublished Book: Memoirs of a Reluctant Cult Observer (Fiction)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:21:46 -0700

This project has been simmering on the back burner for a long time.
This blog may however not be the appropriate venue.
This is not a promise, threat, or binding agreement of any kind.
Any similarity to actual persons or places is purely coincidental.

Chapter Outline:

They killed my father and danced on his grave (a slight exaggeration)
Free school & Unitarians
Theosophism, Ojai, New Age-y Latecomers
Mountain Drive, Banana Road, Communes, Hippies, Millionaires and Us
Pretending to be Into Drugs (at 8 years old)
Everyone In The Pool (nudity required)
Los Angeles "dumb-lady" cult style vs. Huntsville "brainwasher's" cult style
Seizing Control of Minds, Wills and Assets
The Inner Circle, Monetization, Branches, Franchising & Event Marketing
The Dark Art of Human Brainwashing (a.k.a. behavior modification, basic training)
The Very Best of Intentions
The Carrot & The Stick
The Escape
The Jim Jones Legacy
Signs you may be In a Cult
A Cult by Any Other Name
Scientology & Anonymous
131 flavors of Jeebus
Signs a relative or friend is in Jeopardy
Things that may help with Cult Inoculation
Modern Trends in Anti-science, Bad Education and "Beliefism"

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Unseen TV: Simpsons Evolution Intro (Hulu)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:20:42 -0700

Apologies to my international readers; Hulu is restricted to the U.S. currently.

Seen recently on Hulu: Simpsons Season 19 ep. 19 (Mona Leaves-a)

Simpsons Evolution Intro

Clip time: 00:52 to 2:03

Simpsons Evolution Still

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Unwelcome Solicitation: Christian Singles 4 U (vox/google adsense)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:13:14 -0700

Oh Googley One, how can you be so wrong ?

Just because Mr. Gervais lost his faith is no reason to suppose I'm going to find it.

Fsm google doodle (by Erik Wawerczyk)

Christian Mingles 4 U

Christian Singles 4 U

Atheist Women 4 U

The situation seems to be improving.
Oh Googley One, is there nothing you can't do marginally well?

Baby Bible Bashers (Part 1 of 5)

by way of the pharyngula blog

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Atheistic Event: Richard Dawkins' God Delusion Tour (March 2008)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:19:47 -0800

He's in Berkeley Saturday March 8 and Stanford on Sunday.

Find out more about this event at the Site

Dawkins Tour 08 Promo

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

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Unconventional Activism: Catholic.ie grabbed by Atheists (Ireland)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:05:01 -0800

Troublemakers have published an Irish Catholic website containing a blasphemous video and a link to the Irish Atheists page.

A NEW POPE

thanks again to the Pharyngula blog

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Unread Post: Ricky Gervais Comes Out

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:11:39 -0800

Ricky Gervais

Straight from The Horses Mouth:

My Argument With God: How I went from Jesus-loving Christian to fun-loving infidel... in one afternoon

This is not, as one might be led to think, a confessional wherein he admits to being a fan of Karl Pilkington.

...one can laugh with and not just at Karl Pilkingtons everywhere...

Meet Karl Pilkington

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Unseen Documentaries: Power of Nightmares (BBC, 2004)

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:15:29 -0800

PofNMThumbnail

The Power of Nightmares Part 1: Baby it's Cold Outside - by Adam Curtis (Google Video)

P of Ns (Internet Archive)

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Planet Earthling - Galactic Terrorists or Roguish Evolutionary Dunces?

nobody@vox.com(reechard) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:40:19 -0700

Planet Earthling
Galactic Terrorists or Roguish Evolutionary Dunces?

A GALACTIC NEWS BULLETIN

by Galactic News correspondent 34.232.490.901 [Richard Walker]

filed at 230.908.435.1200 Galactic Mean Time

acknowledgements to Douglas Adams, author of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”

Synopsis: Alarming information feeds from the remote Galaxy ZEWEUWQQI, sometimes called Sleeping Satanic Spirals, indicate activities which call for immediate deployment of counter-insurgency demolition forces under Galactic Planetary Decree #225.344.239.294

It seems inevitable to this reporter that once these Earthling Religious Fanatics discover the provable absence of a Divine Dictator, they will take violent action. Since their most stable civilizations [term used loosely here] are based on mutually exclusive monodic godheads, it is only a matter of time before the big three join forces and perpetrate terrorism on their little corner of the universe, in the name of all three One and Only Gods who’s existence they have just disproved.

They will undoubtedly realize that their cluster’s star, a yellow youngster of type YY131.009 is the most powerful potential weapon within their grasp. This reporter need not remind Galactic News readers that the technology required to initiate a stellar collapse and novation sequence is all over the galactic infoplane, and more to the point, is self-evident soon after a pre-telligent species starts connecting sub-atomic dots with silly-string theories.

All of the indicators for a stellar suicide bomb are in place and it is our duty to protect our Galactic Hinterlands from further de-volutionary decline and to ensure its continued service as the vacation getaway of galactic choice. It would be upsetting to have a new Atomic Streamliner damaged on its first voyage as bits of EarthStar zing past the StreamProtect anti-matter agent.

Dontpanic

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