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Weekly Links: 14 Jan 2008

more like “whenever I get around to it links”

Science

  • Science, Evolution, and Creationism—“In the book Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a group of experts assembled by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative perspectives offered by advocates of various kinds of creationism, including ‘intelligent design.’”

Freethought

Politics

  • “You Don’t Understand Our Audience”: What I learned about network television at Dateline NBC—Anyone who thinks being informed about the world consists of watching television news should read this. (via Dangerous Intersections)
  • Is Waterboarding Torture?—“At the time my lungs emptied and I began to draw water, I would have sold my children to escape. There was no choice, or chance, and willpower was not involved.… If I had the choice of being waterboarded by a third party or having my fingers smashed one at a time by a sledgehammer, I’d take the fingers, no question. It’s horrible, terrible, inhuman torture. I can hardly imagine worse. I’d prefer permanent damage and disability to experiencing it again. I’d give up anything, say anything, do anything.”

Sexuality

Religion

  • Mr. Deity and the Murder
  • The best article on Mormonism and politics that I’ve read all year—“Mormon doctrine consists in the Old Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the New Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Book of Mormon (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Doctrine and Covenants (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), and the Pearl of Great Price (except the parts that aren’t doctrine). All of these, as augmented by statements from church leaders (except the ones that aren’t doctrine).… And how do we know which aren’t doctrine? Well, we rely on scripture (except the part that isn’t doctrine) and church leader statements (except the non-doctrinal ones) to determine which ones are doctrine. And finally, there is no one Rosetta Stone giving an explanation of which statements really matter, and which don’t.” Very well said.
  • Saint Sorta—“A pagan woman [Hypatia of Alexandria] murdered by Christians for her beliefs was transformed into a Christian woman [St. Catherine of Alexandria] murdered by pagans for her beliefs.” A better definition of irony I can’t conceive.

Stuff

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3 Comments

  1. CV Rick said,

    January 17, 2008 @ 12:44 am

    Thanks for linking my post of the Nerdcore Calendar. I was surprised to see a calendar of hot engineering chicks . . . I was an engineer for over a decade and I can assure you, none of those girls worked with me, went to school with me, or attended any of the trade shows I went to . . . damn. Life isn’t fair.

  2. Jonathan Blake said,

    January 17, 2008 @ 10:45 am

    I feel bad that I linked to this when I should be linking to all your excellent stories.

    I had a few hot engineering chicks in school with me, but they are a rarity to be sure. I imagine they must have felt uncomfortable with all the leering.

  3. Winter (2007-08) Quotes Roundup « darwinian remiix said,

    March 20, 2008 @ 4:34 am

    [...] Kaimi Wenger: Mormon doctrine consists in the Old Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the New Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Book of Mormon (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Doctrine and Covenants (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), and the Pearl of Great Price (except the parts that aren’t doctrine). All of these, as augmented by statements from church leaders (except the ones that aren’t doctrine).… And how do we know which aren’t doctrine? Well, we rely on scripture (except the part that isn’t doctrine) and church leader statements (except the non-doctrinal ones) to determine which ones are doctrine. And finally, there is no one Rosetta Stone giving an explanation of which statements really matter, and which don’t. via here and here [...]

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