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why ’tis the season to just enjoy the holidays
# politics

why ’tis the season to just enjoy the holidays

Ignore the manufactured acrimony and bloviators preaching how to properly celebrate Christmas. Just enjoy the holiday.

how religion is taking over the arab spring
# politics

how religion is taking over the arab spring

The Arab Spring is not turning the Middle East into a hotbed of secularism. But given the history and demographics of the region, it would be strange to expect it to.

is the intelligent design movement fading?
# politics

is the intelligent design movement fading?

Intelligent Design was a compromise no one wanted and the wrong answer to a question no one even asked.

why your sexy eyes are now a sin before allah
# oddities

why your sexy eyes are now a sin before allah

Muslim fundamentalists want all those harlots to cover up their sexy, sexy eyes, lest they're tempted to sin at the sight of an exposed iris.

scraping the bottom of the conspiracy barrel…
# oddities

scraping the bottom of the conspiracy barrel…

Christian zealots and Muslim fundamentalists find new common ground: that evolution is a myth created by the Jews to subjugate the world.

greetings, we are here to convert you?
# astrobiology

greetings, we are here to convert you?

The Pope's astronomer thinks we should be trying to convert aliens to Catholicism. The chances they'll respond kindly to proselytizing doesn't seem high...

so how is all that accommodating working out?
# science

so how is all that accommodating working out?

Accommodationists are still trying to spread their message even though pretty much no one but other accommodationists is listening.

how tone is becoming the new censorship
# science

how tone is becoming the new censorship

Egged on by cranks and quacks, the media seems obsessed with how nice someone is instead of whether what they're saying makes any sense.

it’s quite literally the least you could do…
# politics

it’s quite literally the least you could do…

Yes, praying for someone after a tragedy is not even as helpful as sharing a news article about it on social media. And that's a very low bar to fail to clear...

why the end times crowds’ buzz is wrong
# politics

why the end times crowds’ buzz is wrong

Despite the constant gloom and doom, the world is actually safer, wealthier, and less violent than it's ever been in recorded history.

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