Monthly Archives: October, 2009

An atheist learns from a dog

Dogs are man's best friend...but this dog gave my life a new direction.

Ghosts

Why do people believe in ghosts? You'd think that if they'd existed all these thousands of years, someone somewhere would've been able to get positive proof. Yet all we've come up with so far are a million anecdotes and those "reality" ghost shows, which are basically just footage of a bunch of idiots running around in a dark house and asking one another, "Did you hear that? Did you see that?" Yet a lot of people still believe they exist. And not just ghosts, but manananggal, tiyanak, mangkukulam, and a host of other supernatural beings.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I was skimming over facts and fun trivia that I was about to post; then again I bump into this. Out...

The Flaws of Science (?)

I'm sure many of you have heard about "Piltdown Man" and how "science can't answer everything" from creationists (Chick Tracts, anyone?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/21/fossil-ida-missing-link Who's...

Sina B1 at B2: A conversation on contraception

Disclaimer: All characters and events in this post --even those based on real people-- are entirely fictional. All prophetic dialogue is...

Brainwashing with consent

Terms to Remember: Brainwashing or thought reform is the application of coercive techniques to change the beliefs or behavior of one or more people.

Just Like Rabbits

It was just fortunate for me to be invited by a friend to attend a razzmatazz sponsored by Pro-Life Philippines in...

Two Hands Working – DSWD

By now you've probably already read the blog post making rounds online about the tons of relief goods gathering molds over...

Can you justify by mere faith?

In a recent debate that I have in Luneta, a “Born-Again” pastor has the guts to engage me on this tautology...

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