A home-built raffle wheel.
People, it turns out, are very poor judges of risk.
Ratings on the content of movies, TV programs and video games are generally a useful thing: they give parents a little bit of information about whether the content is appropriate for their children. Notification about the violence content of a movie is useful to parents. Knowing ahead of time that a movie contains graphic depictions of sex with donkeys, likewise.
Using the latest and greatest formula and algorithms, I've spent some time and put together this computer image-aging program. It's surprisingly accurate, and should age nearly anything (not just people). Just use the form to select the image to age, set the subject's current age and the number of years to age, and click go.
Can you tell a baby boy from a baby girl? With adults, it's easy to tell the sexes apart: women have breasts, long hair, wear eyeliner and cry a lot; men have short hair, deep voices, big muscles, and like sports. However, with babies it's not so simple. Can you guess the sex of these children?
In relation to a particular smell, a friend coined the term "culihuevos" (or culi y huevos), meaning "ass and balls". We joked that it should be a cologne and have a fancy magazine ad, so here it is. For some reason, Antonio Banderas was the first person I thought of for the photo. It seems to fit.
If you fail, you must refrain from talking about science-related topics.
For every question, mark one or more answers.
There are no "trick" questions.
Hey there, rapper.
Just the other day I was wondering: Who's the best rapper? Who's the best MC? I think most people want to know.
A few sources to check out before believing or repeating (especially repeating) an "amazing" claim:
There's a bit of rebuilding going on right now and things being moved aboot. New content will show up on the main page, but here's some of the "classic" content:
Intelligent Design Society of Kansas, Gravy Diet, Anti-drug, Apologist Guide, Natural Products, OnlineNewspaper Gazette
I recently had a conversation with a friend about religious beliefs. This friend brought up some of the reasons why he believed his religion was true. I didn't think they were good enough reasons to justify belief in a god, and since I had asked for reasons before, I thought I'd list some of the more common arguments and why I don't buy them. Note that this friend did not make all of these arguments, and I did not make all these responses.
When I heard of the plans to rebuild the destroyed parts of New Orleans, I was overcome with the warm fuzzies. Here were people determined to rebuild their lives and houses no matter what the current and future costs to you and me. God bless them.
However, because much of the city in uninhabitable and will need demolition anyway, now is the perfect opportunity to move the whole city to another, safer location. So, without further ado, I give you my list of safer possible locations:
(Continued from Evolution in Kansas.)
From my personal experience, most people "questioning" evolution have only the vaguest notion of what the "theory of evolution" actually entails, and most of the time add in things which are distinctly not part of evolution.
Dear Scientific Illiterates,
This is not the first time this has been said, and it won't be the last, but the more times this is repeated the better:
Contrary to what you may have heard from your local Scientific Illiterate Leader, evolution is regarded as a theory by scientists, and there is no problem in "questioning" or "scrutinizing" it by scientific means.
I know this might not jibe with what you were told, but it is the truth. We'll say it one more time: Evolution is a theory which can be questioned.
"I am an atheist." If I make that declaration to you, what could you say about me? Can you determine my morality? How about my favorite authors? Does it imply a particular political affiliation? What about education level, or shoe size? Does it tell you why I am an atheist?
For someone who tries to live as myth-free as possible, it can be fairly rough going sometimes. As an exercise, pretend someone told you he believed that all humans have a toe growing out of the tops of their heads. If you don't immediately vacate the area, I can see the line of conversation going something like this:
Him: I believe all humans have a toe growing out of the tops of their heads.
You: Well, I don't think I do...
Him: Yes you do, everybody does.
