posted on Feb 27, 2015
Last week, a series of absurd videos from Christians Against Dinosaurs went viral. Filled with science-denying claims and pigheaded arguments, the
videos made absurd claims such as; if a leather jacket can't glide on its own, then pterodactyls would be unable to fly. While many are presuming (and
hoping) these videos are some kind of over-the-top satire, the Christians Against Dinosaurs website presents itself as a real Christian ministry.
However, they're not the first to go to extreme efforts to argue the point that dinosaurs never existed. There's a significant number of...
"Bank of Canada executives have urged Star Trek fans to stop a campaign to deface currency as a tribute to late actor Leonard
Nimoy."
"Bank of Canada spokeswoman, Josianne Menard, has confirmed the stunt is not illegal, but she urges Spock fans to stop. "
She goes on to say that writing on a bank note may reduce its lifespan and interfere with the security features.
I did not know that people were Spocking bills, but I am extremely amused by it!
:D
"Legalising medical marijuana in Utah could lead to absent-minded rabbits and other animals who don’t feel their natural instincts, a special
agent for the DEA has warned the state."
Here it is folks. We can hide our heads in the sand and pretend this isn't...
Or perhaps that should be re-discovered, but anyway archaeologists have been excavating at the supposed site.
"Archaeologists working in Nazareth — Jesus' hometown — in modern-day Israel have identified a house dating to the first century that was
regarded as the place where Jesus was brought up by Mary and Joseph.
Dr Dark, a specialist in...
Apologies if already posted, but I did not see it anywhere. I usually dump all over these things, but this one at least *looks* interesting. Artifact?
Hoax? Mis-identification? What do you think?
"Prolific UFO hunter Streetcap1 claims he has detected in a recent...
So google plans to add an algorithm that ranks websites according to the veracity of information provided. In theory it sounds good, in practice
however it could mean that google will be told what the truth is and what not, so anything that is not in line with the mainstream media (Reuters AP)
and therefore given a low ranking...
I'll be honest, I watched the entire speech, and found it to be extremely powerful. I know many here will attack this speech...and that is their
prerogative, but, in the end, I think the Prime Minister made his case... and I believe it will definitely effect the national debate....
In doing Internet research for my other thread
...I came across an old and obscure article making reference to Eric Hotehem, the mystery person connected to Hillary Clinton's personal server and
email accounts.
In current press accounts from the past couple of days, only a couple of enigmatic...
LMAO....hahahahahahah.
uhahahahahahaha.
hahahahahahahahaha
I'm literally blue in the face right now, I just can't stop laughing.
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Washington (CNN)Ben Carson says homosexuality is a choice because many people "go into prison straight -- and when they come out, they're gay."
The...
I’ve spent most of my time the past two decades as a futurist, a technologist and consultant paid to forecast future technology trends and products.
In other words, look at a hell of a lot of information coming from all over the place, analyze what data made sense, and then try to figure out what
conclusions...
I realize that over the last few years, there has been an abundance of threads about net neutrality but based on comments I've been reading regarding
the recent FCC vote, it's apparent to me that as with many other issues, a large number of people have foregone critical thought in favor of blind
acceptance of political...
The following video presents highlights from a recent LA Times article entitled "GOP touts its Internet legislation." Here's the main quote from the
article that is brought under scrutiny:
"As Chairman Wheeler pushes forward with plans...
Fellow ATS Members,
I would like to present an idea I had recently and receive your input as to what you think. Perhaps we could build on my idea and eventually create a
proper thread with actual evidence to back the initial idea up.
I first want to start with a story, a personal situation I recently...
Ok, Sunday creativity has hit me with an idea. There was a thread in this forum discussing a new form of Capitalism where I voiced a thought of mine.
Subsequently after posting it, I've been navigating the complexities involved in my mind whether this idea would fly. I've been meaning...
First off, I would like to state something. Someone will probably suggest that this thread is not fit for the Science Forum, but this was done by
physics students, using science, and was published in Leicester University's Journal of Physics Special Topics.
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Students Surprised to Find Noah's Ark Feasible...
In this case we have a little girl in Ontario that came down with symptoms of Measles. Shock, horror. In 1960 there were an estimated 3.5 million
cases and 1:100000 died. But I digress. The point is, how did she get it? According...
I always get fascinated by the fact that we might be living within this multiverse and that we are on many places at same time.After I read this new
technology to capture images of light being in two different elements at the same time. I beginning to think that the holographic...
Well what a shock !!
Iran has apparently rejected the 10 year nuke deal.
And this news suspiciously comes as Netanyahu makes a speech to the U.S. Congress (minus Obama).
The Iranian Foreign Minister said Obama spoke in "unacceptable and threatening" terms.
Maybe Netanyahu's...
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The New York Times delivered a jolt to the 2016 presidential contest on Monday night, as the paper reported that Hillary Clinton conducted all
government business on a personal email account during her four-year...
Recently, Portuguese National Tv, published a 26 minutes
with Bashar al-Assad.
The interview was consistent with other reports that lately point out the cause of the instability in Middle East, focusing on ISIS, in particular at
Syria,...
This discovery seems to be blowing up all my nerdy science sites, so I thought I would share it with you and see what your thoughts were.
I, myself, find it very intriguing.
"Researchers working in Ethiopia have unearthed the oldest human fossil ever, and the discovery could...
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A possible Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson suggested over the weekend that religion was necessary for testing scientific theories because
the science could be “propaganda.”
On Sunday, NBC’s...
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Meanwhile in the U.S., Franklin Graham, son of iconic evangelist Billy Graham, is finding a massive response among American Christians with the
announcement that ISIS has triggered biblical Armageddon and the triumph of Christianity. One of his Facebook posts on the matter has already received
nearly...
To me this just proves animals (including us) evolved and was not designed.
If designed the designer would have been fired.
This is an autopsy so If you don't want to see it don't press play.
Fascinating.
I know ATS people will find this interesting, religious or not, a few have already figured some of this out without the bible, they just see it
coming.
The link gives it full size because it's hard to read otherwise.
Even if you don't believe it, I still think it's interesting.
You can...
Although I do believe that paranormal/supernatural 'things' do happen, I could easily be a scoffing skeptic - because I've never experienced anything
that didn't have a perfectly good explanation and as well, have never personally known anyone who experienced anything 'woo'...
...Anyway,...
Norway has apparently been actively deporting Muslims with ties to terrorists.
They somehow determined who was who and took the steps to clean out the country!!
So now they say the crime rates are dropping.
Looks like they decided to use laws that were "dormant" and not enforced until recently.
"
Norway recently made...
Hello chatters…
Our continued problems with our "chat vendor" has come to a head, and I've removed the chat link from the menu, and disabled the chat service.
Their customer service is horrible, after more than a week of downtime a few months back (with no response from support during the downtime) they have
turned off our one-year subscription with...
(I put this in Folk Tales and Legends forum because there is a bit of myth surrounding these guys, they did unfortunately exist.)
I love history of all kinds. Military history, World history, Ancient history, etc is all fascinating to me. I just finished reading a few books on
Jesse and Frank...
Martin Le-May an amateur photographer from Essex captured the image yesterday , wildlife experts believe the weasel must have attacked the woodpecker
while it was on the ground , the bird took flight in an attempt to escape taking the no doubt terrified weasel with it.
"He said: "I heard...
Yes, we all have to tolerate each other and each others quirks, but there is no getting away from the fact that lots of things that other people do
can be irritating. That's just the way life is. This is my 'UGH!!" list. Feel free to add your own 'UGH!!" list. :)
- People spitting in public. GAG!
- People biting their nails in front of others. GROSS.
- Stupid...
from
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By 1959, Rod Serling had had it with the dumbing down of American television by what he saw as overly sensitive TV sponsors who forced writers to edit
scripts with impunity during the boob tube’s early years. Most sponsors wanted zero controversy and nothing to appear...
"House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) told the GOP conference that they needed to pass a clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill
because Senate Republicans “never found a way to win this fight” and because some House conservatives killed a three-week DHS funding measure last
week."
You...
Yeppers, the Official Czar of Coffee (if you don't know what that is, take a look back in the threads sometime, it's hilarious, we had an election
here a few years ago I lost, but was appointed to the cabinet, but I digress) is getting married (again)
I swore on a stack after my husband died I would never ever ever ever get married again, but...