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...

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 propaganda. By this point, people should be familiar with the concept of net neutrality but for those who are not: "Net neutrality (also network neutrality, Internet neutrality, or net equality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

" 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...

" 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...

Malachi Martin, ex-jesuit, talks about the 3rd Secret of Fatima and 3 Days of darkness. on the question of what kind of danger the 3 days of darkness pose: civic, natural or spiritual, he answers, "spiritual". Furthermore, he says, we don't understand the role of the demons and the angels, and he needs another interview of that. ...

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...

This is just something I've been thinking about and testing a bit. It's about stars on ATS. I don't necessarily care about them as some do because, if I were in this for the stars, I could just go outside and look up on a clear night. But it's slowly illustrating something to me. We...

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 " 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...