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Why Santa? Why Lie to Children?

Saw a recent comparison posted by a militant Atheist between Santa Claus and God, trying to show that the two are nearly identical and doubling that with a comment stating that he makes no distinction between imaginary friends when I mentioned deities other than the Christian God listed in the chart. However, something else I […]

The Apocalypse Isn’t What It Used to Be

Even though, as a recent BBC Future article quite nicely put it, there are “a lot of people who don’t just think the world revolves around them, they think it stops around them too”, seeing as one in seven worldwide and one in four in the United States believe that the world will end during […]

Mass Shootings and Gun Control

As you most probably know by now, another school shooting has taken place yesterday in the United States, claiming the lives of 20 children and 7 adults, including the shooter, who appears to have also killed his mother before driving to the school. The result of this is, as always, an emotional reaction demanding stricter […]

Egypt: Déjà Vu?

The situation in Egypt had been boiling over for the past several days and today, being Friday, will probably mark another major episode. But, of course, this is nothing if not entirely expected, and not merely because of who won the elections there. That’s an important factor and it definitely shouldn’t have been allowed to […]

Blog Action Day 2012: The Power of We

Even though I’m clearly not up to making enough sense to participate myself, so didn’t register this year, I would like to remind everyone that Blog Action Day is tomorrow and that this year’s theme is “The Power of We”, so it makes perfect sense to participate if you think you’re able because, well, being […]