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Robot I-Fairy Officiates At Wedding

18. May 2010

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Isaac Asimov may be impressed with how the robotics industry has developed over the past few years, but even the great man himself might balk at the latest ‘task’ assigned to the robots world.  A Tokyo couple were married by a white clad robot in a ceremony this week, the I-Fairy creation currently at hire [...]

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Hearing prayer shuts off believers’ brain activity

3. May 2010

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This is an article that seems to explain a lot about why devoutly religious people cannot intelligently and rationally deconstruct their belief system or faith.  When the religious hear someone speak the “word of god” or pray, the regions of their brains involved in skeptical thinking and vigilance appear to shut down. Parts of the [...]

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New Cop Show: Dawkins & Hitchens

20. April 2010

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Looks like Uber-Atheists Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens are teaming up to arrest the Pope when he comes to the UK this September.  The sting operation which should be filmed and become avid TV fodder, will highlight the current child abuse debacle that the church finds itself in, while also spotlighting the Atheist view. Dawkins, [...]

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Jesus Was 5’8” and Swarthy

1. April 2010

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The 3D image of Jesus of Nazareth is to be revealed on a History Channel Special next week, timing nicely with the exposition of the Turin Shroud, from which the Computer Generated Image is lifted. The Nazarene , who has millions of devotees across the globe, was seemingly swarthy and short by todays standards.  The Shroud [...]

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Ark of the Covenant Found In Zimbabwe

9. March 2010

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The Lost Jewish Tribe of Lemba ( the ancestors of 7 priests who journeyed south ) has been unearthed in Zimbabwe, with geneticists saying the tribe , numbering 80,000, have a common ancestor from the time of Moses. They also have a special and fascinating artifact which has recently gone on display. ” The oral [...]

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A Flintstones Worldview

18. February 2010

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Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. The differences in beliefs about evolution and the length of time that living things have [...]

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Weapons Inscribed With Secret ‘Jesus’ Bible Codes

19. January 2010

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ABC News is reporting that high-powered rifle sights provided to the US Army and Marines by Michigan weapons maker Trijicon include coded references to Bible passages about Jesus Christ. One of the citations on the gun sights, 2COR4:6, is an apparent reference to Second Corinthians 4:6 of the New Testament, which reads: “For God, who [...]

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Our world may be a giant hologram

18. January 2010

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How do we experience reality?   To quote the Matrix,  “If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain“. Given access to or the creation of the correct technology,  the brain could be stimulated in such a way as to render a reality that [...]

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