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 [...]
Continue reading...3. May 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...20. April 2010
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, [...]
Continue reading...1. April 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...9. March 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...18. February 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...18. January 2010
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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18. May 2010
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