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Comment #146787 by mero on March 19, 2008 at 12:06 pm

I guess naked women are good, so long as they fall within an my preferred acceptable weight range.

Keep your sizeism to yourself, thanks.

2. The Atheist Apocalypse

Comment #146146 by mero on March 18, 2008 at 5:11 pm

I forgot my {/devil's advocate] tag.

Just some light humour, all. Back to your originally scheduled reading.

3. The Atheist Apocalypse

Comment #145993 by mero on March 18, 2008 at 1:07 pm

Interesting comic! But I like how the man wanting equality is white and male, just like the other three horsemen.

They need Ayaan Hirsi Ali up on a horse!

4. Devil of a problem

Comment #80697 by mero on October 22, 2007 at 4:52 pm

Er, Kakashi, I don't think that there was any specific mention of it being humankind's fault that this is happening to the devils...

5. Teachers 'fear evolution lessons'

Comment #76576 by mero on October 6, 2007 at 10:53 am

dvespertilio : But the kids are getting piss poor science education generally, they are not being taught the PROCESS of the scientific method or how to apply it, nor is it being impressed upon them that this requires DISCIPLINE and HARD WORK.

Good rant. I am a recent college grad (B.S. in biology) and for our senior year it was a requirement to complete and present an independent research project. Going into it, I was scared shitless about being asked to do this - but afterwards, the experience made SUCH a big difference in what I can do now. I have total respect for the method and it reinforced my drive to do research for the rest of my life. Of course, other students felt it was such a huge bother and did crappy side projects with a professor - and got nothing out of it.

They were given hard work to do - and not many benefited from it. It isn't just the schools - but the overall upbringing and drive of the individual.

6. We need a more intelligent religion debate

Comment #68473 by mero on September 7, 2007 at 8:25 am

The same applies to AC Grayling, who is presumably a competent professor of philosophy, but chooses to conceal the fact when in 'militant atheist' mode.

And as for the evil of "sexual repression", well, maybe some day all men will be as liberated as Hitch.

7. Can the rest of us have our planet back?

Comment #66860 by mero on August 31, 2007 at 9:09 pm

Wow....great!

8. Another view

Comment #66256 by mero on August 29, 2007 at 1:20 pm

wendelin: living proof that acupuncture works

Scientific proof doesn't work like that. Sorry, but one anecdote does not equal evidence.

Glad to hear you're ok, though.

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