Monthly Archives: June 2012

(Almost) 15 Things You Should Know About Marijuana

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

I say almost because point #9 is not well-researched. The rest of the points are relatively accurate. The pic is after the fold. I’ll be doing another post on how I feel about marijuana and the legalization thereof, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Marijuana | Tagged hemp, history, legalization, Marijuana, mary jane, pot, weed | Leave a comment

My Musical Tastes (and Atheism)

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Before I start, I’d like to point out that I’m speaking strictly from my experience. Obviously, when you’re making statistical comments, the biggest mistake you could make is extrapolate from your own experience. My experience is statistically worthless, so… Please … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Music, Skepticism | Tagged Alive in Chains, atheism, Audioslave, Blues, Camel Riverside, Celtic, Charlie Patton, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Gilmour, Days of the New, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Folk, Frank Zappa, Greg Lake, Guns n' Roses, Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, led zeppelin, Metal, music, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, Robert Johnson, Roger Waters, science, Shelley Segal, skepticism, Soundgarden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Symphony of Science, The Doors, The Who, Tim Minchin, Travis Meeks, XTC | 2 Comments

Atheist Blogger Leah Libresco Becomes a Catholic

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Warning: this is another long post. Apologies, but I have a lot to say on this. Not sure if y’all heard, but the atheist blogger behind Unequally Yoked is now Catholic. Here’s a whole bunch of stories and reactions for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Homophobia, Morality, Religion, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, catholicism, condoms, homosexuality, Leah Libresco, morality, pedophile priests, skepticism, the Catholic Catechism, the Pope, Unequally Yoked | 21 Comments

(Reblog of) The second great schism

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

The second great schism. The above blog post, by tielserrath, is incredible. I’m going to go ahead and quote the entire thing below the fold, because it needs to be read. If you do feel the need to comment, please … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Feminism, Misogyny, Science, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, Atheist Bigotry, feminism, misogyny, skepticism | 3 Comments

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Read the comments, too, particularly one by Torbjörn Larsson: http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/higgs-boson-found/#comment-230850 Why Evolution Is True This is apparently a rumor, but one probably leaked by physicists involved in the project. As Wired Sciencereports, there are tantalizing hints that the elusive Higgs … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Higgs Boson, Higgs Field, Jerry Coyne, Large Hadron Collider, physics, science, Why Evolution is True | Leave a comment

What Atheism Lacks: Humility, Imagination, Curiosity

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

WHAT?!? “What Atheism Lacks: Humility” *I* lack humility? I, who dare claim to NOT KNOW. I, who dare claim that there are still hundreds of millions of questions that wait to be answered. I, who dare insist that we humans … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Religion, Science | Tagged atheism, curiosity, Huffington Post, humility, imagination, religion | 2 Comments

Schrödinger’s Rapist (Trigger Warning)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

(Please do me a favor… please read the entire post before commenting. I don’t want people commenting on my initial reaction to Schrödinger’s Rapist before reading everything else I have to say; you’ll see how even I recognize why my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Feminism, Misogyny | Tagged bullying, experience, feminism, misogyny, rape, rape culture, Schrödinger’s Rapist, TRIGGER WARNING | Leave a comment

A world under atheist siege? Um… no.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Anyone ever heard of Gulf Daily News? I haven’t, so I really don’t know much about it. So if the crap I’m about to respond to is standard fair, well… warn me, so I know for the future. Anyways… Check … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Religion, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, bigotry, catholicism, feminism, homophobia, misogyny, religion, theism | 1 Comment

Knowledge vs. Belief: Agnostic Atheism

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

“See, I don’t believe you’re an atheist. I think you’re an agnostic.” “You don’t sound like an atheist at all! Why do you call yourself that when you’re obviously an agnostic?” “You’re definitely agnostic… not an atheist at all.” “See, … Continue reading →