Scientists Find Conclusive Evidence Velociraptor Had Feathers

Here is some dinosaur news for everybody. Maybe early man killed dinosaurs not for meat, but for some of the first evolved feathers. (I know, birds were created the same day as dinosaurs, and people.)

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Scientists Create Transparent Frogs

A research team led by professor Masayuki Sumida at Hiroshima University’s Institute for Amphibian Biology has created a type of transparent frog whose internal organs are visible through its skin.

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God's Response to Chambers

No, he wasn't struck by lightning, and the earth didn't open up and swallow him. God just left a paper.

Not so, says "God." His response argues that the defendant is immune from some earthly laws and the court lacks jurisdiction.

It adds that blaming God for human oppression and suffering misses an important point.

"I created man and woman with free will and next to the promise of immortal life, free will is my greatest gift to you," according to the response, as read by Friend.

God never said God didn't cause the earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Suspicious.

Thanks to Raelee for the follow up link.

The View Ladies.

Here is a nice clip of idiots on TV. Mainly Sherri Sheppard. I ask myself when the last time this conversation was ever had. Oh "The View"

Courtcase: Chambers v. God

Finally a cool news story coming out of Nebraska. Ernie Chambers, a state senator from Omaha, has sued God. Awesome. Here are some details from the AP article.

LINCOLN, Neb. - The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.

Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Earlier this year Pete Stark came out as the first member of Congress admitting to be a non-theist, and later Chambers followed him out.

It's pretty hilarious, religious or not I think. Read it, its only 4 pages.

I agree with Castro

So despite the rumours of Castro's death, he still manages to take shots at George Bush from his sickbed. Apparently he just released an essay criticizing the United States environmental policies. Mainly the decision not to sign the Kyoto Protocol.

For those who don't know, the Kyoto Protocol, was an agreement to help reduce greenhouse emmisions around the world. It was signed by 169 countries. The United States and Australia are the two biggest names not on the list. India and China aren't required to lower their carbon emmisions under the present agreement.

Castro has also been vocal about the use of biofuels and ethanol. Recently he has come out against the United States' and Brazil's and Brazil plan to research wood based fuels. He says the land in developing countries should be used to feed starving poeple, not power cars.

I agree completely with this. It is pretty easy to see that there is already a shortage of food in the world. Just have a look at the starving people in Africa. Using the grain in order to power our cars seems a little bit selffish. Even using grains to feed livestock in order to have a more tasty diet seems a bit selfish. (If a cow eats 100 energies of grains, they use most of it, so we get like 25 energies of cow.)

So really, Castro talking against Bush, and being right in the doing, makes me want to lift a trade embargo.

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Well, according the this fascinating Christian comic, people killed them out, like the Dodo bird.


This is actually one of the many times lately that I have seen this idea that dinosaurs lived with humans. I remember back in the third grade when we learned that the fossils can show us that we weren't around with the dinosaurs. Even as a kid most people can tell the Flintstones isn't a show based on historical accuracy.

The creationism and the Intelligent Design folks seem to just become more and more silly everyday. I cannot figure out how to embed a youtube video, but this sums it up pretty well.

The Myth of Creation

Creationism in Schools

And one more Genesis

It's a cartoon and d they get it. (Note: I don't mean to offend the cartoon makers.)