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The Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage, Part I

In a further effort to increase my leisure time (by reducing my chance of employment), presented here for your edification an argument against same-sex "marriage" in the form of an…

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Richard Dawkins Is A Dangerous Man: Update

I'll tell you how. He makes people feel smarter than they are. And in our world of self-esteem substituting for accomplishment and ability, his villainous power is especially poisonous. For…

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Climategate 3.0—Update: Hacker A Coder?

Whoever it was that snatched the cache of emails from prominent climatologists and created Climategate 1.0, then 2.0 has come forward, in a sort of way, to begin Climategate 3.0.…

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How Long Do Popes Serve? Update

Update 14 March 2013. The Guardian has released the data on the popes. Its list and mine differ trivially, except that they were able to include the popes' ages (starting…

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Paddy Power’s Pope Predictions—Update

Update See below for main update. The odds of Father Dougal Maguire (Craggy Island) being the next Pope are 1,000 to 1. You may say this is small, but it's…

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Feds Spend $1.5 Million to Study Why Lesbians Are Fat?

The title was taken from the CNS News story of the same name, which made ripples in the news yesterday (Drudge linked to it). The National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

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Doomed Planet: Changing Sun, Changing Climate

Today's post is at Quadrant. Have you been there before? If not, you have a treat in store. The editors supplied this quotation: "Today's debate about global warming is essentially…

Tars Tarkas on The MRS Degree — Guest Post by Johnathan EdwardsSeptember 15, 2026
Vance destroyed his bloodline by marrying and reproducing with an Indian. I would vote for Kamala Harris before voting for…
shawn marshall on The MRS Degree — Guest Post by Johnathan EdwardsSeptember 15, 2026
if you were so privileged, author, you might notice that the errors of Russia 1917 have spread throughout the world…
John Pate on Politicians Demand “Right” To Be Protected Against AISeptember 14, 2026
And people have the gall to claim the USA isn't communist.
Uncle Mike on Politicians Demand “Right” To Be Protected Against AISeptember 14, 2026
"I think, therefore I am." - ChatGPT Oh no, the robots are coming, the robots are coming! Quick, huddle in…
NLR on Politicians Demand “Right” To Be Protected Against AISeptember 14, 2026
Neither governments nor megacorporations are trustworthy. Incidentally, these "AI" megacorporations are getting subsidies, data centers being built and the cost…