Examining Deuteronomy 22

I was glancing through Deueronomy 22 and noticed a few odd items. The first is that the dual use of an oxen and a donkey while plowing is prohibited by God (22:10). It displeases him. The second is God’s Sarah Palin-like attitude toward rape victims.
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto [...]

Cool Hubble contest

NASA is asking the public to vote on what Hubble should image next.
The U.S. space agency is inviting the public to vote for one of six candidate astronomical objects for Hubble to observe in honor of the International Year of Astronomy, which began this month. The options, which Hubble has not previously photographed, range from [...]

More Stem Cell News

Stem cells have been used to help reverse paralysis in rats.
The study, headed up by Miodrag Stojkovic, deputy director and head of the Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory at Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe in Spain, involved transplanting so-called progenitor stem cells from the lining of rats’ spinal cords into rodents with serious spinal cord injuries.
The [...]

Embyonic stem cells

The FDA has approved a study which will inject embyonic stem cells into humans.
The Geron corporation announce the approval today. The therapy used in the study is designed to treat spinal cord injuries by injecting stem cells — which are able to transform into the many different types of cells we need in our bodies [...]

Charles Darwin and slavery

There’s a new book due out about why abolitionism played an influence in the work of Charles Darwin. It’s written by historians of science Adrian Desmond and James Moorehave.
We are not trying to explain away all of Darwin’s work as being due to his passion for emancipation, but our argument is that his passion for [...]

Hubba hubba

Hubble dubble doo! (Read it as Fred Flintstone and it becomes far wittier.)

I googled this one. Anyone know what it specifically is?

Real world results of rule internalization

Rule internalization is a horrible scourge throughout the world. It is utilizing a rule with only the rule itself in mind. Say a mother tells her daughter not to throw toys. Her daughter later throws a ball around while outside. Her mother then punishes her for breaking one of her rules. This is, of course, [...]

Family only prays for daughter; daughter dies

A wholly ignorant couple did nothing but uselessly pray for their daughter. God’s apparent response was, as has often been the case, murder.
Kara Neumann, 11, had grown so weak that she could not walk or speak. Her parents, who believe that God alone has the ability to heal the sick, prayed for her recovery but [...]

Einstein on religion

I came across a quote from Einstein regarding religion and thought I’d post it here. I’ve discussed Einsteinian religion in the past.
You will hardly find one among the profounder sort of scientific minds without a religious feeling of his own. But it is different from the religiosity of the naive man. For the latter, God [...]

Goodbye evil