"tl;dr: scurvy bad, science hard

That gave me a chuckle after I skimmed through the whole essay.

I'll start hearing ringtones on the bus in a few weeks from now playing this.

@ninigoat

I whole heartedly agree on you with that one. If there is evidence which attacks a persons belief system, no matter if it is proven true or not, they will almost always choose their faith over fact, and in most situations, blur the difference between the two. Sure, in what situations you can say "look at the statistics", but in another equal situations one can say "you can't always depend on statistics" if it's an undesirable result. Belief or politics, there isn't much difference, and various degrees of zealot involved for both. Well I guess that wraps that one up.

Padraig wrote:

"The day may come when being small of stature can be a benefit."

One day? Clearly you've never been to Japan! :D

@Mike 3

I've run into a few Scientogists too, I must say the result of those confrontations have been quite messy compared to discussions with Creationists.

@Mike 3

Who's running from anything? It's stupid to believe in Loc Ness Monster, Sasquatch, or the Tooth Fairy, so why does believing in an invisible space god make my life any better? If I set myself to believing in "your" god, am I really keeping an open mind by ignoring every other religion in the world, or am I just doing the same as not believing in any of them as I am doing now?

@Travis

Thank you for your comment.

@HA

Yes, religion in general. I don't know the truth, but does really saying "I know there is a god" any better than saying "there isn't one"? I don't see the difference; can you point that out to me? Hmm, you call me a fascist before you even know me. Hey, I got a great idea, why don't you call me a Nazi, and anti-Semite, and a demon worshiper while you're at it? There are plenty of names you call me, none of which will increase your credibility. Do you know why I don't believe? It's because I have no reason to, and the only reason to believe is to associate with likeminded people, and you are the probably the last person I would ever want to associate with. So there you have it, I don’t believe in god because of you. There you have it, now I blamed Christianity, so are you happy now?

This comment thread is an excellent example of religious ingroup prejudice. Just remember, the Romans thought they were right too. May Odin bless you all.

http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/study_links_religion_and_racism.html

@Ekimouse

There are no gods, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Just because someone feels certainty of uncertainty, doesn't make one smart... it makes one paranoid.

Like mentioned a few times, it was supervised. The kid learned how things worked, followed instructions, and no problems occurred. This is a non-issue, and probably a slow news day for the media.

Now people can use their cell phone in the movie theater without being yelled yet.

Is has there ever been a practical application of this? I've heard this plenty of times, but I have yet to see it used in any beneficial manor.

WIN~!

I suppose someone out there is excited to hear about this, but for me the comment war in the link brought me a grin.