March 2011
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Earth's gravity revealed in unprecedented detail →
peteuplink:
31 March 2011 After just two years in orbit, ESA’s GOCE satellite has gathered enough data to map Earth’s gravity with unrivalled precision. Scientists now have access to the most accurate model of the ‘geoid’ ever produced to further our understanding of how Earth works.
“The celebrities and reality television stars whose foibles we know intimately...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
“The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything....”
– Stephen King (via liberal-life)
analyzedatheist asked: Given the choice between religions being completely abolished or just receding to cultural relics of the past, which would you choose, and why?
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Seltzerlizard: Death and parenting →
progressivefriends:
meanmrmustard:
If you aren’t a parent, these things are more or less likely to be true:
You shower whenever you like, as often as you like.
You watch what you want on television.
Meals are generally a leisurely affair, accompanied by occasional periods of silence.
You go to the bathroom…
This is precisely why I never want kids. I’m a selfish kind of person who needs...
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Children as young as four to be educated in...
an-ominous-atheist:
moodswingcity:
School pupils aged just four are to be taught atheism in a move schools hope will equip them to be ‘citizens of the world’. Education bosses in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, have radically restructured the RE syllabus to accommodate non-religious beliefs. Youngsters will continue to learn about the six major faiths - Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism,...
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“The drug war is not a failure; rather it works perfectly for its intended...”
– Mike Stroup (via cosmosweednlife)
Time to Tax America’s Churches →
danielholter:
There is a lot of talk about the ways in which the Government does Christians wrong. Taking prayer out of schools, legalizing abortion and physician-assisted suicide, supporting same-sex marriage, to name a few of the more contested issues.
How come nobody talks about the ways in which the Church does the Government wrong?
Ed Young Jr. is CEO of Fellowship Baptist Church of...
Newt fears Islamist-atheist America →
almaswithinalmas:
peakofelephants:
Oh, shit, I don’t know—you try to figure it out.
“I have two grandchildren — Maggie is 11, Robert is 9,” Gingrich said at Cornerstone Church here. “I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time they’re my age they will be in a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists...
Abortion And Slavery: An Analogy Of Ignorance That... →
janedoe225:
I would surmise Mr. Heck has no experience coping with soul crushing captivity. If he had, he would understand that slaves–particularly slave women– might not have relished the childbirth experience. It was a pipeline to hell. It provided the slave owner with more property to feed the machine, and it deprived them of their own flesh. More simply:
When people talk about...
lipsbetweenthehips:
Something About The Subject Makes It Hard To Name by Gloria Yamato (1991)
Yamato exposes the forms of racism which contribute, even unconsciously to oppression.
She argues that there are five main types of racism, each equally as detrimental as the next:
Aware/Blatant Racism: Outright racists that, without apology or confusion, tell people of color, that because of their...
whatsajuthika:
I swear all the questions are about what Haseeb would do to me or inquiring minds about who Haseeb is.
he’s a unicorn.
And in that moment I swear I was unicorn.
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Never did I expect that the consequences of...
Anonymous asked: Imagine the aftermath of Juthika and Kinjal roughly making out on a giant strawberry cheesecake. They stop, their bodies exhausted with pleasure and out walks Juthika, her body covered in creamy cheesecake and gooey strawberry syrup. She comes up to you and before she can even utter a word, you take her in your arms and unleash your tongue over every inch of her body, lapping up the...
Anonymous asked: You should eat sushi from the small of Juthika's back and then lick the cheescake from her lady place.
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
nerv0usrex:
Daily Mail calls 12-year-old rape victims ‘Lolitas’
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
nerv0usrex:
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
jsmithxx:
tombeasley:
Their entire argument seems to centre on the fact that it’s completely impossible to tell the difference between 12 year old girls and 16 year old girls. Bollocks!
i know 12 year olds who look older...
“It is said that men may not be the dreams of Gods, but rather that the Gods are...”
– Carl Sagan (via radtumblr)
This "Life Begins at Fertilization" Business
walkforchoice:
An egg is just an egg. You ovulate, it’s unfertilized, so nothing happens and you get your period. Simple enough. But then! The sperm swim in, and angels rejoice when sperm and egg unite as one! The woman can hear the choirs singing from within her loins. She trembles. She vomits rainbows. Everything is magical.
Can you spot the power imbalance in this relationship? Who holds...
“You would never, not in a million years, see a major pop star launch into a...”
– Katy Perry sings “Ur So Gay” in revenge, remains offensive while doing so | AfterEllen.com (via petitefeministe)
Mississippi to vote on "Life begins at... →
walkforchoice:
thehumorlessfeminist:
midori-fairy:
asshatexpress:
PLEASE reblog this. I heard nothing about this until today, when one of my friends in Mississippi said she saw protesters outside her local Planned Parenthood talking about “Something 26”. (This is Amendment 26.)
DO NOT LET THIS FLY UNDER THE RADAR. GET THE WORD OUT.
What?! I don’t even…reblog!
Jaw. On. The. Floor.
...
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Wikipedia's List of Common Misconceptions →
sixtyforty:
This will probably always be my favorite wikipedia article.
Ditto.
Anonymous asked: You're sexy. Are you Arab?
I miss jaded. Sod all those awful trolls that...
My dash just isn’t complete without her :/
whatsajuthika:
noor-el:
A Muslim woman in hijaab is dignified - not dishonoured. Noble - not degraded. Liberated - not subjugated. Purified - not sullied. Independent - not a slave. Protected - not exposed. Respected -not laughed at. Confident - not insecure. Obedient - not a sinner. She is a guarded pearl; Fulfill you duties towards Allaah, put on your adornment - put on your hijaab.
Let’s...
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I didn't know who Carl Sagan was until one year...
godlesstruth:
Needless to say, my quality of life has only improved since then.
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Haseeb and Juthika just need to get married
alluredrose:
so they can stop arguing all over my dash
But she lives soo far away.. Maybe you can convince her to move closer so we can get hitched?
My name escapes their minds: jsyk Haseeb and I are... →
the-expat-life:
whatsajuthika:
the-expat-life:
whatsajuthika:
the-expat-life:
Jsyk, your argument is invalid.
Excuse me how was I owned it is quite obvious who’s better at debating here
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, my dear. The burden of proof…
If you could kindly cite your source, you would be doing yourself (and your argument) an immense favor....
jsyk Haseeb and I are going to have a debate so...
whatsajuthika:
the-expat-life:
whatsajuthika:
the-expat-life:
Jsyk, your argument is invalid.
Excuse me how was I owned it is quite obvious who’s better at debating here
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, my dear. The burden of proof relies upon you, and solely on you in this situation. Would you please care to provide evidence for your obviously absurd statement?
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jsyk Haseeb and I are going to have a debate so...
whatsajuthika:
the-expat-life:
Jsyk, your argument is invalid.
Excuse me how was I owned it is quite obvious who’s better at debating here
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, my dear. The burden of proof relies upon you, and solely on you in this situation. Would you please care to provide evidence for your obviously absurd statement?
