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From The Suburbs: Economics 101 - A Curriculum - by Catherine Austin Fitts

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:06:13 +0000

From The Suburbs: Economics 101 - A Curriculum - by Catherine Austin Fitts:

Economics 101 - A Curriculum

"The Popsicle Index is the % of people who believe a child can leave their home, go to the nearest..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:03:23 +0000

“The Popsicle Index is the % of people who believe a child can leave their home, go to the nearest place to buy a popsicle or snack, and come home alone safely. For example, if you feel that 50% of your neighbors believe a child in your neighborhood would be safe, then your Popsice Index is 50%.”

- Solari Action Network :: View topic - Overview of Popsicle Index - a measure of quality of life

Human History from the Valorian Society

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:47:58 +0000

Human History from the Valorian Society:

Fun quote: “Since the United States fell under control of its enemies, there is nowhere in the world where sovereign individuals are not simply prisoners of a single “one world” enemy. The whole world has become one planetary prison camp run by those committed to the culture of mass manipulation.” pg.86 about the Valorian Society.

"I propose that we begin by marketing this brand—the Principle of Freedom: all people are free..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:37:03 +0000

“I propose that we begin by marketing this brand—the Principle of Freedom: all people are free to think, believe and act as they choose, as long as they do not infringe on the equal freedom of others.”

- Free to Choose: Scientific American, Michael Shermer

"Applied foolishness by John Blanton The procedure appears deceptively innocent. Until you realize..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:35:01 +0000

“Applied foolishness
by John Blanton
The procedure appears deceptively innocent. Until you realize what’s going on. A patient in the treatment center holds a small vial in one hand. The arm is down at his side. The other arm is outstretched, and the practitioner tugs down slightly on it. The arm gives way under the force. At this point the practitioner might remark, “That feels firmer, doesn’t it.” The patient agrees. This means the medicine in the other hand, in the sealed vial down at the patient’s side—this is the correct medicine for this patient. What has happened is that the practitioner has concluded some perceived extra strength in the patient’s arm—the arm that’s not even holding the bottle. This tells the practitioner the patient’s body is reacting to the substance in the sealed container and signaling its need through the free arm’s resistance to force. This is not a scene out of the latest Harry Potter movie. This ritual takes place regularly in upscale clinics and treatment centers in the U.S. It’s called applied kinesiology (AK).”

- The North Texas Skeptic

Daily Kos: Science Friday: Sixty Men from Ur

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:44:32 +0000

Daily Kos: Science Friday: Sixty Men from Ur

Pharyngula: Should we be happy about this?

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:49:21 +0000

Pharyngula: Should we be happy about this?

Scribd - Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:39:08 +0000

Scribd - Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

Positive Atheism's Big List of Richard Dawkins Quotations

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:16:56 +0000

Positive Atheism's Big List of Richard Dawkins Quotations

"sphericated or flaticular?"

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:04:43 +0000

“sphericated or flaticular?”

- This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow

I guess Uncommon Descent falls into the Truthiness Webring.

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:17:08 +0000

I guess Uncommon Descent falls into the Truthiness Webring.

"[…] intelligent design (ID) offers a promising scientific alternative to materialistic..."

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:16:16 +0000

“[…] intelligent design (ID) offers a promising scientific alternative to materialistic theories of biological and cosmological evolution — an alternative that is finding increasing theoretical and empirical support.”

- Uncommon Descent - The Intelligent Design Weblog of William Dembski, Denyse O’Leary and Friends

Crank Calling for Jesus [Wired]

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:51:24 +0000

A “family values” media watchdog group called the Dove Foundation hopes to clean up Hollywood by making vaguely sinister computerized phone calls to millions of people all around the country.

In recent months Dove has muscled its way to the very top of the whocalled.us annoyance call list with nearly 900 complaints from coast to coast. It turns out the non-profit is conducting a nationwide “survey” targeted determinedly at mothers and grandmothers, which it aims to present to those godless heathens running the entertainment industry.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/crank_calling_f.html

(fun stuff) Beryl SVN 070127 ( blur, group, leaf, window...

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:33:03 +0000

(fun stuff) Beryl SVN 070127 ( blur, group, leaf, window preview, ring ) (via BastionPL) [Where Windows Vista gets some inspiration… maybe.]

ABC News: Some Coins Lack 'In God We Trust'

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:35:44 +0000

ABC News: Some Coins Lack 'In God We Trust'

How would the Bible evaluate against "WriteMark?"

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:55:55 +0000

Structure

The purpose of the document is clear. The key messages are obvious and clearly stated. Logical flow supports reader understanding.

Umm. No.

Content

The document contains accurate, relevant content and graphics are used appropriately.

No one lived 120 years or more—unless you consider a “year” to be a month. Translation error? 600 “months” is 50 years. Also, its odd that there were no pictures or diagrams or maps or anything conveyed with the Bible—considering that the first “art” were cave paintings about 40,000 years ago. Oh yeah, 40,000 years. What’s this 6,000? Where did that come from?

Language

The language used is appropriate in style and tone for its intended audience.
Precise, familiar, everyday words are used in straightforward sentences.
Sentences are mostly active and positive.
Sentences have an average length of 20 words.
Paragraphs are reasonably short.
Words like ‘we’ and ‘you’ are used in place of ‘the company’ or ‘the customer’.

I LOLed.

What do WriteMark assessors look for? WriteMark — New Zealand’s plain English standard

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:50:52 +0000

What do WriteMark assessors look for? WriteMark — New Zealand’s plain English standard

Acrylic. ∈ Atheist Blogroll

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:22:21 +0000

A feeling of isolation hounds many atheists—after all, we live in a society that irrationally believes in un-revisable books used to dictate a “way of life” that was written centuries before more modern thought.

I know that I’ll be hitting up on these blogs to find insight into how we all manage to not “be up against the wall when the revolution comes.”

[Lets hope for a bloodless revolution in our favor.]

“Does Religion Make you a Better Person?” —...

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:57:57 +0000

“Does Religion Make you a Better Person?” — from the view of divorce, teen pregnancy and crime statistics.

Atheists Must Look at History

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:37:12 +0000

Think about how Christianity survived—pagan religions before it sought to stamp it out because it was a threat. Atheism has to consider the same techniques that other religions used—because everyone seems to be susceptible to “religious” influence—and apply them to its own survival.

Its not enough to say “well, we’re right” because people don’t want to hear it. They want to feel good, they want “faith” and “belief.” Atheism has to be recast to fill the “gap” that religion takes advantage of.

Perhaps its time to consider that “indoctrination” of children is still useful, but change the package: critical thinking, scientific thought, and universal intellectual standards have to be recast into something not taought at the collegiate level, but in preschool!