Cosmic Bubble Theory Of Universe Expansion Ruled Out

Researchers say they have ruled the cosmic bubble theory, an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy, after recalculating the expansion rate of the universe to unprecedented accuracy.

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Top 15 Misconceptions about Evolution

"Biological evolution is descent with modification. This definition encompasses small-scale evolution (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next) and large-scale evolution (the descent of different species from a common ancestor over many generations). Evolution helps us to understand the history of life. While evolution is very widely accepted, many people hold to misconceptions about it. This list should help to dispel some of those myths."

Top 15 Misconceptions about Evolution

Is This Your Brain On God? : NPR

More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives. Now, scientists from universities like Harvard, Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins are using new technologies to analyze the brains of people who claim they have touched the spiritual — from Christians who speak in tongues to Buddhist monks to people who claim to have had near-death experiences. Hear what they have discovered in this controversial field, as the science of spirituality continues to evolve.
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Evolution Made Us All

I know it's silly but here it is anyway.

Evolution Made Us All from Ben Hillman on Vimeo.

Bering in Mind: God may work in mysterious ways--but cognitive science is getting a handle on them

Author’s note: The following excerpt is the Introduction to my new book, The Belief Instinct: The Psychology of Souls, Destiny and the Meaning of Life.

God came from an egg. At least, that’s how He came to me. Don’t get me wrong, it was a very fancy egg. More specifically, it was an ersatz Fabergé egg decorated with colorful scenes from the Orient. Now about two dozen years before the episode I’m about to describe, somewhere in continental Europe, this particular egg was shunted through the vent of an irritable hen, pierced with a needle and drained of its yolk, and held in the palm of a nimble artist who, for hours upon hours, painstakingly hand-painted it with elaborate images of a stereotypical Asian society. The artist, who specialized in such kitsch materials, then sold the egg along with similar wares to a local vendor, who placed it carefully in the front window of a side-street souvenir shop. Here it eventually caught the eye of a young German girl, who coveted it, purchased it, and after some time admiring it in her apartment against the backdrop of the Black Forest, wrapped it in layers of tissue paper, placed it in her purse, said a prayer for its safe transport, and took it on a transatlantic journey to a middle-class American neighborhood where she was to live with her new military husband. There, in the family room of her modest new home, on a bookshelf crammed with romance novels and knickknacks from her earlier life, she found a cozy little nook for the egg and propped it up on a miniature display stand. A year or so later she bore a son, Peter, who later befriended the boy across the street, who suffered me as a tagalong little brother, the boy who, one aimless summer afternoon, would enter the German woman’s family room, see the egg, become transfixed by this curiosity, and crush it accidentally in his seven-year-old hand. Read More.

Why Failed Predictions Don't Stop Apocalypse Forecasters

If a group of fundamentalist Christians is right, you won't live more than another nine months.

Harold Camping, leader of the ministry Family Radio Worldwide, has concluded after careful study of the Bible that the world will begin to end on May 21, 2011. It will actually take several months for the process to be complete, but Camping is certain that by October it will all be over, and his group is doing their best to warn everyone. Read More.

End of Days in May? Believers enter final stretch - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com

Mark your calendar...not so you know when the beginning of the end starts but when to point out the ridiculousness of their claims. But you know when this doesn't come to pass they will have an excuse of why it didn't happen.

End of Days in May? Believers enter final stretch - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com

Sam Harris: A New Year's Resolution for the Rich

"While the United States has suffered the worst recession in living memory, I find that I have very few financial concerns. Many of my friends are in the same position: Most of us attended private schools and good universities, and we will be able to provide these same opportunities to our own children. No one in my immediate circle has a family member serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. In fact, in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, the only sacrifice we were asked to make for our beloved country was to go shopping." Read More

Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions - Speakeasy - WSJ

If you didn't already read the original interview you should do that before reading his answers to the follow-up questions. See the previous post or follow this link to the original article.

To give Wall Street Journal readers a chance to respond, we asked Gervais to answer via email some of the most frequently asked questions about his article.

A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist - Speakeasy - WSJ

If you haven't seen Ricky Gervais's 2010 Science tour I highly recommend it. He does insult just about everybody in his audience but damn he is funny.

In this interview with the Wall Street Journal he talks about his lack of faith. It really is awesome to hear this coming from a well known actor/comedian : ..."People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief" Read More