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December 2011

December 31, 2011

From the States: Happy New Year!

I've been assured, by someone who claims to live in a time zone in which...

December 31, 2011

Bringing Skepticism Home

Flicking around the web, I came across the Skeptoid site that sells their “Just Say...

December 31, 2011

Bringing Skepticism Home

Flicking around the web, I came across the Skeptoid site that sells their “Just Say...

December 30, 2011

Thoughts on the History of Broken Glass

Did you know they used to make baby bottles out of glass? They did. Amazing,...

December 26, 2011

Phil Plait: Where the Sun Never Sets

Worth repeating, Phil Plait's sterling words from 2005: In April, I was asked to give...

December 26, 2011

Phil Plait: Where the Sun Never Sets

Worth repeating, Phil Plait's sterling words from 2005: In April, I was asked to give...

December 26, 2011

Two New Book Reviews!

There are a couple of new reviews of my book Red Neck, Blue Collar, Atheist:...

December 25, 2011

The Great Foxini: Predictions for 2012

January On a trip to Lourdes, Rush Limbaugh will fall into a roadside fountain and...

December 24, 2011

Atheists Do Too Understand the Meaning of the Season

For all my Christian friends and family: Yes, it's true I'm an atheist, but that...

December 24, 2011

What the Hell is Wrong With You Scientists??

Seriously, scientists, what is WRONG with you?? How could you not tell us about THIS??...

December 22, 2011

Doctors Work Tirelessly, Then God Performs Breathtaking Miracle

"I tell everyone, if they want to call it a modern-day miracle, this is a...

December 21, 2011

Indian, Martyr, Healer, Saint

Reporter Alyssa Newcomb penned a deeply embarrassing bit of silliness at ABCNews.com yesterday. First American...

December 19, 2011

ABC’s Freak of the Week

Read this whole post before you click on the link at the end. And then...

December 19, 2011

Values … Without God

The Foundation for a Better Life, at Values.com, has some TV spots I really like,...

December 18, 2011

Argh.

Something I've been saying for years in private, and will now say again in public,...

December 17, 2011

How To Be Wrong — Part 4 of 4

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 — Part 4 The most basic fact...

December 17, 2011

Is This Tailor-Made for PZ Myers’ Christmas List?

PZ, I know you'd love this. Admit it. Air plant pods. But they look like...

December 16, 2011

Post-Hitch Dumbfuckery

Among many others, I read the piece on ABCNews.com about Hitch's death. The comments there...

December 16, 2011

So Long, You Magnificent Sonofabitch

Well, shit. Woke up at 5 a.m. with a 50-mph wind roaring outside my window....

December 14, 2011

Tax the Pope? Hey, It Could Happen!

Bloody hell. The European Humanist Federation estimates that the tax advantages of the Catholic Churches...

December 14, 2011

Yeah? So What Else is New?

Religious Believers Don’t Trust Atheists, Says New Study In other news, the sea is wet,...

December 13, 2011

Tough Questions for Believers

From an email: Dear Mr Hank Fox, To promote skepticism/critical thinking I wrote some questions...

December 12, 2011

How to Be Wrong — Part 3 of 4

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 — Part 4 An apology is a...

December 10, 2011

How to Be Wrong — Part 2 of 4

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 — Part 4 Okay, I know I...

December 10, 2011

Short Stack #7

If a mouse quits his job, does he have to give two squeaks notice? ---------------------...

December 08, 2011

Rick … I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

I'm pretty sure this is going viral, so ... first! (On FTB, anyway.) And in...

December 08, 2011

How to be Wrong — Part 1 of 4

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 — Part 4 I’ve been reading PZ...

December 08, 2011

Rick Perry Ad and the Atheist Answer

Rick Perry digs the hole deeper, putting himself even farther from the growing mainstream of...

December 07, 2011

Short Stack #6

They’re organizing the Fundamentalist Christian Olympics for this coming summer. The Gay Bashing semi-finals are...

December 07, 2011

Scientists in Church? Ack. Thptpth.

I confess I'm not completely on board with the "let the children decide for themselves...