Links With Your Coffee - Thursday
- Mark Steel: What creationists really hate is that we emerged by accident - Mark Steel, Commentators - The Independent
Charles Darwin would probably love the fact that the 200th anniversary of his birth is being celebrated with radio shows, documentaries and exhibitions, but he might not have enjoyed the way that furious Christians still despise his theories and try to prove the Bible is more reliable.
(tip to Jason)For example, the Discovery Institute has announced that: "We want students everywhere to speak out... for the right to debate the evidence against evolution and turn 'Darwin Day' into 'Academic Freedom Day'."
But they're lucky Darwin isn't forced on us the way religion has been, otherwise the national anthem would start: "Our Gracious Queen will be saved or not according to a series of factors that are sod-all to do with God," and once a week school assemblies would start with everyone singing: "All things biological/ All matter sweet or frightening/ Are Godless, real and logical/ See – where's the bleeding lightning?"
- Respectful Insolence: The (real) Next Doctor
- Comics and Editorial Cartoons: Matt Bors on Yahoo! News
(tip to Allan) - BBC - Radio - Podcasts - In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg
A series on Darwin (tip to Manbeer)
- Bookninja » Blog Archive » PC police eat away at fairy tales
Some parents think traditional fairy tales are “not PC enough” for today’s kids and may be emotionally damaging them… Gee, I guess I’m doing it all wrong. I’ve been seeking those out. And the Greek myths. Those suckers were bloodthirsty incestophiles. I’m going for cathartic release and desensitivity. It worked for me.
- MediaBloodhound: Story of the Day: AP Reporter's Tough Gaza Questions Disappeared
- Acronymization Labs: They Still Get To Vote
Comments
-from the mediabloodhound article.
the answer is pretty simple:neither israel nor anyone else, really, wants a long-term ceasefire with hamas. this just gives them time to re-arm and dig in (their main specialties since giving up on helping the needy about, oh, 8 years ago). a lot of people around the world want hamas simply "removed", including the egyptians, saudis, iranians (!) lebanese gov't and of course, americans. the israeli's NEED them removed in order to pursue their dreams of a "two state solution"-yes, even the likud endorses it.
one of many reasons the time is right now is that hamas no longer cares for the needs of poor people (that is, gazans) and prefers to expend it's resources in pointless attacks on the jewish state, proving itself at least as selfish and corrupt as fatah and losing support on the legendary "palestinian street".
the only serious players pushing for a ceasefire are the two israeli party leaders (who just happen to be the current foriegn minister and defence minister) running against the heavily favored likud under netanyahu in the upcoming elections in what, 3 weeks?
see a connection here?
oh about the iranians, i believe i misspoke. the don't necessarily want hamas removed. they just want the war to continue as a distraction from their nuclear program.
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