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Intelligent Design: Dead on Arrival, Flat on Its Face, and Failing Dramatically

Ah, intelligent design — the last refuge for religious apologists trying to sneak God back into the conversation under the guise of…

Sep 18

Intelligent Design: Dead on Arrival, Flat on Its Face, and Failing Dramatically

Sep 18

The Impossible dream of interstellar travel (or, why we’ll never warp to Alpha Centauri)

So, here we are, staring up at the stars, and we’ve all thought it at least once: What if we could just… go there? The vastness of the…

Nov 12

The Impossible dream of interstellar travel (or, why we’ll never warp to Alpha Centauri)

Nov 12

How rare is our planet and how likely is it we’ll find other planets able to support…

1. The rare Earth hypothesis: Could Earth be the universe’s best-kept secret?

Nov 11

How rare is our planet and how likely is it we’ll find other planets able to support…

Nov 11

A Gift to Greater America: The Anthem You Didn’t Know You Needed

An Ode to the Land of Bacon, Blockbusters, and Boundless Dreams

Nov 11

Nov 11

Are Aliens Visiting Our Planet? Highly Unlikely. And Here’s Why (Douglas Adams style).

Space is big. Really big. Mind-bogglingly, brain-breakingly big. And despite what you might imagine from having watched Star Wars or a…

Nov 6

Are Aliens Visiting Our Planet? Highly Unlikely. And Here’s Why (Douglas Adams style).

Nov 6

Aliens 101: Why Space Lizards and Insects Probably Aren’t Building Starships Anytime Soon

When we imagine alien civilizations, our minds are quick to conjure images of strange beings — large eyes, elongated limbs, and skin that…

Nov 6

Aliens 101: Why Space Lizards and Insects Probably Aren’t Building Starships Anytime Soon

Nov 6

The story of the Bible.How it came about. And how harmful it is.

Imagine, if you will, a ragtag group of ancient scribes, mystics, and a few bored poets, all gathered around an open fire, trying to outdo…

Sep 19

The story of the Bible.How it came about. And how harmful it is.

Sep 19

The after life, and the new heaven and earth. Heaven or hell?

Heaven, the cosmic waiting room, and the paradox of the soul

Sep 19

The after life, and the new heaven and earth. Heaven or hell?

Sep 19

The absurdity of creation — a cosmic joke with too many species

1. Creation by decree: “Let there be… billions of species?”

Sep 18

The absurdity of creation — a cosmic joke with too many species

Sep 18

The Fine-Tuning Fallacy — Why the Universe Is a Cosmic Mess and How Matter Knots Itself into…

Introduction: Is the Universe Really Fine-Tuned?

Sep 18

The Fine-Tuning Fallacy — Why the Universe Is a Cosmic Mess and How Matter Knots Itself into…

Sep 18

Mark Nijenhuis

Mark Nijenhuis

Hi, I'm a loser like you and a specimen of the hidious race that is pestering this earth and making it inhabitable for all known lifeforms.

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