"You don't just get to make up facts because it doesn't conform to your world view."

Exactly my point! You don't just get to take established scientific ideas, insert God into said scientific ideas, and then claim your God+Idea version is a fact. That's EXACTLY what I'm trying to say. As soon as the Catholic Church…

But what they are accepting now, and in the past, is not Evolution, it is a theological interpretation of the scientific understanding of Evolution. And any deviation or addendum to the standard scientific understanding is, by very definition, not an acceptance of the original theory.

They do not accept the theory of…

The only reason it doesn't conflict is because they modified the theory of Evolution to put a "God Did It" sticker on the front, which is, as you know, NOT AT ALL part of the current scientific definition or understanding of the process of Evolution.

So, technically yes, the Catholic Church has never (and still…

Aaaaaaand this is the first thing I saw when I turned on my computer to my Morning Internet Tabs.
*long, heavy sigh*
Can I go back to bed?

In a way they still are, because the only way they can accept the Theory of Evolution is by putting a big "God did it" sticker on it, which is not a part of the scientific definition of Evolution at all.

I don't know man, not ONE woman I personally know, or her friends, have come back from a trip from France or Italy without getting groped up/treated like a piece of meat.

I'm SUPER looking forward to living out my Militarized Police Fantasy and drive MRAPs up and down residential streets and getting into huge gunfights in downtown city centers.

Also a fun fact: if you kill a Gorgon in the Vault of Glass, you get a Grimore card that literally explains the entire lore of the place and what the Vex do to the players when they are marked and what the Relic shield is

I am growing so, so so weary of the term "Islamophobia" being thrown around any time someone has the, finger quotes, 'audacity' to say "you know, maybe we should take a closer and more critical look at the things these religious books say and how they tie into the ideology and actions of people go out and do horrible…

While I think Ben is a good person with a good heart he was, what seemed to me, woefully and intentionally ignorant to the larger point Sam Harris was saying, and probably should have let the man speak for longer than 5 seconds before interrupting him every time.

Thank you for sharing this story with everyone. The big take-away here is for everyone to get tested, but even after I finished the article, there was one line that kept lingering in my head...this one right here:

"(Luckily, I do volunteer work for a breast cancer organization in NYC, and the executive director pulled…

This is exactly what I was thinking. Not only was that the wrong make, model and color, it was also occupied by two elderly Hispanic women instead of the one large black man they were looking for.

The solution, then, is to vote (or write in) for the candidate that shares your concern for all those important issues, AS WELL AS values in-line with foreign policy and Wall Street, etc etc.

Then present me an actually Liberal/Democrat option. I'll even take LEFT of center, but that's apparently still too much to ask.

Until then, I refuse to buy into this 'lesser of two evils' ideology. If this means I must suffer through the creation of Jesusland, at least I will do so on my feet than my knees.

Yuuuuuuupppp (read as Lana from Archer)

Political Pragmatics are the apologists of Tyrants, to put it lightly. (and no offense, you seem like a nice person :) )

I do not see how one can claim to adhere to the position of a self-labeled "Democrat/Liberal" when they openly support the dismantling of the 4th Amendment, and the continuation of a program…

I 100% agree. The Republicans are either going to keep catering to the crazies or fracture entirely and it won't bode well. WORSE case scenario the crazies hate the "moderates" Red puts forward for President but still vote Republican because they'd never vote Blue.

I am usually optimistic, but yeah, the Senate is going to swing Red and we're going to have an absolute shitshow from 2014 to 2016.

They also have a notebook with them they jot down ideas comments and feelings about the game as they play them, so add in time for all of that too.

Honestly, if I wanted to be floored by someone's ability to manipulate a musical instrument live in front of my face, I would go to the London Philharmonic. I'd go to a Yo-Yo Ma performance, or any other world famous artist of that caliber.

As an avid lover of EDM I can tell you that the appeal of the shows (for me)…