Daily Archives: 20/05/2011

Photograph of the day: looks like a painting but isn’t — camel thorn trees in Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft Park

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues official guidelines to prepare for the world being taken over by zombies

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CDC issues official guidelines to prepare for the world being taken over by zombies The next time a decaying corpse approaches you in the street, you’ll know what to do. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal agency, has … Continue reading →

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Writers’ quote of the day: Ray Bradbury on the importance of producing a quantity of work

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‘Quantity produces quality.  If you only write a few things, you’re doomed.’ ~ Ray Bradbury

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Damian Thompson on why Harold Camping (and the rest of the Rapturists) are fundamentally boring

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‘Just because people say they “believe” that such-and-such a thing will happen in the End Times that doesn’t mean they invest heavily in those colourful beliefs.  It’s a sort of spiritual hobby, even entertainment.  St Augustine told doomsday enthusiasts to … Continue reading →

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Fundamentalist Watch: Who is Harold Camping and why would anyone believe a word he says?

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Judgement day: Who is Harold Camping? More: Robert Fitzpatrick has spent his life savings, $140,000, on advertising Harold Camping’s May 21 ‘Rapture’ rubbish

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Eve Poole on young Christians, Richard Dawkins, vocal atheists, and the City of London’s financial institutions

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‘It’s often harder for young people to come out as Christians than it would be for them to come out as gay.  Because of the vocal atheists – Dawkins and so on – people think your judgement is impaired if you say … Continue reading →

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