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Observations rearding the books we read and SAT scores

January 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Very interesting… I highly suggest thinking about these correlations.. Here is the deal…

Generate a list of popular books at particular universities.

Easy via Amazon/Facebook

For the represented universities, get their average SAT scores for admitted students
Make a graph

See below for a few observations… [SOURCE]

1st- the expected. Most books are not correlated with either high or low [...]

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Tags: education · faith · god

Another example of the Bible inspiring good behavior

January 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

The CNN Link

HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) — A man who believed he bore the biblical “mark of the beast” used a circular saw to cut off one hand, then he cooked it in the microwave and called 911, authorities said.
The man, in his mid-20s, was calm when Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies arrived Saturday. He was in [...]

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Tags: faith · god

Why theists make poor scientists

August 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was listening to NPR the other day, as per usual, while I drove to work. On the usually interesting program “All Things Considered” they were talking about the apparently large population of Vietnamese Roman Catholics. Not to belabor the story, but the man speaking was explaining how he came to feel as if the [...]

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Tags: Atheism · faith · god · religion · scientific method

The Truth

July 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Everyone knows they didn’t walk, God carried them there, DUH!
From Mike

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Now I know why all those Bible stories are so fucked up

June 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Gives a whole new meaning to all this “Bong Hits for Jesus” controversy huh…
Source

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Tags: faith · god · marijuana · religion

Godless Cartoon

June 28th, 2007 · No Comments


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Tags: Atheism · god

Religion is Good for Kids

April 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Religion Money and Structure is Good for Kids

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Tags: faith · god · religion

Jehovah saves people from… well.. Everything (including logic)

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

More of the same here, but always good for a laugh.. Anyway, in a news story run in some sort of Croatian newspaper, they ask the question:
Can the power of faith help where medicine gave up on a patient? Miraculous Healings Among Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The story, details a mess of anecdote from various people that claim [...]

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Tags: faith · god · nut-jobs

Attention- This is GOD speaking

February 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

HEY YOU- SEND MATT MONEY, NOW!!!
(Checks may be payable to moi, and sent c/o The Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley)
Not working- damn, I guess it only works when God mandates murder… [See Story here]. What a hoax! For the life of me, I just can’t see how the “faithful” see this, and can [...]

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Tags: Atheism · god