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It can cause riots and economic mayhem. People die over a sense of offended propriety. And whose fault is that?
You know what I’m talking about. Almost all religions have odd proscriptions that are taken with extraordinary seriousness by their followers — they are markers for who belongs in the group, and who is the outsider. Violate them, [...]

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… and this is his way of showing what he thinks about us?

If nothing else, this is the kind of pareidolia I can understand.

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Back in October an online poll pitted real social workers, SozialHelden, against homeopaths, in a contest that actually had consequences: the winner would get a “Dedication Award” for their work.
The good news is, SozialHelden won the German Engagement Prize for 2009.

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If you have a couple of dollars to spare, the SSA is having a fund raiser.
This is an excellent and fast-growing organization that promotes rational thought on college campuses. It’s money well spent, since this organization has been marvelously successful in organizing student groups.

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As seen on this year’s Comic-Con:

If you think this was horrible, nothing — and I say nothing — will ever prepare you for the worst nightmare Comic-Con ‘08 had to offer.
(Warning: Not Safe for Lunch.)

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