If There Is Much In The Window There Should Be More In The Room

Friday, December 25, 2009

Skeptic's Annotated Bible / Quran / Book of Mormon



 
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.htm




Steve Wells -- "it is time for us all to stop believing in, or pretending to believe in, a book that is so unworthy of belief"


The Skeptic's Annotated Bible (SAB) is a website providing skeptical analysis of the Bible, edited by Steve Wells. It consists of annotations presented alongside the text of the King James Version of the Bible pointing out internal inconsistencies and contradictions with science and history, and suggesting that the Bible advocates reprehensible ethics.

Since its initial inception, The Skeptic's Annotated Bible has been expanded by Wells, with the addition of a discussion board, an annotated Qur'an, an annotated Book of Mormon, and various links to external sites such as The Brick Testament.

The Skeptic's Annotated Bible uses tags to highlight issues including injustice, absurdity, cruelty and violence, intolerance, contradictions, family values, women, science and history, prophecy, sex, language, interpretation, homosexuality, and "good stuff". Each tag offers negative, critical commentary with the exception of the "Good Stuff" section, which usually refers to positive ethical teachings in the Bible.

However, overall the sections that deal with impossibilities, contradictions, and negative teachings are to provide evidence that, as Wells explained, "it is time for us all to stop believing in, or pretending to believe in, a book that is so unworthy of belief"

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Silent Witness: The Story of Lola Rein and her Dress




Silent Witness: The Story of Lola Rein and her dress


In New York City, January 2002, Lola Rein met with a curator of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Lola told the story of her lonely survival during the Holocaust.

At the end of the interview she reached into her bag and took out this tiny dress, handing over the only item directly linking her to her mother. Lola had spent seven months hiding in a hole in a ground, wearing only this dress sewn by her mother. It was her only possession. Learn more about this silent witness......

http://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/silent-witness/

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Eros ex Mathematica




http://www.scribbletronics.com/image/eros-ex-mathematica/

Perpetual Ocean ~ Peter Miller

Eros ex Mathematica is a series of fractal images by digital artist and composer Peter Miller. He hastens to assure us that they "are created entirely from mathematical algorithms."