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The Hispanic American Freethinkers named me atheist of the week
Started this discussion. Last reply by Davy Apr 6, 2015. 5 Replies 4 Likes
It's in the first 4 minutes.https://youtu.be/1pF6U17oefQContinue
New Argentinian Pope tied to the military dictatorship in the 70s and 80s
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Mar 23, 2013. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Dear AU friends, just when you thought the Catholic Church could not sink any lower, they select a new Pope with ties to the bloody, murderous right-wing military dictatorship in Argentina during the…Continue
Tags: violations, Latin America, rights, human, dictatorship
Great New York true story: "We Found our Son in the Subway"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Neal Apr 1, 2013. 7 Replies 3 Likes
This may not have anything to do with atheism, but it has a lot to do with the great things human can achieve when they are being compassionate, when they value solidarity, when we behave towards…Continue
The conflict in the skeptical/atheist communities: going forward
Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Joseph Jagiello Apr 29, 2013. 34 Replies 0 Likes
Kudos for Steve Novella who is acting as a mediator and a voice of reason. And I'm so encouraged by Harriet Hall and Amy Davis Roth's letters to each other! They are a show of great maturity, and…Continue
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"Mrs. B., the ONLY comment I can think of in response to your marvelous shaggy-dog story is one solitary word, to wit: BURN!!!"
"A woman was at her Jewish hairdresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband.. She mentioned the trip to the Jewish hairdresser, who was always dismissive of customer's stories and responded:" Rome ? Why would…"
"Since we can't effect what happens in the alternate universes, this entire premise makes no sense to me. What difference would it make if there were other exact copies of our universe at a particular time? At each second, aren't an…"
"Joan thanks for the video about the Iceland volcano eruption."
"Although this map is not recent and does not show the fissures that currently exist, it offers an image of the present flow into the valley from the first site. It also shows the expected flow paths if the eruptions continue at the same rate over…"
"Oh! Yes! It was about halfway through WW II, the nation was war-weary, Hollywood came out with some goofy songs that I still sing as an 85-year-old! Bing Crosby was from my hometown and was at the top of his singing career, Bob Hope was the #1…"
"We had that in school, when we were being taught about enunciating our speaking. The teacher wrote the mairzydoats as all one long word & told us to read it. Of course it made no sense until she broke the words up, & began explaining about…"
"My parents sang "Mairzy doats" and I think I heard it on the Radio in the mid 30s, when I was a youngster. I started singing it and still do once in a while."
"Thanks, Davy. Of all the years I've known that ditty i never once imagined there was any meaning to the song. Interesting."
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Prof. A's Science Fix- February 22nd Edition
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 5:00pm 22 Comments 2 Likes
Dear readers of the Science Fix: real life is interfering with my online life in a big way (but in a good way) and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for me to write this blog in a timely fashion. I’m hoping to be able to still post a Science Fix at least a couple of times a month, but I may not be able to do in the future, because…
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Posted on February 2, 2013 at 11:30am 31 Comments 1 Like
I dedicate this blog post to all animal lovers, to those of us perpetually fascinated by the animal kingdom, especially other fellow vertebrates, and even more specially mammals and birds. This blog is a critter edition: we have necking giraffes, killer cats, co-evolving dogs, blind mole rats showcasing evolution in action, pigeon DNA, smart dolphins, and more! Sorry…
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Posted on February 2, 2013 at 10:55am 4 Comments 2 Likes
Since quite a few people have their own blogs in addition to graciously hanging out online with us here at Atheist Universe, I want to wholeheartedly and vehemently recommend THE BEST blog post on moderation comments. It is especially valid for science blogs, but not only for science blogs. The blog post is "…
Prof. A's Science Fix - January 11 edition
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:00pm 46 Comments 3 Likes
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- At 8:07am on December 6, 2019,
Stephen Brodie said…
Happy birthday Adriana. Have a great day. Enjoy yourself.
- At 8:04pm on December 6, 2018,
Happy birthday Adriana. Have a great day. Enjoy yourself.
- At 1:49pm on August 10, 2018,
Named the Empress of Uruguay, this is the largest amethyst geode in the world. Standing a staggering 3.27 meters tall, the geode weighs 2.5 tons http://bit.ly/2B96lA1
- At 10:52pm on June 26, 2018,
JeanMarie said…
Adrianna, are you there? do you remember me, Jean?
send me a note! I have big news.
~jean
- At 4:45pm on December 6, 2017,
Happy Birthday, Adriana. Have a great day. From us all at AU.
- At 6:13pm on December 5, 2016,
Happy Birthday Adriana. Have a great day. From us all at AU.
- At 4:08pm on December 5, 2015,
Happy Birthday Adriana. Have a great day. We miss you lots. From us all at AU.
- At 3:06pm on December 5, 2015,
Another year has passed Prof. A and we have become a year older but are we wiser?
Happy Birthday Adriana. Wishing you well on your day of days. All the best Adriana on this day and the days yet to come.
- At 2:56pm on December 5, 2014,
Well Prof. A a year has gone by and guess what.
Happy Birthday Adriana. Have a great day on your special day. Wishing you well and all the best for this day and the coming year.
- At 1:04am on December 6, 2013,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADRIANA!!
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