Links for the Sabbath: 2/28/10

Ok, girls and boys, you know the drill! I've got the links, you've got the infinitely renewable free time of a typical college student!

Random Funny Picture (to start things off with a laugh)!

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Science Links!

• Early Humans Used Brain Power, Innovation and Teamwork to Dominate the Planet Gotta love Scientific American! 

• Oxygen Plunge Left Ancient Fish Gasping for Air "'This plunge in global oxygen levels would have been a strong selection pressure on lungfish and other animals, including the tetrapods - the fish-like ancestors of land animals,' said John Long, a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles and one of the study's authors."

•  The Evolution of Illumination Bioluminescence is really cool, in case you were wondering...

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Religion Links!

• Were you ever a member of the Catholic Church? Do what this blogger did! If you were once a member of the Catholic Church, and you no longer go to services, they still count you as a member unless you send a notice of apostasy like this person did. Included are several great reasons to make this move for those of you who are considering (or just curious).

• Why is it a problem when people trust superstition or religion over science and the products of free inquiry? I'm sure our readers are aware of this, but this is an issue that deserves to be reemphasized every now and again; people don't stop abusing children just because we forget to talk about it.

 

• Top 10 ridiculous Muslim Fatwas I've heard of some of these (polio vaccines), but emoticons?!

• Kicking it old school: The Problem of Evil by former Vice President Nick Covington. Highlight: "There is no god, shit happens, the end."

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Random Link! (Just because they aren't neatly classified into a category doesn't mean they aren't post-worthy!)

• Take the Video Viewer Challenge! See if YOU can sit through this painful video for the full two minutes! Then let "illuminatitv" know just what you think about his/her argument (and the terribly repetitive background track)! A highlight of what you have to look forward to: "According to the Declaration of Independence, our rights come from God alone. So if you want to cut God out of politics, you have to cut out rights altogether." Have fun!

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