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Insignificance

The Monkey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:00:04 +0000

You are 1 person out of 7 billion people…  On 1 planet out of 8 planets…  In 1 star system out of 100 billion star systems…  In 1 galaxy out of 100 billion galaxies…  And you are enormously insignificant.

Alberto Moravia

The Monkey — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:00:51 +0000

"I’d say that a belief that has been achieved through reason and an exact study of reality is elastic enough never to be shocked. But a belief received without analysis of the reasons why it was received, accepted through tradition, laziness, passive education is conformism."

P.E.T.A.’s Batting Average

The Monkey — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:31:55 +0000

With 10 years of statistics on the animals that P.E.T.A. takes in, we take a look at how P.E.T.A. is doing. Hint: not good.

Crying Statues and How to Act Crazy in the News

The Monkey — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:04:40 +0000

A statue of the Virgin Mary said to weep tears of healing oil is attracting the worship of hundreds of Catholics, but how nuts do you have to be to believe such an enchanted story? And take your story to the news?

[quote] Daydreaming About God

The Monkey — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:32:04 +0000

People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God. - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Religion Tax in Iceland

The Monkey — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:54:30 +0000

Taxpayers in Iceland are obligated to pay a tax to the religious organization of their choice. Those who do not belong to a religious organization pay this tax to the University of Iceland. Interesting...

Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense

The Monkey — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:00:51 +0000

[IMAGE] A humorous way to start the week. Image care of Crispian Jago

Five Weekends in October 2010

The Monkey — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:15:21 +0000

October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays and this combination of days only occurs once in 823 years. Heard this recently? It's false!

Darwin, We Hardly Knew Ye

The Monkey — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:00:31 +0000

Darwin was not an atheist, didn't die a Christian, and didn't write "The Origin of Species." We explain four random misconceptions about Charles Darwin.

A Deeper Wisdom

The Monkey — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:23:14 +0000

Stephen Hawking says God did not create the universe, story published on Yahoo!, attracts close-minded people from both sides of the debate, nothing accomplished.