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		<title>My Big Fat Secular Wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, Ted and I would like to apologize for our long absence from Skeptical Monkey.  In the past eleven months, we&#8217;ve moved across the country, gotten new jobs, bought a house, and are currently in the process of planning a wedding.  Sadly, in the midst of all these life-changing events, Skeptical Monkey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marker In The Sand</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/other-claims-in-question/marker-in-the-sand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/other-claims-in-question/marker-in-the-sand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Other Claims In Question]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crusade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[war]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Religion Really to blame for centuries of war? Or would we be fighting each other anyway?
I recently came upon an article titled &#34;Theism Versus Atheism&#34; on Relijournal. At first glance it seemed to be another just summary of theist vs. atheism arguments. But the author had some interesting points about crusades and the religion-causes-war [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion is a Lie!</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/religion-is-a-lie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/religion-is-a-lie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Comfort]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ReligionIsALie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And Now That We Have Your Attention&#8230;
Recently, on a trip to Denver, CO, we ran into a young man and woman, probably in their early twenties, who were handing out literature on the sidewalk.  Both wore black t-shirts which read, plainly, &#8220;Religion is a lie.&#8221;

Naturally, we stopped to hear what they had to say. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Fish vs. Darwin Fish in the US</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/jesus-fish-vs-darwin-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/jesus-fish-vs-darwin-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution vs. Creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[darwin fish]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[evolution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jesus fish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[America Isn&#8217;t Shy About Displaying Christian Faith on Cars
During a recent cross country trip from Arizona to New York, we took note of every &#8216;religious fish&#8217; car magnet we saw and about where in the country we saw it. Somewhat expectedly, it went something like this:


We saw most of these on others highway cars traveling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of the Creation Museum in Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/creation-museum-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/creation-museum-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution vs. Creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creation museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rather than using science, the Creation Museum employs emotional messages to push its own scientific propaganda.
During a recent cross country trip, we stopped by the new Creation Museum in Kentucky. We wanted to see this with our own eyes. We took a few photos while we were there.
Sara in front of the Creation Museum, Kentucky

Ted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Being Certain</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/on-being-certain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/on-being-certain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Why Do People Believe?]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blind faith]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[devout belief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[human brain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Believing You Are Right Even When You&#8217;re Not, Inspired By Science-Based Medicine&#8217;s Harriet Hall
I came upon this wonderful post over at Science-Based Medicine:
Neurologist Robert A. Burton, MD has written a gem of a book: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You&#8217;re Not. His thesis is that &#8220;Certainty and similar states of &#8216;knowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes You So Special?</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/what-makes-you-so-special/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/what-makes-you-so-special/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 04:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[astronomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[carl sagan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coincidence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is almost irresistible for humans to believe we have some special relation to the universe and that humankind is not just the result of a chain of coincidences.
At the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City in 1995, Carl Sagan gave a speech about humankind&#8217;s place in the universe in relation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychic James Van Praagh Shows Off His &#8220;Powers&#8221; On The Dr. Phil Show</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/james-van-praagh-dr-phil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/james-van-praagh-dr-phil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 16:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Why Do People Believe?]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dr. phil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[James Van Praagh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[psychics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Montel Williams may be going off the air, but it appears there&#8217;s no shortage of talk show hosts willing to sell themselves out for a ratings boost. Just look at the Thursday, May 15th episode of Dr. Phil, on which self-proclaimed psychic James Van Praagh came by to promote &#8220;Ghost Whisperer&#8221; and shill his new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying To Milk Doesn&#8217;t Make Your Wish Come True</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/praying-to-milk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/praying-to-milk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 03:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=66</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Approaching Prayer From A Logical Point of View
Prayer is not without its place. It can be comforting and bring people together for a good cause. But is someone actively answering our prayers? Or is more likely that &#8216;answered prayers&#8217; are the products of hope and coincidence?
The following video does a good job of explaining this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does &#8216;The Late Great Planet Earth&#8217; Openly Discourage Thinking?</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/late-great-planet-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/late-great-planet-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 22:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blind faith]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian Bible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shermer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Book&#8217;s Introduction Indicates Some Students Would Rather Be Spoon-Fed The Answers Than Think For Themselves
I began reading Michael Shermer&#8217;s How We Believe. I didn&#8217;t even get to the end of chapter 1 before being taken aback.


Before Shermer converted to a religious skeptic, he spent several years as a born again Christian. Among other works, [...]]]></description>
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