Monday, January 16, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
A Guide for Using SOPA & PIPA to Kill Scientific Debate -- You're Welcome
"Now, how does this apply to science? Let's say you are greatly displeased that a science journal posted a result that disagrees with you in some way. Maybe it's business, ideology, religious, or a personal vendetta. You could write a letter to the editor supporting or opposing some unrelated article and include a liberal sprinkling of copyrighted work within the letter. You would of course need a silent partner who owned the copyrighted work you cribbed from. The journal, in the interest of scientific discussion and openness, posts the work. Mission Accomplished! The journal's website is now responsible for publishing that copyrighted work.
Your friend can now try and use the Justice Department to financially execute the journal, which will likely result in their entire catalog (including the offending article) being thrown in disarray and possibly lost because they can no longer afford to operate. Since the journal owns the copyright to that work, the scientists cannot just reproduce the articles elsewhere. At the very least such actions would make scientific outlets rightfully suspicious of discussions that emanate from the general public."
Via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/michael-ham/sopa-congress_b_1195598.html
Your friend can now try and use the Justice Department to financially execute the journal, which will likely result in their entire catalog (including the offending article) being thrown in disarray and possibly lost because they can no longer afford to operate. Since the journal owns the copyright to that work, the scientists cannot just reproduce the articles elsewhere. At the very least such actions would make scientific outlets rightfully suspicious of discussions that emanate from the general public."
Via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/michael-ham/sopa-congress_b_1195598.html
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Rev. Phil Kayser who calls for the death penalty for homosexuality endorses Ron Paul
Rev. Phil Kayser, who has deep Christian reconstructionist (also known as theonomist) ties has endorse Ron Paul.
Kayser posted a 60-page book in which he justifies the death penalty for homosexuality (on page 24):
"I should think that theonomists would be happy with this understanding of Biblical capital crimes since it is the Bible and the Bible alone that determines ethics.
But I would think that those who are concerned about how Biblical penology would apply in a pagan society and how it would dovetail with evangelism would be happy because Biblical penology beautifully dovetails with God's program of the Great Commission. There is no tension between Biblical law and the Great Commission.
For example, in a society that was being converted, homosexuals could continue to be converted as they were in the church of Corinth.
Even after a society implemented Biblical law and made homosexuality a crime, there are many checks and balances that would be in place. ... The civil government could not round them up.
Only those who were prosecuted by citizens could be punished, and the punishment could take a number of forms, including death. This would have a tendency of driving homosexuals back into their closets. "
....Ron Paul has accepted Rev Kaiser endorsement
Via http://huff.to/zGCVAd
Kayser posted a 60-page book in which he justifies the death penalty for homosexuality (on page 24):
"I should think that theonomists would be happy with this understanding of Biblical capital crimes since it is the Bible and the Bible alone that determines ethics.
But I would think that those who are concerned about how Biblical penology would apply in a pagan society and how it would dovetail with evangelism would be happy because Biblical penology beautifully dovetails with God's program of the Great Commission. There is no tension between Biblical law and the Great Commission.
For example, in a society that was being converted, homosexuals could continue to be converted as they were in the church of Corinth.
Even after a society implemented Biblical law and made homosexuality a crime, there are many checks and balances that would be in place. ... The civil government could not round them up.
Only those who were prosecuted by citizens could be punished, and the punishment could take a number of forms, including death. This would have a tendency of driving homosexuals back into their closets. "
....Ron Paul has accepted Rev Kaiser endorsement
Via http://huff.to/zGCVAd
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test,
"Serial killer psychopaths ruin families. Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies."
-Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test,
-Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test,
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Matter
"Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you."
- Richard Dawkins
- Richard Dawkins
My theology
“My theology is a simple muddle. I cannot look at the universe as the result of blind chance, yet I see no evidence of beneficent design, or indeed of design of any kind.”
— Charles Darwin
— Charles Darwin
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