Life imitates art: a tree stump in Ireland said to resemble the Virgin Mary. Residents are militantly protesting its removal. (Thanks to Butterflies and Wheels for the link.)
And a sweet potato that looks like a legless fetus:
But one for the atheists!
At the request of Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, several of us were sent pre-publication copies of their new book, Unscientific America, a discussion of America’s scientific illiteracy and a prescription for fixing it.
One of the recipients was P. Z. Myers of Pharyngula fame, who is strongly criticized in the book for his atheism and [...]
Daniel Dennett is attending the Darwin celebration at Cambridge University, and sent us this report from the two symposia on faith and religion — symposia that were, as I reported earlier, sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation. On to Dan’s report, which he kindly gave permission to post:
PART 1.
I am attending and participating in the [...]
