The Ewoks Defeat The Empire
Amy and I went to see comic Doug Benson do some stand-up earlier in the day. Doug loves movies, which is also the name of one of his podcasts, and he likes to play the Leonard Maltin game. That’s a movie guessing game that audience members can participate in by bringing a name tag. I made name tags for Amy and me.
We didn’t get picked, but after the show we went to say hello to Doug and like a dork I showed him our name tags. I don’t know why I did that. What a dork!
Last week I talked about Rep. Paul Broun and his aversion to science, despite his being a medical doctor and on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. I know, right?! Well, in this follow up I told how there is a move to get voters to write in Charles Darwin as opposition to the head-up-his-backside incumbent. That’s an awesome response to this man’s desire to have us all return to the Dark Age.
Well, neurologist, skeptic, blogger, and half a million other things Dr. Steven Novella gives his take on this claim here and Sam Harris also chimes in here.
Ok, science isn’t flawless, it doesn’t have all the answers (unlike religion), but it does chalk up wins at a far greater rate than prayer and wishful thinking. And it’s recently scored another victory. A fellow literally blew off most of his face in a shotgun accident and, through medical science, he now has his face back. That’s awesome! Let’s see Zeus do that!
Second ad break bumpers: ‘Certain Things Are Likely‘ by KTP & ‘Watching The Clothes‘ by The Pretenders
Closing song: ‘Angler’s Treble Hook’ by $5 Fiddle
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