If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

Wilkes-Barre officials unprominently placed an FFRF banner I submitted for display while a submitted National Day of Prayer banner was prominently placed. Read my new piece for background information, photos, and a video. http://justinvacula.com/2014/05/03/ffrf-banner-unprominently-placed-wilkes-bar...

People express different views during 'Circle the Square with Prayer' in W-B

http://citizensvoice.com/news/people-ex ... -1.1678915

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This is quite the 'gem'

God answers all prayers. Just sometimes he says "no."

Goat heads on statues, in good time

Posted by Damion Reinhardt on May 2, 2014

http://www.skepticink.com/backgroundpro ... good-time/

Clearly, it's heads on goats time :)

http://citizensvoice.com/news/people-express-different-views-during-circle-the-square-with-prayer-in-w-b-1.1678915 Public Square saw representatives of a different viewpoint as well. Justin Vacula and Rodney Collins, members of NEPA Freethought Society, protested the event because the day of prayer ...

My protest of the National Day of Prayer event went well. Below are some photos. I will write about my experiences -- particularly City of Wilkes-Barre shenanigans [https://www.facebook.com/justinvacula/posts/10152089835754327?stream_ref=10] of placing the FFRF banner behind the NDOP banner in an ob...

Chris Rodda's blog vanished from FfTB without a trace. Some people claimed she left, but the situation is unclear. It would look pretty bad, though, when two bloggers announce their departure but it seems implausible to pull the plug like this for that reason. Well, unclear what happened. [youtube]...

The â€˜Nothing Fails Like Prayerâ€™ FFRF banner is now scheduled to hang in Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 1 â€“ four days following the agreed upon time. http://justinvacula.com/2014/04/30/ffrf-banner-now-hang-four-days-late/ My protest of the Circle the Square with Prayer rally commemorating the National...

You said it, they used Elyse until she was no longer useful. It may be that she really was a true belieber, and simply beliebed too hard and made Becky realize how bad she was for their brand. Even Skepchicks have to be able to dial that shit back in now and again, in order to pretend that they're ...

http://skepchick.org/2014/04/ocfta/

Heina of Skepchick laments speaking at same conference as 'surprise speaker' Michael Shermer

The cult of victimhood and the limits of the law Part 1 By Barbara Hewson, barrister, Lincolnâ€™s Inn http://www.barristermagazine.com/article-listing/current-issue/the-cult-of-victimhood-and-the-limits-of-the-law-part-1.html Ideology of victimhood We should be more critically aware of the prevailin...

Unrelated story, but an interesting quote... parallel logic! Moral outrage is exhausting. And dangerous. The whole country has gotten a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome from the newest popular sport of Extreme Finger Wagging. Not to mention the neck strain from Olympic tryouts for Morally Super...

Justin, let Elyse do her own thing. Sometimes the best thing you can do is nothing at all. Whatever. Justin didn't 'do' anything. I think Elyse is one of the funniest trolls on Twitter, but I hate it when artists recycle old bits. Bagging on Vacula? Careful with that antique, Elyse. #getnewmaterial...

Dick Strawkins continues to deliver :)
Billions and billions of photoshops!

Sexual assault in America: Do we know the true numbers? Christina Hoff-Sommers

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Ugh. http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/04/27/306853264/gaming-while-male-a-privilege-few-men-recognize In video games, sexism often comes in the form of male-dominated storylines and character archetypes. In the video game community, it takes a more menacing shape. It ranges from attem...

Comrade Physioproffe has some competition:

http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/

We Need Online Alter Egos Now More Than Ever http://www.wired.com/2014/04/why-we-need-online-alter-egos-now-more-than-ever/ The chilling effect of insisting on real names stifles political and other controversial discussions, inhibiting people from stating their views on gun laws, feminism, terroris...

@SecularlyYours is a #bravehero

More secular activism in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania care of Freedom From Religion Foundation and Mr. Moustache himself: http://justinvacula.com/2014/04/25/ffrf-sends-complaint-following-wilkes-barre-good-friday-observance/ The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter of complaint to Cit...

Twitter PTSD discussed on FOX News's 'Red Eye' programme near beginning of show for about 6 min - sorry if repost, busy morning!

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There are things about that series I like, particularly the depiction of military life, the expendable nature of Imperium soldiers and the fact that Abnett is a top-notch action writer. But there were way too many pure arsehole characters, most of the likeable characters get killed off, and some of...

http://mobile.rawstory.com/all/2014-04-23-a-barrage-of-bad-arguments-in-defense-teaching-boys-to-sexually-harass?oswbuild=b6.4&mediaKey=therawstory&ref=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FYFENunlPEV&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Frs%2F2014%2F04%2F23%2Fa-barrage-of-bad-arguments-in-defense-teaching-boys-to-s...

18-year-old male student asks Miss America to prom during school assembly
Amanda Marcotte considers it sexual harassment.

Linus wrote:
dog puke wrote:@ Abbie - from one (obviously racist) black dog lover to another:

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I bet you love black roosters too.

What about the WCOA?

Announcement, as promised: http://justinvacula.com/2014/04/21/nepa-freethought-society-protest-circle-square-prayer-event/ NEPA Freethought Society to protest Circle the Square With Prayer event Wilkes-Barre â€“ The NEPA Freethought Society â€” a social, educational, activist, and philosophical coal...

TIL: Bookquake is OK, but a painting of a breast is not

No sexual images, please â€“ weâ€™re atheists
Posted by Russell Blackford on July 24, 2012

http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=5189

Too bad they didn't have this album -- with themes skeptical of religious claims -- at the conference http://i.imgur.com/vw2e2N4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KISfuaV.jpg http://www.angrymetalguy.com/angry-metal-guys-classics-4/ The record is a veritable list of amazing songs from (as I mentioned) â€œFair ...

Re: Slymipedia...Why not just update Phawrongula (sp)

So, IMO it seems like there must be, or must have been, something else going on, either something that's similar to but not quite PTSD, and/or another condition co-existing with something that's similar to but not quite PTSD. Don't know that for sure, but that's my guess. (I didn't find SIWOTI synd...

Just Google it.

Asking for evidence is denying my lived experiences/Asking for evidence is assuming I am lying/I shouldn't have to show you...

Denial of rape culture is proof rape culture exists.

In other news, I am rebooting my local freethought group -- the Northeastern Pennsylvania Freethought Society -- on meetup.com. Maybe there are some Pitters aside from BaconNutellaFiend in the Northeastern Pennsylvania area? http://www.meetup.com/NEPAFreethoughtSociety/ Anyway, I am planning on issu...

Standard. Rebecca writes a short piece about Cabbies and street creeps. http://i.imgur.com/ZqdDogX.png Her gift for rhetoric does impress me. She's got a fine awareness of exactly how to frame her message. The specifics and/or veracity of her arguments have been done to death, but I will just say t...

Beta Neckbeard wrote:
Thunderfuck wrote:Feminist tries to get Veterans Fired over Twitter![/youtube]
That video is harassment.

:bjarte:

You will be blocked.

Enact that labor :)

Lsuoma wrote:
Parody Accountant wrote:
Lsuoma wrote:BTW, the ignore list thing was a joke.

Or a troll.

Or something.
It was a palindrome.
A palindrome of Bolton woule be Notlob.

That's an anagram :)

The Greta discussion about social justice starts at 30 minutes. More bullshit again, of course. I'm excited for the rebuttals and may author a blog post myself later today.

Check out @justinvacula's Tweet: https://twitter.com/justinvacula/status/454220317226180608 Greta Christina appears on latest episode of Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef's Rationally Speaking podcast talking about boundaries of the 'atheist movement' and the role of social justice in it. I'm listen...

Sunder wrote:
Jan Steen wrote:While Peezus sleeps...
Ah, but see, the Shermer incident isn't EXACTLY identical to the Radford incident in 100% of respects, so therefore it's completely different and there's no parallels to be drawn or any hypocrisy on display. So sayeth the Hordelings.

Parallel logic!

This weekend, I spent several hours compiling and organizing digital photographs taken between 2009 and 2013. While you may not be interested in my personal life -- photos unrelated to my activism, blogging, etc. -- you can enjoy memories I have revisited spanning back to 2008. You may even be in so...

http://i.imgur.com/n6QblMe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0ebmQIZ.jpg

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http://www.skep-tech.com/harassment-policy/

My response to the previously linked piece "TIME Magazine is Wrong. Rape Culture Does Exist" authored by feminist Ashley Jordan in The Humanist:

http://justinvacula.com/2014/04/04/when ... pticism-2/

PS: Donate money to Ben Radford's legal fund. Thanks.

PZ Myers 2 April 2014 at 10:20 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment Donâ€™t get cocky. Apparently, Radfordâ€™s lawyer has a bit of a reputation as a rabid dogâ€¦thereâ€™s been some difficulty getting representation because everyone hates to go up against him and deal with the slime. Doing a public data...

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Since when has PZ Myers and Co. have privacy concerns? Aren't they in full favour of doxxing and releasing private stories they heard or witnessed themselves? Richard Carrier even invented a story based on the witness accounts as a â€œthought experimentâ€ during Shmeargate. Wasn't it â€œexactly ri...

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/04/02/jesus-f-christ/ PZ Myers 2 April 2014 at 8:06 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment Notice please that I have not linked to Radfordâ€™s disgusting violation of privacy, and I will not tolerate anyone else linking to it here, either. I imagine it's gonna ...

Oolon released info for why I am on the BlockBot:

https://storify.com/the_block_bot/74832429

because of this piece

http://justinvacula.com/2014/02/11/femi ... kepticism/

and lamenting Caleb Hannan's Twitter inactivity

BarnOwl wrote:
Hunt wrote: Does anyone mind if I ask a really dumb question. No, of course you don't...

What the hell is an "analyst." Psycho-analyst? Does she work for the CIA? What?
I read that as "anal cyst," but then I don't think much of Zvan and her crap writing.

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I knew Arthur Chu was a hero.

Break out the V for Vacula masks! http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/03/27/karen-stollznow-needs-your-help/comment-page-1/#comment-772246 http://i.imgur.com/AGKRAW9.jpg I'm surprised we haven't yet seen a contribution from a Mr. Ben Radford... They don't know how to troll properly, those i...

I pop in on Miller's thread to say that Radford fibbing is highly improbable. This follows.

Oderus Ungerus of GWAR is reported dead :(

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Scathing criticisms of Alcoholics Anonymous: http://www.npr.org/2014/03/23/291405829/with-sobering-science-doctor-debunks-12-step-recovery There is a large body of evidence now looking at AA success rate, and the success rate of AA is between 5 and 10 percent. Most people don't seem to know that bec...

DownThunder wrote:
Really? wrote:Either way, we're all looking forward to TAM. We need a 'Pitter livetweeting it.
Phil Giordana is putting out the signal now:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs20/i/2007/ ... OnLine.jpg

I see the signal!

Live-tweeting Cosmos...

http://i.imgur.com/afHZ30x.jpg

Re: We can't believe it because there's no signature!!!111one Of course they will deny it because it doesn't suit their narrative. If there was a signature, they'd be claiming -- if they aren't already -- that there was coercion and/or Karen backed down because she didn't have the money or various o...

Sasha Pixlee has been popping up recently. He wrote a really odd piece on More Than Men about the abortion #upfordebate/not up for debate stuff - attacking Silverman and "misogynist atheism." http://www.morethanmen.org/2014/03/17/a-statement-on-womens-bodily-autonomy-and-the-morally-bankrupt-cowards...

Sheesh yourself. I was referring to a fantasy genre and not an actual historical event or official historical "period". Most people would understand what I mean here. I am referring to movies like "Clash of the Titans" and new TV shows like the BBC's "Atlantis". "Sparta" and "300" fall into this ca...

http://i.imgur.com/EAKxBk5.jpg However 'rape jokes' harass women...I don't know. Anyway... [youtube]8O8AEVMCcYU[/youtube] â€œHereâ€™s the thing. You clearly had everything handed to you and you know what tells me that? The amount of time you put into how you look because thatâ€™s all that matters t...

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