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The Ten Commandments of the Ethical Atheist

Thou SHALT NOT believe all thou art told.
Thou SHALT seek knowledge and truth constantly.
Thou SHALT educate thy fellow man in the Laws of Science.
Thou SHALT NOT forget the atrocities committed in the name of god.
Thou SHALT leave valuable contributions for future generations.
Thou SHALT live in peace with thy fellow […]

After you die…Reincarnated as Yourself
After death, you will be reborn again as yourself. You will live the same life, unbeknownst to you. However, you will have vivid moments of déjà vu, as you probably have now.

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Burning Man is the most beautiful thing ever made by the hand of man
I have spent the last week in a place of indescribable joy
It is the sum total of human kindness and good in π square miles
It is every dream you have ever had, all at the same time
Christmas and New Years and Hallowe’en […]

For those who might not already know, I’m going to Burning Man this year. I’m leaving Saturday for Bakersfield to pick up my Jeep, and then two more people are meeting me there. We’re going halfway on Sunday, then the other half on Monday, and we’re returning the next Monday.
I’m rather nervous about […]

If we are to win the war on terror, we must allow ourselves to be invaded.

Accountable Email may provide a solution to the delicate balance of privacy and transparency needed for the Chinese market.

I kinda feel bad about this one. I spent some time tonight playing mind games with a 419 scammer in Benin (location confirmed by my site logs)
1:17:54 AM mrstheresacolmbo0: COTONOU BENIN
1:17:58 AM mrstheresacolmbo0: REP
1:18:14 AM stephan: Good, you are telling the truth, you ARE in Benin
1:18:25 AM stephan: this is your IP address 81.91.239.5
1:18:39 AM […]