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Out of the Mouths of … Comedians

May 29th, 2008 by The Atheist

The Bible Quote, “Out of the mouths of babes…”, is meant to represent the idea that children, in their innocence sometimes speak more sense than adults.  The uninformed teach the informed.  So what happens when an author, and President of the Family Research Council gets schooled by a comedian and talkshow host?
Stephen Colbert asks.
“I think [...]

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The Illusion of Religion: Illusion, Entertainment and Religion

May 27th, 2008 by The Atheist

During a recent flying visit to London I was lucky enough to catch a Derren Brown (official site / Wikipedia page) show.  If you haven’t heard of Derren, I would thoroughly recommend finding a DVD and giving it a watch.  He’s essentially a psychological illusionist who uses a combination of psychology, distraction and illusion to [...]

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