This is a *great* article by "Answers in Genesis" (a Young Earth group, BTW) listing a bunch of arguments creationists should NOT use, because they are either completely false ("moon dust thickness proves young moon") or at least completely unsubstantiated by evidence ("light speed has decreased over time").

Arguments we think creationists should NOT use

A few from there:

• ‘Moon-Dust thickness proves a young moon’
  
• ‘Woolly mammoths were snap frozen during the Flood catastrophe’
  
• ‘The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics began at the Fall’
  
• ‘No new species have been produced.’
  
• Canopy theory
  
• ‘There was no rain before the Flood.’
  
• ‘Evolution is just a theory.’
  
• ‘The speed of light has decreased over time’
  
• ‘There are no transitional forms.’
  

Oh my gosh this rocks:

The Spanish Socialist Party will introduce a bill in the Congress of Deputies calling for "the immediate inclusion of simians in the category of persons, and that they be given the moral and legal protection that currently are only enjoyed by human beings." The PSOE's justification is that humans share 98.4% of our genes with chimpanzees, 97.7% with gorillas, and 96.4% with orangutans.
The party will announce its Great Ape Project at a press conference tomorrow. An organization with the same name is seeking a UN declaration on simian rights which would defend ape interests "the same as those of minors and the mentally handicapped of our species."

According to the Project, "Today only members of the species Homo sapiens are considered part of the community of equals. The chimpanzee, the gorilla, and the orangutan are our species's closest relatives. They possess sufficient mental faculties and emotional life to justify their inclusion in the community of equals."

What is intense is that if Darwinian evolution was true, there really would be no convincing logical reason that comes to mind why this isn't a great idea. For that matter, the whole "human rights" thing should also be in question - who, no, what gives humans any "rights" in the first place? :)

Found at The Spain Herald via Uncommon Descent.

One more addition: Here's the official page of "The Great Ape Project."

Check this out:

Paycheck for Mom's job

The article takes a look at how much full-time Moms theoretically should be earning salary-wise for their work, taking typical overtime into account as well as the various necessary skills. They come up with around $100,000-$140,000 a year. :-)

Found at the Spiegel article about the article: here

Stephi, Mom, full-time Moms everywhere, I salute you. You are totally underestimated by our culture, and you have the inner strength to choose to go against the flow.

Yes, this is the week of funny videos:

An incredible list of awesome freeware tools, only the best: I want a Freeware Utility to ... 300+ common problems solved : eConsultant

Found at Lifehacker

I've posted a lot of stuff I thought was funny from Noel's site before, but this is by far the funniest thing he's ever posted. And it's not even from him originally. :)



I'll have to see if I can get this into our Easter service somehow. ;)

Gotta love sarcasm. Just got this from a friend via e-mail, here are a few of my favorites:

The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the (sometimes brilliant) answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching themdie.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? ( USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense Rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-mer-i-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.

After about five hours of banging my head against the wall, I finally figured out the answer to a bug that's been truly bugging me all day. YAWP!

To anyone out there who knows Java - always make sure to revalidate() Components after you resize them, especially if they're in JScrollPanes, otherwise you get freaky side effects.

Hehehe...

YouTube - Chuch Norris Reads Chuck Norris Facts

Such silliness. Google Romance

Oh, especially take a look at the tour, that's the funniest part. Right here

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