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Reading Time: < 1 minute I know, I know, we talk a lot about not labeling babies with the religious beliefs of their parents… but this shirt is kind of awesome and I want it:
Reading Time: 2 minutes Suzanne Moore at The Guardian writes about the thought process that went into holding some kind of celebratory ceremony for the birth of her third child (congratulations, by the way!). In doing so, however, she found that her desire for some form of ritual to mark the event conflicted with her desire to be “a good atheist.”
Here’s how she explains the problem: She worries that “New Atheism,” whatever you believe that to be, “fixates on ethics, ignoring aesthetics at its peril,” and that “ultra-orthodox atheism has come to resemble a rigid and patriarchal faith itself.”
Reading Time: < 1 minute Finally, a snack food company recognizes the enormous buying power (and appetite for human infants) of the atheist market. Behold, baby-flavored Goldfish crackers!
Reading Time: < 1 minute I don’t know what makes people want to do this research, but it’s nice to have a scientific explanation for my desires:
If you’re like most normal people, you’ve briefly considered eating a baby or two.
Why is that, anyway? Why do babies always seem so delicious, even when you’re not particularly hungry? Using brain scanners and pajamas, an international team of scientists is closing in on a answer.
Apparently it has something to do with the way babies smell…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In case you ever needed a dead giveaway that someone was an atheist:
(via Toothpaste for Dinner)
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I can’t believe no one brought this to my attention before, but Parisian photographer Malo created a series of images of professions babies could one day fall into through the eyes of their parents. Two of them are just frightening: I think Malo spoke to my parents for this one: This little piggy went to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is quite possibly the most delicious meal ever created: The guacamole costs extra, though. (Thanks to Brian for the link!)
Reading Time: < 1 minute … the shark or the baby? In any case, I now know sharks are atheists. (Thanks to Leyan for the link!)
