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Corporations Are People Says Supreme Court

Saint Gasoline — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:47:04 +0000

Following an unprecedented ruling from the Supreme Court a few weeks ago that reversed decades of campaign finance law, the Supreme Court has decided to recognize that corporations should have the full suite of rights granted to any individual, including the right to political speech that could influence the results of elections. “After recognizing that [...]

An Atheistic Christmas Sermon

Saint Gasoline — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:15:20 +0000

In Dostoevsky’s famous novel The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan Karamazov famously insisted that without God, everything is permitted. This, of course, is simply untrue. Morality is not dependent on the existence of God, and centuries of nontheistic ethical philosophy, from deontology to utilitarianism, has demonstrated this fact. Indeed, contrary to Ivan Karamazov, it is instead true [...]

If String Theorists Were Mechanics

Saint Gasoline — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:05:12 +0000

DUN DUN DUN! The Webcomic Is Most Likely Coming Back!

Saint Gasoline — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:49:52 +0000

Hello, dear readers. Here’s what’s in store for Saint Gasoline in the near future. I’m considering bringing back the Saint Gasoline webcomic. I’d still blog occasionally, but it would be mainly comic focused. I’m going to try to focus heavily on science and skepticism humor, which is a very special niche category, so I’m not [...]

“Let It Rock,” A Humanist Pop-Rock Anthem

Saint Gasoline — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:13:36 +0000

Having a degree in English is virtually worthless, though I must confess it has provided me with many skills that—though they are unprofitable—are rather amusing. In particular, I am quite fond of the skills I learned in my literary theory courses. After taking these courses, I learned that it is possible to interpret a text [...]

Immaculate Conceptions, Inc.

Saint Gasoline — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:07 +0000

Are you tired of having your husband endlessly hump you in a mechanical, passionless effort to conceive? Are you sick of having children with all sorts of genetic flaws, like lazy eyes and blonde hair? Are you sick of the long, arduous process of in vitro fertilization? Why go through any of this when you [...]

Atheism and the Scope of Skepticism

Saint Gasoline — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:13:10 +0000

Despite the obvious commonalities between the two groups, the atheist movement has always had a rather strained relationship with the more generalized skeptical movement. In part this is the fault of organized atheism, as many atheists endorse mystical crap like acupuncture and other alternative medicines while pretending to be reasonable just because they reject religion. [...]

New Posts Coming Soon!

Saint Gasoline — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:11:08 +0000

Hey everyone, I’m writing this to let all you fine readers know that I do plan on updating this blog again eventually. I have been busy lately and I’ve also been stuck in a bit of a personal funk. (Okay, okay, so I’m having a quarter-life crisis!) It doesn’t help that I’m mildly perfectionistic about my writing [...]

How to Conquer the World

Saint Gasoline — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:29:51 +0000

Conquering the world is a difficult task, but it is a worthwhile goal for any aspiring evil genius. Now what is the most important part of conquering the world? Is it having really cool, high-ranking henchmen with weird physical deformities and absurd methods of attack involving thrown items of clothing? No. Is it devising elaborate, [...]

The Anthropic Principle

Saint Gasoline — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:47:58 +0000

The Anthropic Principle has had a long and sordid history among cosmologists and others. In essence, the principle asserts that the fine-tuning of the physical constants that allow for the formation of conscious life requires some sort of explanation. As an example, some physicists try to argue for the existence of multiple universes in order [...]