I’ve been thinking about this idea that people who don’t know about evolution (or vaccines, or whatever) in this age of the Internet are willfully ignorant, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I disagree quite strongly. Yes, all the evidence is online. Yes, the evidence for these scientific discoveries is overwhelming. Yes, pretty much … More On Whether All Ignorance Is Willful
He was born an ordinary cub, and grew under the loving care of his mother and the forest guardian, an old nymph. The nymph knew she was aging, and for several years had been searching all who were born in her forest for a new guardian, some youth worthy and capable of replacing her. She … More The Grizzly Wizard
For the record, I here mean young earth creationists, specifically, not people who think there was something guiding the process but otherwise completely embrace all of the evidence. This is a comment I made on reddit a while back that I have modified for this blog. I think it is a simple but important concept … More Why Creationists Don’t Accept Evolution
A bus exploded down the street, and as the van careened toward the zombies I began to question how much sense it made that one in the middle was doing the twist. Then I opened my eyes. My shoulder hurt. I was in the same position as when I fell asleep, and I spent at … More Travel Log of Mr. Berry Baksi
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 