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[links] Link salad saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
Lakeshore — ... Skeptic etiquette — I told her that the universe is wonderful enough on its own. Space, stars, planets, black holes, galaxies, suns. The fact that out of all the elemental soup, people like us have evolved to walk and talk and create art, music, white wine, patent leather stacked mary jane shoes, Cocoa Puffs cereal, truck nutz, chocolate chip cookies, surf boards, and the Neiman Marcus cosmetics department is AMAZING. All by itself. Saying, "god did it" is heartbreaking. It pisses on the sheer wonderousness of it all, you know? I don't need more. ...

How to Talk with the Mundanes
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — ... So, over in science blogger/skeptic land, there’s been a discussion about how to talk to the believers.  This comes up for well-educated, rational people all the time.  Most of my friends have advanced degrees, talk about things they know well, and don’t have totally wacky beliefs.  The ones that do have wacky beliefs wear them well and are open to criticism about them…mostly. ...