Untimely meditations
One man's thoughts, observations and rants
Welcome to the personal blog of Joop Beris. I blog about a wide variety of topics, ranging from atheism to information security and lots in between. I welcome feedback on my articles but there are some guidelines. Feel free to share articles you like by using the sharing buttons but please give me credit if you want to share something. Also, check out my privacy policy and other legalese.
Below you’ll find the most recent things I’ve written. Feel free to check them out, leave a comment and share them with others who might be interested.
Latest posts
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Evolution: 550 myr in 1 minute « Why Evolution Is True
I really enjoy these kinds of animations. You just see how evolution makes sense, producing gradual changes over a long enough period of time, you get vastly different animals. No pigs giving birth to cows or other common erroneous interpretations. Just a simple, gradual change. Well done! Source: Evolution: 550 myr in 1 minute «…
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The Gentlemen’s Guide To Training Your Wife – Trailer Club
Today is really turning out to be a fine day to discover what I might have against religion. Earlier today I shared an article with you about how a Christian education program teaches children that dinosaurs are still alive and that the Loch Ness monster is just a plesiosaur.
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5 completely insane things Christian fundamentalists are teaching their kids – Salon.com
People sometimes ask me what it is that I have against religion. This would require a very lengthy answer, but here is a perfect example of one of those reasons. Would you believe me if I told you that there are people who teach children that Nessie is real and that evolution is discredited? That…
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Astronomers Glimpse Very First Stars in the Universe
This is the kind of news that I love to read. This is like looking back in time at a baby picture of the universe! Bright galaxy is home to huge, superhot early stars that lived fast and died young. Source: Astronomers Glimpse Very First Stars in the Universe
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Mystery solved: Why large dinosaurs avoided the tropics for millions of years
Interesting article on Fox News about why large dinosaurs seem to have avoided the tropics during the Triassic period. Palaeontology warning us about climate change today! New research has revealed why it took more than 30 million years for large Triassic dinosaurs to populate the tropics after they first appeared on Earth, ending a mystery…
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Is there any evidence for creation?
Last week, I examined 7 fallacies about the theory of evolution that believers in creation often use in debates. This week, in the interests of fairness and curiosity, I have decided to look into some evidence for creation as an explanation for life on Earth. What evidence that would hold up in the court of…
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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