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Japanese Food Imported From Nuclear Disaster Areas Recalled in TaiwanMarch 26, 2015 10:26 pm | by Kyodo News International | News | Comments
The Food and Drug Administration told reporters at the legislature that they ordered a recall of 294 food products illegally imported from the five prefectures after health investigators inspected over 3,000 questionable items.
Ethanol Exports Reach Highest Level in Four YearsMarch 26, 2015 3:05 pm | by U.S. Energy Information Administration | News | Comments
According to EIA monthly supply data through December 2014, U.S. exports of fuel ethanol in 2014...
Feds Under Fire For Mass Killings of Starlings in NevadaMarch 24, 2015 3:33 pm | by MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press | News | Comments
A U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman said a pesticide was used to destroy the birds to...
Recalls Issued Over Listeria Linked to Frozen SpinachMarch 24, 2015 3:16 pm | by KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press | News | Comments
Organic food company Amy's Kitchen has voluntarily recalled about 74,000 cases of frozen and...
$50 Million Plastic Plant Headed to South-Central IdahoMarch 23, 2015 5:45 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
The company is the latest plastics manufacture clustering in southern Idaho, including Solo Cup Co., Hilex Poly and Spears Manufacturing.
US Agency Approves Genetically Engineered Potatoes, ApplesMarch 20, 2015 3:14 pm | by MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press | News | Comments
Potatoes that won't bruise and apples that won't brown are a step closer to U.S. grocery store aisles.
Lawsuit Alleges High Levels of Arsenic in Some Vino — Should we Drink On?March 20, 2015 10:26 am | by Meagan Parrish, Editor, Chem.Info | Blogs | Comments
A researcher named Kevin Hicks analyzed 1,300 bottles of wine and found that almost a quarter of them had arsenic levels higher than what's considered safe for water. But is there more to the story?
Craft Beer ChemistryMarch 19, 2015 3:51 pm | by Reactions | Videos | Comments
Drink up to this fun video about the chemistry that gives craft beers their many distinctive flavors.
Maryland Bill Would Restrict Ingredients, Chemicals in School MealsMarch 18, 2015 3:37 pm | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | News | Comments
The bill targets artificial sweeteners, colors and flavorings, along with additives such as monosodium glutamate and azodicarbonamide and preservatives including butylated hydroxyanisole.
General Mills Completes Plan to Cut About 800 JobsMarch 18, 2015 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
The maker of Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogurt and other packaged foods also reported mixed results for its fiscal third quarter as a stronger dollar pressured sales.
Metal Pieces Found in Kraft Mac And Cheese Packaging Prompts Massive RecallMarch 18, 2015 9:29 am | by CBS This Morning | Videos | Comments
Kraft is recalling more than 6.5 million boxes of its original flavor of macaroni and cheese. Some customers found small pieces of metal in the packaging. The recall reaches into the Caribbean and South America in addition to the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
In Battle For Coffee Pod Market, It's Keurig vs. RecyclablesMarch 17, 2015 10:38 am | by ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press | Articles | Comments
Keurig, the single-serve coffee industry's leader, produced enough plastic coffee pods last year to circle the earth more than 10 times, according to one analyst's estimate, often cited by Keurig's critics
GMO Divide Continues Despite USDA 'Workshop on Coexistence'March 16, 2015 11:10 am | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | Articles | Comments
Supporters said modified plants are safe and have the potential to feed a growing population; opponents questioned their potential impact on both the environment and on public health.
Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalled After 3 Die From ListeriaMarch 16, 2015 9:26 am | by TERRY WALLACE and NICHOLAS CLAYTON, Associated Press | News | Comments
Five people, in all, developed listeriosis in Kansas after eating products from one production line at the Blue Bell creamery in Brenham, Texas, according to a statement Friday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Powdered Alcohol Gets Federal ApprovalMarch 12, 2015 10:00 am | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Blogs | Comments
Intended to be mixed into drinks, the approval is an about-face from the bureau's previous stance.
Dunkin' Donuts to Remove Chemical From Its Powdered SugarMarch 10, 2015 4:23 pm | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | News | Comments
An environmental group originally filed a shareholder request over the coffeehouse chain's use of titanium dioxide and other nanomaterials; the group alleged those substances haven't undergone sufficient safety testing and could be linked to DNA damage and other health concerns.
FDA Study Finds Little Evidence of Antibiotics in MilkMarch 6, 2015 3:08 pm | by MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press | News | Comments
In response to concerns, the agency in 2012 took samples of raw milk from the farms and tested them for 31 drugs, almost all of them antibiotics.
Federal Report Identifies Sources of Recent Foodborne IllnessesMarch 6, 2015 3:02 pm | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | News | Comments
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration used data from nearly 1,000 outbreaks between 1998 and 2012 to analyze foods most responsible for causing sickness.
McDonald's to Switch to Chicken Raised Without AntibioticsMarch 4, 2015 2:27 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
The announcement comes as the fast-food giant struggles to shake its junk-food image amid intensifying competition from smaller rivals positioning themselves as more wholesome alternatives.
How Recalls Can Affect Your BusinessMarch 3, 2015 3:20 pm | by Kari Imberg, Associate Editor, Food Manufacturing | Blogs | Comments
While the reasons for food recalls can vary, one thing is for certain: traceability throughout the supply chain continues to be extremely important.
Researchers Call For Licorice Limits After Boy Develops SeizuresMarch 3, 2015 3:13 pm | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | News | Comments
University researchers in Italy said candy producers should set recommended limits on daily consumption of licorice after a local boy developed seizures.
Are Emulsifiers Making People Fatter?March 2, 2015 4:28 pm | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | Articles | Comments
A recently published study by university researchers links common food additives to gastrointestinal problems and obesity in mice.
Researchers: Monitor Oat Facilities For Mold ToxinMarch 2, 2015 11:03 am | by Andy Szal, Digital Reporter | Articles | Comments
Food scientists reported that oat-based breakfast cereals were more likely than other cereals to contain elevated levels of ochratoxin A, a common mold-related toxin linked to kidney cancer in animal studies.
Ag Secretary: Smartphones Could Tell Buyers What's in FoodFebruary 26, 2015 4:43 pm | by MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press | News | Comments
In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offers this idea: Use your smartphone.
When Consumers Trump Science: Food Dyes Become The Front Line For 'All Natural'February 26, 2015 4:16 pm | by Meagan Parrish, Editor, Chem.Info | Blogs | Comments
Consumers' appetite for seeing "natural" on food labels is clearly here to stay — even if "natural" doesn't necessarily mean "safer."
Maraschino Cherry Owner Kills Himself Amid Drug Raid On FactoryFebruary 26, 2015 3:51 pm | by Kari Imberg, Associate Editor, Food Manufacturing | News | Comments
The owner of Dell's Maraschino Cherries committed suicide yesterday after his marijuana-growing operation was discovered at the Brooklyn factory.
Stabbing at Meat Processing Plant Leaves 1 Dead, 1 HurtFebruary 18, 2015 4:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Authorities say a stabbing outside a suburban Philadelphia meat processing plant has left one employee dead and another injured.
Report Chronicles Dangers of Flavoring ChemicalFebruary 18, 2015 9:21 am | by Andy Szal, Chem.Info | News | Comments
The report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel concerns diacetyl, which is used in its liquid form to flavor an array of food products, including as candy, chips and popcorn.
Apples Modified to Resist Browning Receive Federal ApprovalFebruary 16, 2015 10:58 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
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Immigrants' fingerprinting program under scrutiny - Associated Press California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren is pushing for an investigation into whether Homeland Security employees lied to the public, local governments and Congress about the Secure Communities immigration enforcement program.
Immigration Reform Won't Happen Without GOP Support, Obama Tells Latino Celebrities in a Meeting - Fox News Latino Comprehensive immigration reform doesn't stand a chance without Republican support, President Obama said in a White House meeting with Latino celebrities on Thursday.
A New Cultural Center Brings Mexican American Voices to L.A.'s Birthplace - GOOD The magazine's review of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a new downtown museum highlighting Mexican American history in Los Angeles.
Big LeaLA Spanish-language book fair in LA this weekend - 89.3 KPCC Coinciding with the Los Angeles Times book fair at USC this weekend is the LeaLA festival, put on by the organizers of the prestigious Guadalajara International Book Fair, who will raise their tent at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the first time.
Secrets of the Latin American supermarket
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Last week, Multi-American kicked off a series of informal guides to the ethnic supermarket, the mega-bodegas of all flavors that have become part of the regional landscape as Southern California's immigrant enclaves have grown and evolved. Guest blogger Lory Tatoulian took us on a tour of a Super King store, part of a warehouse grocery chain that caters to Los Angeles' vast Armenian American community. This week I'll be your guide, touring one of the region's many superstores catering to Latinos. So let's go.
The Latin American supermarket has been a familiar sight in Southern California for decades. When I was a kid, my family shopped for familiar products in the small carnicerías of Huntington Park and Bell, but I remember when things began changing. One of the first incarnations of the Latino warehouse store was a Vons-owned chain called Tianguis - a Nahuatl word for an open public market - that opened a store near us.
American snapshot: Chinatown
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A multilingual bakery, April 2011
Almond cookies, tres leches cake y café under one roof at a multilingual bakery on Cesar Chavez Boulevard, at the southern edge of Chinatown.
The odd journey of the 'Smuggle Truck,' from border to zoo
It has been a long, strange trip for "Smuggle Truck," the proposed human smuggling-themed game featuring a truck full of smuggled migrants bouncing through the wilderness, with the goal of players to keep the human cargo from being thrown off.
The game, which drew substantial outrage, was nixed by Apple as an application for iPhone and iPad, though it's still available in Mac and PC mode. But with a few tweaks here and there, its developers, Owlchemy Labs, have converted the truck filled with smuggled humans to a truck filled with cuddly animals bound for the zoo. It's now called "Snuggle Truck."
Here's how the developers explained the new game in a promotional video:
"Snuggle Truck will feature a group of cuddly creatures escaping the wilderness for the comfort of a zoo, where they are provided plenty of food, shelter, and state-of-the-art health care."
In the news this morning: More grim discoveries in Tamaulipas, Apple rejects immigration-themed game, 'birther' Donald Trump, more
Body count from Mexican mass graves nears 300 - Reuters The search for victims in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas continues. Many of the dead are believed to be migrant workers who refused to cooperate with drug smugglers.
Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Leaving the U.S. - Business Week Skilled immigrants have been returning to their native countries, including India and China, to start businesses there.
Some states undeterred by Arizona immigration-law backlash - Politico In spite of the legal setbacks that have weakened Arizona's SB 1070, states like Florida and Georgia are still considering similar bills.
Donald Trump presses on - Los Angeles Times Trump, who embraced the "birther" movement as he contemplates a run for the White House, is giving himself credit for the release yesterday of President Obama's long-form Hawaii birth certificate.

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2012's 10 Must-Have Rock Albums (Plus 15 Good Enough To Download)
Perusing the countless rock records that came down the pike in 2012, we've sifted through the rest to bring you the year's ten best full-length releases, including revived '90s rockers, new school acoustic folk heroes and a bombastic future-rock band from Britain.
Passion Passion Pit On Headlining Madison Square Garden: "There Aren't Really Words For That Kind Of Thing"
Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos commented on the band's upcoming show headlining at New York's prestigious Madison Square Garden, admitting that's been a longtime aspiration for the act.
Youngblood Hawke Forms Eternal Bond, Plays Jokes On Passion Pit
Youngblood Hawke can't seem to say enough nice things about the guys in Passion Pit.
Eager Rock Stars Hit The Voting Booth And Proudly Tweet About It
Politicians aren't the only ones who believe this election could be the most important of our lifetime. Throngs of outspoken rock stars are eager to show they're taking part in the system and want you […]
Passion Pit Address Taco Bell 'Take A Walk' Controversy: "It's An Amazing Opportunity"
Using popular music in television commercials is nothing new. Neither is the controversy that often follows when a beloved artist or song is part of an ad campaign, which some fans see as blatantly "selling […]
Passion Pit's Live Performance Bewitches L.A. Audience – Watch Now
Washed in a sugary, silky sonic quiver, "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit quickly became the diaphanous dance-floor hit of 2008.
Passion Pit Remixes Imagine Dragons' Song "It's Time" Into Empowered Pop For The Dance Floor
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This wraps up a four part series on key points to consider and techniques to utilize for correcting bad posture. In case you missed them, check out the previous three installments of this series:
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture – Part 1
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture – Part 2
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture – Part 3
We'll pick this up with tips 13-16.
13. Look further down the kinetic chain.
I spent much of the last installment discussing the role of the thoracic spine and glenohumeral joint in distorting upper body posture. However, the truth is that it goes much further down than this, in many cases, and isn't quite as predictable. As the picture below shows, a posteriorly rotated pelvis (swayback posture – third from left)) can kick off a nasty thoracic kyphosis, but an excessively lordotic posture (second from left) can do the exact same thing; it really just comes down to where folks compensate.
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The company Sea-3's proposal to transport propane by rail along the Seacoast could be affected by the proposed new rules. The Federal Railroad Administration is likely to clarify regulations over the loading, unloading and storage of hazardous materials transported by rail. The FRA also will propose a requirement for almost all trains to have at least two-person crews and add new rules for securing trains when they are not moving.
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Sheen tells Sports Illustrated that he used steroids to get ready to play Vaughn in the 1994 comedy classic.
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Postgame notes: Kings shake off slow start to beat Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Some postgame notes and quotes from Sacramento's 105-100 win over the Orlando Magic Saturday at Amway Center:
*The game started out like many Kings games have lately -- the Kings were giving up a lot of points.
Orlando had 31 points in the first quarter and shot 61.1 percent. The Magic shot 43.8 percent the rest of the game.
"It was the same old thing," said guard Isaiah Thomas. "They were scoring. I felt like we were playing pretty good defense but they were just hitting shots. At the same time, we just kept fighting. Everything is not going to go our way, but we have to keep fighting. I think we did that tonight and that is why we got the win."
Here's coach Michael Malone on the adjustments the Kings made:
"Arron Afflalo was having his way in the post against us. He's a talented player having a great year for them (Magic) and obviously it was a tough matchup for Ben McLemore who got into foul trouble. We started double-teaming him, getting more aggressive, and we wanted to be more aggressive in our pick and roll defense so that we weren't allowing them to attack us. We wanted to set the tone defensively and attack them a little bit. It was kind of like the Charlotte game; we had a lousy first quarter, the last three quarters we defended at a much higher level. Then tonight we had a lousy first quarter, they shot 61 percent and then after that we defended at a much higher level, but this time we were able to close it out and get the win."
*The Kings shot 52.2 percent from three-point range (12 of 23). Rudy Gay, Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Thornton each made three from beyond the arc.
*The Kings ended the four-game road trip 1-3. Sacramento and Memphis have played the fewest road games this season with 11. The Kings are 3-8 on the road
"It (finishing road trip with a win) means a lot," Gay said. "Obviously we came out here to win every one. We got this one and this will make our road trip a little easier on the way back. We still have a long way to go."
*Gay has scored at least 20 points in four of his six games with the Kings. He had 23 points against Orlando.
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Agnostics are just those who are afraid to use The "A" Word.
What Are Agnostics?
Related posts from Camels With Hammers:
Dr. Daniel Fincke has his PhD in philosophy from Fordham University and spent 11 years teaching in college classrooms. He wrote his dissertation on Ethics and the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. On Camels With Hammers, the careful philosophy blog he writes for a popular audience, Dan argues for atheism and develops a humanistic ethical theory he calls "Empowerment Ethics". Dan also teaches affordable, non-matriculated, video-conferencing philosophy classes on ethics, Nietzsche, historical philosophy, and philosophy for atheists that anyone around the world can sign up for. (You can learn more about Dan's online classes here.) Dan is an APPA (American Philosophical Practitioners Association) certified philosophical counselor who offers philosophical advice services to help people work through the philosophical aspects of their practical problems or to work out their views on philosophical issues. (You can read examples of Dan's advice here.) Through his blogging, his online teaching, and his philosophical advice services each, Dan specializes in helping people who have recently left a religious tradition work out their constructive answers to questions of ethics, metaphysics, the meaning of life, etc. as part of their process of radical worldview change.
- Gordon
ZOMGitsCriss gave a great illustration of the difference when talking about Dexter. Atheists don't pray in the same way they don't write letters to Santa.
- Patrick
"Atheism" and "agnosticism" as terms perform two functions. One is to denote specific philosophical positions. The other is to denote social identification. The latter is a lot messier than the former.
- 'Tis Himself, OM.
Now Daniel, you're being unfair to agnostics. Just because they're spineless, wishy-washy wimps unwilling to stand for what they don't believe in is no reason to accuse them of cowardice.
- J. J. Ramsey
I'd say that this isn't quite true. Rather, there seem to be two classes of agnostics:
1) the kind that you mentioned, those who are using the word "agnostic" as sort of a "lite" version of the "atheist" label.
2) Those who think that it is problematic to disprove claims about the existence of deities, or at least certain deities. Such agnostics include the man who coined the term "agnostic," T. H. Huxley himself, and Bertrand Russel. John S. Wilkins also qualifies, and he has argued that the idea of agnosticism as "weak atheism" is problematic. (If you do not know, then how can you coherently say that you do not believe?)
- Beth
Your statement about agnostics is right up there with the declaration that atheists deny god because they hate them. It's wrong and it denigrates and dismisses the actual motivations of those who choose such labels for themselves.
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
Your statement about agnostics is right up there with the declaration that atheists deny god because they hate them. It's wrong and it denigrates and dismisses the actual motivations of those who choose such labels for themselves.
No, it's just a polemical teaser for a much more nuanced article. Please check out the case I make in the post I linked to!
- Steve Schuler
"Agnostics are just those who are afraid to use The "A" Word."
That's just a plain silly thing to say, Daniel. Although there may be some specific instances where that statement might express some bit of truth, to use it as a blanket statement applicable to anybody who does not self-identify as an 'Atheist', such as myself, is very far from the truth.
To borrow from Sam Harris:
"In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs."
I know, language is messy and context makes all the difference in it's usage and meaning. Am I 'atheistic'? Sure! Am I an 'Atheist'? Not even close. Everybody knows that in the aftermath of the 'Dawkins Revolution' (think Southpark) that 'Atheist' is synonymous with 'Asshole'!
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
That's just a plain silly thing to say, Daniel. Although there may be some specific instances where that statement might express some bit of truth, to use it as a blanket statement applicable to anybody who does not self-identify as an 'Atheist', such as myself, is very far from the truth.
It's plain silly to make any simple statement without backing it up. But I wrote a whole post backing up the assertion and it's much less silly than the unnuanced remark in this post. So, read it and let me know what you think of my fuller idea!
- Steve Schuler
I had actually already read your previous article and had found it, as per usual, substantive, thoughtful, and well articulated. I should have included that information in my initial comment to you, as I actually regarded this "unnuanced" "polemical teaser" to be just that; an invitation to read a previous article of yours dealing with the subject matter in some depth.
My response to you, however, was framed as if your statement was a provocative stand-alone invitation to comment, so your subsequent challenge to me was well warranted.
Since then I have also read Eric's and PZ's articles on the matter (thank No-God for hyperlinks!), time that I consider well spent. On my foray into PZ's lair I did pick up this gem dropped by PZ Hisself:
"I have a tangent in that talk where I deplore Dictionary Atheists, going so far as to say I hate those guys, because they're so superficial."
It's bits like this that make me think of PZ, somewhat endearingly, as "The Bill O'Reilly of Atheism".
By the way, please don't take me too seriously. You can be sure that I don't!
Peace Be Wtih Thee, Bro.
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
Okay, but I'm not PZ. As I think you've acknowledged, my polemicism above was pure teaser.
- Steve Schuler
Roger That!
- Erp
I think it a bit unusual to describe Thomas Huxley as afraid.
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
HA! Fair enough. I'm thinking modern day agnostics.
- laurentweppe
To borrow from Sam Harris
Aka: To quote the charlatan who's been peddling debunked cultural determinism for years…
Frankly, there are better people to borrow from.
- Steve Schuler
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
Aka: To quote the charlatan who's been peddling debunked cultural determinism for years…
Can you be much more specific? I find your thesis interesting but puzzling.
- Laurent Weppe
Ok; here comes my long "Why Sam Harris is a charatan who peddles in cultural determinism who should be shunned by every civilized people before he ends up endorsing Caroline Bachmann" argument:
In a relatively recent article about the "ground zero mosque", he said said, and I quote, that Islam is "different from other faith"
Note that we leave here the domain of usual religion bashing enjoyed by New Atheists: Harris takes one religion, single it, and claim as the core of his argument that Islam is ontologically different from any other religions, which not only is a lie (more on that latter, but let me say now that copying the fake erudition of the Pamela Geller school of pretentiousness is not a valid argument, even when used by someone with a PhD), but also necessary implies that it makes Muslims ontologically different from other religious groups (otherwise, what would be the point of saying that this religion is "different from other faith" if it's followers were similar to the followers of other faiths?).
He then proclaim that not only Islam is different from other religions because of the contents of the Quran, but also that the content of the Bible is irrelevant to any analysis one might have about Judaism and Christianity and that noticing the similarities between violences -either terroristic or state sponsored- done in the name of the other abrahamic religions and violences done in the name of Islam is "simply not thinking honestly" [sic]. Yep, saying that violent fundies of one abrahamic denomination tend to behave like violent fundies of another abrahamic denomination is "simply not thinking honestly" according to Sam Harris: proud bearer of the Gold Double Standard.
The core of such boldly dishonest statements is to "otherise" (stupid socio-political jargon) one social group, to pretend that part of their cultural background (religion) is so alien to the cultural background of the rest of society that it makes the human beings who are part of that group inherently alien to "the rest of us".
And not merely alien in the "They're a lost cause for the Wine Industry" sense: alien in the "they're an hostile group which needs to be forcibly made submissive for our security": most of his article is the tired argument that violence is inherent to Islam and Islam alone, with the implied conclusion that therefore Muslims are to bear a specific and deserved stigma.
Now, Harris is not merely a charlatan, he's also gutless, so as usual his writing style is filled to the brim with annoying lexical arabesques: just like he tried to disguise his nuke'em all fantasies behind tangled circonvolution, he tries here to disguise his blatantly racist remarks and pro-dictatorship agenda (his article was written to expres his support of the "fuck the first and fourteenth amendments" religious right when they tried to stop the building of an Islamic center somewhere between a sex shop and the WTC) behind a bunch of safewords "At this point in human history", "the Challenge we all face, Muslims and non-Muslims alike", but I'll be blunt: this is the exactly the kind of lexical precaution used by far-right activists and politicians when they're not backed by enough firepower to openly claim "We'll kill all that will not crawl beneath our feet like dogs": these precautions are meant to obfuscate the wickedness of Harris' thoughts with a smokescreen of faked subtelty intended to make the ordinary reader give him the benefit of the doubt while the islamophobes immediatelly identify Harris as one of them (which actually makes his long essay about self-defense filled with "Don't give sociopaths the benefit of the doubt, don't trusts the sociopaths, do not let basic civility let a sociopath take control of your moves", etc… involontary yet incredibly funny, in a How to Succesfully Cook Meat with Professor Hannibal Lecter kind of way).
But this article is merely one exemple of Harris' shameless wallowing in cultural determinism: in 2005, he also claimed (in an article called "Bombing our illusions") that Muslims, and once again I quote: "must tolerate, advocate, and even practice ethnic profiling": He's not even trying to put the stigma on Muslim believers: apparently, having Muslim ancestors is enough to be suspect: you never know, maybe Atheists with Muslim parents assimilated dangerous sharioactive particles when they drank their mothers' milk. He defends such authoritarian demands with -once again- cultural determinism, which he defends with a single claim "Where are the Tibetan Buddhist suicide bombers?": I know that violence in Tibet, where angry monks set fire to shops owned by Han chinese and lynched han immigrants made the headlines in the western press after the publication of his article, but he ought to have done a little homework before claiming that Tibetan Budhists were the epitome of non-violence: Sino-Tibetan violence have been happening for decades, and his big claim -that Buddhism cannot so easily provoke violence- falls flat, even discounting previous cases of buddhist mass violence (there are ten million dead Dungans killed by order of the Tibetan Buddhist Qing dynasty who may have objected to Harris claims, if they not been, you know, dead).
Not only that, his demands of racial profilling done on Muslims by Muslims themselves is a variation of the Glenn-Beckian "prove to me that you are not working with our enemies" demand, which is abject for two reaons: first: it's a standard applied only to the boogeyman du jour: no one will demand that mainstream christians or jews tolerate, advocate, and even practice fucking ethnic profiling of their own, and second, every time such demands are made, no matter how much the target of such demands may prove their loyalty, it's never enough: a big historical trend is that every time a population is accused of being the fifth column: no matter how much they demonstrate, their loyalty, they will be proclaimed guilty by their identity.
So you've got the advocacy of a liberticide policy (racial policy) based upon a debunked claim (cultural determinism) which he backs with at best willful ignorance and at worst blatant lies: how can one witness such despicable claims and not be revulsed? Especially since when you take the rest of Harris writtings, you can see the themes seen in these two articles -that is his cultural determinism and bigotry and his love for dictatorial practices- emmerging again, although not always as condensed.
So, cultural determinism is at the core of his arguments, is used to justify the liberticide policies he advocates, and is the foundation of some of his bestsellers, not counting his speaking engagements: and what's the word for someone making money by selling debunked lies to people? A charlatan: hence, a charlatan peddling in cultural determinism.
Now the reason I am so sensitive to Harris' deceitful bullshit comes from the fact that I'm French, and France have two things that the US does not have:
First, unlike its american counterpart the french far-right tend, most of the time, to tone down its link with the christian fundies, in fact, for a few years, its leaders have proclaimed that they were the Real True Paragons of Secularism™: an enormous lie, of course, but it shows how Harris's writting style push the wrong buttons: Harris is reusing memes of the Christian Right, and then gets a pass by playing his "I'm just an unapologetic atheist" card : in France, the Far-Right uses exactly the same memes, and then demands to get a pass because they are self-proclaimed "Protector of the Secular Republic Against the Muslim Hordes": the justification varies a little, but in both case the same bigotry lies beneath the proclaimed high-minded adhesions to rationalism and secularism.
Second, Just like we have here a leftist version of the Tea Party, we have the left-wing version of Objectivists: unlike the American randoids who worship selfishness, these "left-wing quasi-objectivists" value selflessness, alright, but postulate that 99% of the population is just too stupid to understand its intrinsic value, and that it is needed to have a well meaning intelligentsia to keep civilization from collapsing (they also see themselves as the true heirs of Socrates and Plato, but since I despise these two guys, I'm happy to let smugs bastards claim the inheritance). While they tend to be eager religion bashers, they do not see religion as an evil force to be rooted out of the world like New Atheists: they just see it as the proof that most of humankind is indeed retarded and as one of the best confirmation of their own belief system, and while they will praise left-wing policies, they will also display a strong love for authoritarian power structures, arguing that most human beings are so dumb that they should never be trusted even to vote bread and circuses for themselves. These "left-wing objectivists" tend to start far on the left, but as they grow older, and the thirst for power grows, then often end up on the right-wing, sometimes even on the far-right (usually when they cannot find a place in the "institutional" conservative parties), where their mishantropy becomes more and more apparent as they stop advocating progressive policies but stick to their love of authoritarian systems. This is a long tradition in France, I could make this wall of text even bigger by citing the most obvious examples, and Harris texts and behavior point toward an eerily similar patern.
These two phenomenums make me at the same time inoculated by Harris' attempts to hide his intent behind a collection of circumvolution (I've seen that trick done by well known scammers before) and unwilling not to point my finger and shout "There's a crook in your house!" when I see a crook in someone's house.
- sumdum
Those who think that it is problematic to disprove claims about the existence of deities, or at least certain deities.
But the burden of proof lies with the theists, not with atheists. So I dont see a problem using the word atheist. It seems people complaining want atheists to remain invisible and quiet.
- J. J. Ramsey
But the burden of proof lies with the theists
If someone arguing for the existence of alien life fails to make his or her case, then one says that he or she has not yet met the burden of proof. However, one can nonetheless remain agnostic about the existence of alien life on the grounds that a failure to prove is not, in and of itself, the same as a disproof. Burden of proof arguments just don't get you very far.
- Beth
The burden of proof lies with whomever is attempting to convince someone else to change their opinion. Thus, a theist attempting to convince others that their god exists has the burden of proof. An atheist attempting to convert a theist to the position that their god does not exist has the burden of proof. It doesn't default to a particular position, but to whomever is attempting to change someone else's mind.
- 'Tis Himself, OM.
So you're saying that agnostics, who aren't trying to convert anyone to their "I don't know and you don't either" indecision don't have to prove anything. Okay, that makes sense.
- http://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/ Verbose Stoic
So, after reading the post … I describe myself as an agnostic theist. I don't think I fit in your classifications, yet I think I would in the original definition of the term, meaning that I a) think that the truth value of "God exists" is unknowable but since I do not think that you can only believe that you know to be true b) believe God exists.
So, am I using the wrong term, or am I really an atheist despite having a belief in God?
- http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers Daniel Fincke
Yes, I would classify you as an agnostic theist. It's your choice to affirm as you wish. I wouldn't say what you "really" are unless you wanted to say you were an agnostic simpliciter while refusing to affirm the existence of gods, in which case I would say you are an agnostic de facto atheist in denial. But if you say, it cannot be known and yet I believe, you're an agnostic theist by my classification.
- abb3w
Cute teaser, but …no. Agnostics as a group more resemble atheists than they resemble the religious, but there's still fairly pronounced distinctions.
Sociologically, relative to atheists, agnostics tend to:
• be significantly more accepting of the notion of God
• score slightly lower on the DOG scale of "dogmatism" (defined in this case as "whatever this scale is measuring") and slightly higher on the RWA "authoritarian follower" scale
• be more likely to be willing to change their minds about God in the light of incremental new evidence
• be less likely to tell a hypothetical teen suddenly doubting their existing upbringing that it was bogus, or want such a teen to end sharing their beliefs
• be slightly better disposed to creationism
• be bit more ethnocentric, and less tolerant of homosexuals.
Data source: Atheists: a groundbreaking study of America's nonbelievers, Bruce Hunsberger and Bob Altemeyer; see in particular page 127.


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Obama Forgets to Salute Marine
Upon realizing the faux pas, the president jogged back down to shake hands with the Marine and spoke privately with him before entering the helicopter again.
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cplmartinez May 29, 2013
Right on Bro! Slap my hand, black soul man! What it be like? Like a bee's knees ...dig it? Cool brutha ...cool!
21310063 May 29, 2013
No shocker. At what point will the big "L" be tatooed on his forehead?
17696429 May 29, 2013
Why, Why, why. . . . Why. . .
Mottlee May 29, 2013
He mine in NAME only! the puss
dockrick May 29, 2013
he doesn't have to return salute.
30815699 May 29, 2013
a true leader can admit mistake im not mad at him
28144334 May 29, 2013
He still didn't salute the MARINE. What a Clusterf---. I guess they don't salute in Kenya. I mean Hawaii.Oops. Marine was awesome HOORAH
gxr7 May 29, 2013
the sob still did NOT salute the Marine
ecarfar May 30, 2013
What a disgrace. He made the mistake, knew it (or one of the pilots told him) and compounded it by NOT saluting. If he would've come back down those stairs, looked the marine in the eye and saluted him his point total would've went through the roof with me. What he did was worse than doing nothing at all....what a jerk.
6047309 May 30, 2013
Obama is so caught up in himself that other matters are of no importance to him.
smh2996 May 30, 2013
The president should have gone back and snapped a salute to the Marine as a sign of respect. It always amazes me how the Commander in Chief of all US forces seems oblivious to proper customs and courtesies. Military courtesy conveys a respect not only by the subordinate, but by the senior individual as well. This really should be a briefing 101 to any newly elected president.
UrbanComputers May 30, 2013
You don't have to respect the man, but dam you have to respect the title "President of the United States" what's your title???…I would take the handshake any day…some people like making a big deal out of nothing…BTW…I'm still looking for WOMD…OK ..that's a Big Deal…
krod71 May 30, 2013
Bunch of whiners. Shut up. there hundreds of times officers didnt return my salute. Big deal. At least he caught his mistake and manned up and shook the marine's hand.
mookie322 May 30, 2013
Thats a shame snh
30817837 May 30, 2013
dam whats going on in our country
mookie322 May 30, 2013
30817837 May 30, 2013
um mr ladder you must be on your period cause you got a attitude
chelle1617 May 30, 2013
hey Myca ! well anyt one wants to chat? any boys?
Drizzydre33 May 30, 2013
add me this drizzy.
VIETVET71 May 30, 2013
damn muslim puke. a poor excuse for a human being
RunForrestRun May 30, 2013
Come on folks... he realized his mistake and did what he thought was a more personable response. Not protocol but at least he tried. Better than when he had the Marine holding the umbrella during the press conference.
Electrician560709195 May 30, 2013
President by vote, only. Does not make you a leader, evident that he is not a leader
26514305 May 31, 2013
Whether required or not, I believe even most regular Joe civilians couldn't help but salute that Marine. God bless the USA!
30826422 Jun 03, 2013
He is no President Bush.
27436940 Jun 04, 2013
The man cannot do no wrong for some of you people God did not make a perfect man suck it up he is the Boss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25529761 Jun 04, 2013
I know he made up for his mistake but damn our Troops deserve better than that. Yes a hand shake may have meant more but he still should have saluted and if you look closely the Marine said something because they coveted his lips
27829376 Jun 04, 2013
Complete unadulterated ignorance. Commander and Chief? Possibly Abscoder and thief!
23716231 Jun 04, 2013
And this is news..............why? I wonder how many of you guys are really military or veterans. IT DON'T MEAN NOTHING.
frapelle1 Jun 05, 2013
obama - The Great Divider!
17367854 Jun 05, 2013
The return salute is not required. The junior person on the other hand is required at all times as a sign of respect. The senior person returning the salute is optional.
twright21 Jun 05, 2013
Some of you are so ignorant. Do you know how many times I have seen Marines, enlisted and officer alike, avoid saluting one another. Quit acting as if this is a war crime. Where were your negative comments when we had pres bush making a joke about not finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Where was the outrage when he removed our fighting men and women from Afghanistan where bin Laden was hiding to start an unnecessary war in Iraq? If you want to be outraged about something, be outraged about the 1,000s of dead Americans from the Iraq war...I guess it's OK to start an unnecessary war but heaven forbid if, being the leader of the free world, you forget to salute someone. Your blatant hate for the President is outshined only by your ignorance.
Dazari Jun 05, 2013
this is meisha and wow really?? everything on here should not have been said its so DISRESPECTFUL..
SPECFX Jun 05, 2013
This is NOT a twitter site...what the hell is wrong w/ you people!!!???
JoeSM3 Jun 05, 2013
Typical Obama move. Jerk
30834628 Jun 05, 2013
He knows not what he does or doesn't do. He's very caught up in himself. I would have much rather he return a salute to me as opposed to a handshake, I don't want him to touch me. Worst POTUS we've ever had!
rugersr40 Jun 05, 2013
commander and cheese, you can not think of others and ones self at the same time. It was someone in the chopper that informed him.
SPECFX Jun 05, 2013
Whut school you went!!!???
30462016 Jun 05, 2013
I just got out, 1971 to 2012 Army. Military Regulations; It is against military protocol for presidents to return salutes Salutes are not required when ⢠Indoors, except when reporting to an officer or when on duty as a guard. ⢠Addressing a prisoner. ⢠Saluting is obviously inappropriate. In these cases, only greetings are exchanged. (Example: A person carrying articles with both hands, or being otherwise so occupied as to make saluting impracticable, is not required to salute a senior person or return the salute to a subordinate.) ⢠Either the senior or the subordinate is wearing civilian clothes (a salute in this case is not inappropriate, but is not required.) ⢠Officers of equal rank pass each other (a salute in this case is not inappropriate, but it is not required.)
11726935 Jun 05, 2013
He didn't suddenly remember his mistake after boarding Marine One! Give me a break! The pilot reminded him. You can see the him doing so. It's so obvious.
SPECFX Jun 06, 2013
Yeah, he didn't forget...you can see the pilot straightening him out, the arrogant, self absorbed, scam artist." Barack Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people". Clint Eastwood
EMerritt Jun 07, 2013
why did the piolet have to tell him
EMerritt Jun 07, 2013
an somthing as simple as this is flaged whats worng with it
SPECFX Jun 08, 2013
To begin with...at the very LEAST, how about lack of common courtesy....
30557902 Jun 09, 2013
Yes, he does. He has to return the salute.
JedFR Jun 09, 2013
Marines are awesome, he was not about to salute Obama for a second time.
23739348 Jun 11, 2013
That's the first time I've seen him speak to the Marine - he normally just gives a 2d Lt salute but never extends a greeting. What an imposter!
14246716 Jun 13, 2013
He didn't forget. Some adviser told him to do that. In the first 2 years that he held office he returned a salute, maybe, one time in ten. Since then, he salutes when he wants to. He doesn't appreciate the meaning of such an honor.
sniper1stLt Jun 13, 2013
Much respect for the President to realize the oversight. He is not perfect and is prone to mistakes just like the next man. When the world is against you everything you do right is not recognized and any oversight is worthy of national news. How would you feel in the same position? You may not like him but he is still our Commander In Chief whether you are willing to accept him or not and he deserves our respect.
30859857 Jun 13, 2013
The priorities are interesting -- one President who was a whiz at saluting launches us into unnecessary wars that kill thousands of our own, tens of thousands of innocents elsewhere, strengthen our enemies in Iran and elsewhere, bankrupted our nation, and probably doom us to a century of desultory war, possibly leading to our decline as a world power as certainly as happened to others before us -- Athens, Rome, Byzantium, Spain, England, etc etc etc. . . but this man ("colored man," to be sure) forgets one salute and suddenly we're falling into outer darkness. . . interesting priorities indeed.
tinbender75 Jun 14, 2013
BO doesn't even deserve to talk to that Marine. That Marine chose to be a Marine to preserve Liberty, not shake hands with a reprobate.
28775897 Jun 15, 2013
Come on, he made a mistake. Not great but as they say, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. No excuse but he probably has a bit on his mind.
17461365 Jun 17, 2013
Number 1: The POTUS is NOT required to salute in this situation. Number 2: After the pilot mentioned the salute, Mr. Obama made it a point to correct himself, even though not required. Number 3: I would think that an apology and a handshake from the POTUS is much much more rewarding than a salute would be. Number 4: This Marine knows he will be saluted next time for sure. Number 5: No POTUS is perfect. They get up every single day, put their pants on, and go about their business just like everyone else. Number 6: Any POTUS has a million things on his mind from the time they get up until they go to sleep. If they actually do sleep. Number 7: Give Mr. Obama a break! I gave Mr. Bush a break for things I didn't like that he did. Number 8: Some of the comments on this post are just plain old mean, hateful, and disgusting. Number 9: My mother taught me that if you can't say something good about something, it might be best just to say nothing at all. Number 10: In our society, you will never, ever, find everyone satisfied or in agreement with everyone else. How about a little respect for the POTUS, even if you don't agree or didn't vote for him? He is human.
15965859 Jun 18, 2013
It's not like he has a lot on his mind and Bush was way better, right?.USN 1974-1980.I will take this one over the last one myself.Too bad if you do not agree!.
15456345 Jun 19, 2013
Normally I do not like Mr. President, however I must admit he realized he made an error and instead of thinking he was high and mighty he went back and atoned for his mistake. That is impressive, It takes real humility to do that and I hope the next person to take office has that same humility. (Good job Mr. P)
RIP0706 Jun 19, 2013
What a wad!
30546982 Jul 23, 2013
He doesn't have to and that marine just made out with the highest ranking coin. FYI free drinks forever (can't top that)
31391730 Oct 21, 2013
I believe he was distracted and didn't see him, and he went got up to talk to the pilots, he then saw him through the window and went back to salute or shake his hand, than he went back up. Believe me George W Bush missed a lot of salutes as well. wont mention he didn't salute at the base of Coffins coming home. He just stood there - So every one should know that Presidents are overwhelm and stressed out and they don't do it on purpose - being POTuS is not an easy job.
PeleJAY Oct 29, 2013
shows you how much he doesn't respect the military
SonofChesty Oct 29, 2013
So what else is new???
SonofChesty Oct 29, 2013
What a Dork!
jh2471 Nov 01, 2013
Yeah, He knew he messed up and was covering the Royal Ass
itschallenger2 Nov 01, 2013
everything is so critical to everyone these days. did u ever do something totally stupid in the army. Hell when I was a pilot on leave i saluted n airline captain walkin up the tunnel. I didnt know all the uniforms of all the services. U want critical. He got Bin Laden..........nuff said
eSpike Nov 07, 2013
But he still didn't salute the Marine!!
LogicMine Nov 12, 2013
The President doesn't "salute" anyone. He simply "returns" a salute. I have no love for this man or his politics. But I will defend the "position of the Presidency".
LogicMine Nov 12, 2013
...correction.... The President only salutes, the Fallen, and the CMOH ! All the others, is a return salute.
DaddyLongLegsUSA Dec 30, 2013
CPL Martinez, you made my day.
goatdriverNam66 Dec 31, 2013
As a few have mentioned here, practice and procedures do not require the 'O's and POTUS to reply with a elbo-bend. Its just respect, acknowledgment, recognition of the presents rants with higher authority and not for the person in the suit. That Marine well knows that being a fact and he washed his hand asap.
6326161 Dec 31, 2013
Bet he gave the marine the finger in place. The marine must have thought that I got this shiiney bayonet I would like to shove up you skinny butt hole jerk-off.
Bailey1119 Jan 01, 2014
That is ridiculous, our so called leader of this country and he can't even salute the men or women that protect this country? He still forgot to salute him when he went back down all he did was shake his hand.
22379934 Jan 01, 2014
SSGWELCH Reading the comments,look like ""The Good Ole Boys is talking out of their ""Asses....gogogo Johnny Rebel.........
31598029 Jan 02, 2014
So he shakes his hand instead? And still he failed to salute? This is just totaly screwy. Why am I NOT surprized? After all, he is the one who wants more expansion of the feminized role in the military. Go figure.
6176089 Jan 02, 2014
What a dumb bunch of comments. How many here would like to have the problems of the job POTUS 24/7 The term ignorance definiely pplies to allof the comments here.
Hawaii1978 Jan 15, 2014
Our Commander In Chief???
antietam1958 Jan 31, 2014
dumb ass
zaggle Feb 02, 2014
He just done give a f* simple.
MichaelLara Apr 13, 2014
Obama, is the Commander and Chief Insurgent and is a destroyer of America, didn't vote for the Muslim and will never defend the Muslim.
The_LA_Baker May 19, 2014
Meh... I hate Obama as much as I hated Bush Jr., Clinton, Bush, etc, but this is not a big deal. 1) He's a civilian, always has been. 2) It was not a break in protocol or a violation of any rule. 3) It started with either Eisenhower or Nixon, and was just a choice, not a new standard. 4) He also might have just been distracted. 5) He went back and showed him respect, thats good enough, IMO.
Obama never served in the military, so its come to my understanding that he more than likely would forget to salute.
I don't really think its a mandatory thing either, just as its not a mandatory thing to do for holding office as a president.
Just as the LA Baker said, it started with Eisenhower or Nixon. In addition, because these men did serve in the military, and thought it was respectful enough to salute back to those men and women who protect them as well as the people of this country. Personally, I think we need another General of the Army serving as President.
BS19701992 Jun 21, 2014
He had an absent minded moment - realized it and made amends. I'm ok with that. No need to make it a political issue or racial...
cc_md Aug 10, 2014
Return salute was never renderd....
32810200 Sep 14, 2014
That isn't cool. At least the pilot checked the President and made him go back out to acknowledge the Marine.
32922816 Sep 23, 2014
I can't believe the idiotic comments made by some of you about what the commander and chief of the armed forces should do with a subordinate marine. Salutes are to show respect for your superior officer not the other way around. What kind of moron would demand your superior officer to salute you? It not even presidential protocol to give salutes to the men in uniform. Reagen was the first president to start doing it. No other president has done it prior to that. Your lack of respect is the only reason why you would think that this president of the United States and commander and chief of the all the armed forces should cow tail to a subordinate. How truly unamerican some of you are.
MEDCOM-Soldier-Jackson Sep 25, 2014
I can understand the criticism from those of us whom have or currently are serving in the military. We understand the customs and courtesies traditions and standards when it comes to the salute, parade rest for NCOâs or attention for officers. I get it. But do remember folks that commander in chief is a title and not a declaration of military service. He is still a civilian. Donât tell me youâve never saluted some cherry LT fresh outta OCS and confused the h*ll out of him/her.
14637685 Jan 10, 2015
You guys are haters. Give the president a break. i stand Security watch every day and i salute at least 6 officers a min. i get about 4 out of 6 officers saluting me its not a big deal. bitch about the numbers of deaths that happen on the road every day. you would not sound like such a jackass.
wolfen244 Feb 08, 2015
big surprise from a military-hating muslim
32817195 Feb 08, 2015
A lot on his mind. But like what he did to show respect to our Military man with a hand shake. God Bless USA!!
33631108 Feb 08, 2015
You did this America. You wanted change, and well, you got it. This man marrying, obortionistic, shit stain on this planet can rot in hell and I think we'd all be ok with that, hooyaa? That cock munching, irresponsible, lying, backstabbing, Israel hating, antichrist Muslim, can keep his change and keep his hope. I'll keep my freedom, rights, and Christ. Fuck you Barack HUSSEIN Obama. Fuck you and your transvestite man wife and knocked up daughter. And that's another thing. HES NOT FUCKING BAPTIST!!!!!!!!!!!! HIS MIDDLE NAME IS A CLEAR SIGN OF BEING A FUCKING MUSLIM!!!!!!!
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