Oh, probably not, but here is Discovering Religions take on why god isn’t necessary in our Universe. Filed under: Religion Tagged: Creation, Logic, Religion, The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice, The Universe
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Dead Wild Roses: 2014 is not a good year to be a teenage girl – Clara Bennathan
I saw this quote on the Anti-Porn Feminists blog. Too good not to share. I have seen a sixteen-year-old boy weeping in distress after getting a girl’s pube stuck in his teeth, I hear he was unshaven. I have seen boys showing each other porn on their iPhones on the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – Rivera, Cumba-Quin
We are sadly out of the CBC Signature series but do not despair gentle readers Stephen Malinowski has been translating some fantastic scores into his visualization process: so today we look at Cumba-Quín, by Carlos Rafael Rivera, performed by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Filed under: Music Tagged: Cumba-Quin, Rivera,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Being Rich Makes you a Dick
Tell me again about those so called charitable rich people…? Onwards brothers and sisters to the class war. This vid is pretty much everything I’ve said on the blog and what I rail against a on regular basis. Go Ted Talks Go. Filed under: Education, Politics Tagged: Being Rich Makes
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Matthew’s Problem with Reality – The Subdolous Red Pen of Justice Wiggles, yet Again.
Find your helmets and the hazmat suits dear readers, we’re going into the high back-country of mendacity where the stupid is rugged and the ignorance is thick. Yes, we’re going to go visit our dear friend Matthew again because it is so rare to find such a deluded ball of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: DWR Quote of the Day – If You Look at the World…
It is a new year. Some small sliver of optimism remains – If you look at the world and say “Yes, there are enough homes for people, yes, there is enough food for people, but if we give it away for free they won’t have earned it and the economy
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Olympics Suck.
The very notion that we are spending money on an assortment of rubber disk chasers, gravity assisted sled-fanatics and dancers-on-frozen water angers me. What infuriates me is the notion that throwing money at this motley crew will somehow enhance Canada’s standing as a nation and that “owning the podium”
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Sodom and Gomorra – Featuring DarkMatter2525
As with most biblical examinations – Trigger Warning for Rape, Violence, and Profanity. Isn’t it cute when Christians ask atheists how they can be moral without god, when actually the converse is the correct question? 🙂 Filed under: Religion Tagged: DarkMatter2525, Sodom and Gomorra, The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: For You, Who buy Sex – Tanja Rahm
It’s a sad set of humanity that has to buy sex from another. Tanja Rahm speaks of her experiences and the pathetic nature of those who employ her. Thank you to the Antiporn Activist tumblr for hosting her story. Dear sex customer, If you think that I ever felt
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – C Major – The Final Key
We’ve reached the summit folks. C major is the final key in the CBC Signatures Series. Thank you to all who have come along for the ride enjoying the music, writing down pieces that caught your ear and generally have a great time listening to wonderful music. The C major
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Equality without Justice is Bunk.
We’ve legislated equality. We’re done now right? Wrong Answer Binky; legislating equality is just the first tiny step, because equality has many parts to it, including justice and fairness. Illustrated below: We’ll be heading in the right direction when women do not have to deal with garbage like this: In
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Full Moon is Better In Winter.
I’m pretty much done with Winter by this time of the year, but I have to agree with MinutePhysics that despite the rest of the seasonal maladies, the full moon is pretty spectacular. 🙂 Filed under: Science Tagged: Astronomy, Full Moon in Winter, Minute Physics, Science
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Candle Essence too far?
Cutting edge scent products? Filed under: Humour Tagged: Candles, Humour, Photochoppn’, Wacky
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Fiona Cat Supervises Important League of Legends Match
“Arb, will you please for the love of catnip stop feeding!! Go back! Juke now!” – So sayeth the White Cat. Fiona likes to cuddle – her human’s video game time is no exception. White Cat approves of LoL! Filed under: Cute Tagged: Cat, Cute, League of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Answers for Atheists
Pulling down the turgid crown of religious obeisance is high on most atheists “to do” lists. Easier said than done. Getting into the atheist loop and then bringing your wisdom to the faithful can be a tricky undertaking. One of the foremost requirements of being an atheist is possessing a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: CATSA – On the Cutting Edge of Airport Stupidity (errr..Security)
***TW – Extreme Incompetence *** The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority are on eternally vigilant for dread items such as this: or this: Obviously items depicted above are a clear and present danger to yourself, your fellow passengers, the airplane, and Western Civilization(!). Trying to get either types of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Aspects of Rape Culture
This post from The Bewilderness explains the low prevalence of false rape accusations. “Anon asked: Tonight I was speaking with a female coworker about rape culture and how terrifying it is to live with fear of knowing that if I was raped, it’s a high possibility that no one would
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The CBC Signature Series – B flat Major:The Nature Boy
The B♭ (B-flat) major scale consists of the pitches B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats, B/E (see below: Scales and keys). Its relative minor is G minor, and its parallel minor is B♭ minor. Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Medical Facts keep getting in the way of Pro-Life Argumentation
Nice to have a handy reference poster to deal with our anti-choice, forced birth friends. Filed under: Education, Feminism Tagged: Abortion, Anti-Choice is Anti-Woman, Anti-Choice Zealotry, Pro-Choice, Pro-life, Pro-life fail
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: News Flash: Abortion isn’t Murder
And here is why : Abortion fails to meet the legal definition of murder even when abortion is illegal (Interesting huh?) Here’s why: Unlawful – Abortion is not unlawful in North America. Person hood– A fetus is not legally defined as a person. Nor can it be defined scientifically as
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