Irrational thinking kills people – the respect given to religion encourages irrationality

I was reading pharyngula and came across a post stating that many non-first world security services are using a tarted up dowsing rod to try and detect explosives and munitions at road blocks.
After more digging I found a post at the ministry of truth website and they indicate the consequences when folk put their faith [...]

I bought the CD, so why is it so difficult for me to put a track on a playlist?

I was trying to include two songs from a cd I bought on a mixed play list so I could listen to it in my truck.
But it was harder than I thought it would be. Windows wouldn’t let me transfer it to Nero unless I had a licence. Microsoft would not let me download the [...]