I am scared of spiders. I don't mean they bother me, and I'd rather, you know, not share space and time with them because they're lousy dinner guests, or mess the carpet. I mean that I am absolutely petrified of spiders. And wasps too, but only because I'm deathly allergic to being stung. Yes, yes, I know that where I live no one has been killed by a spider in over a hundred years, but still. I'm scared of them. No spider has so much looked at me cross-eyed or insulted my mother or anything. But I am still scared of them.
Why? As it happens I'm a primate. I'm an evolved creature who has certain dispositions built into me as artifacts of what was useful for my ancestors to survive long enough to reproduce.
Showing posts with label skepchick. Show all posts
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Twatson Story, Abridged - Rare Footage!
I have managed to come across some video of this past weekend's ordeal. This is a meeting among Abbi, Rebecca Twatson and Richard "The Dick" Dawkins. The whole story is summed up in just a few seconds, without further ado, here it goes!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Ceterum Censeo Rebecca Twatson Esse Delendam
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Yes, the title is Greek to me too!
This post will not be amusing, and you're welcome for that. It's easy to parody someone who so readily provides an endless stream of fodder. But this is a significant issue which requires--at least in my estimation--resolution.
Until recently, I have somehow or another managed to remain perfectly ignorant of the existence of one Rebecca Watson of skepchick notoriety. Why? I don't particularly notice talking heads of no consequence. If I have before the last month or so happened across her, she's apparently managed to be sufficiently useless to leave with me a memory. My specific and explicit purpose is to start a campaign to have Rebecca Twatson excluded from the selection of people who are paid to speak at our events. Her presence is a net drain in time and money. To make it clear: to have her at any event speaking by invitation entails the expenditure of her speaking fee, and the reduction in my attendance fee.
Yes, the title is Greek to me too!
This post will not be amusing, and you're welcome for that. It's easy to parody someone who so readily provides an endless stream of fodder. But this is a significant issue which requires--at least in my estimation--resolution.
Until recently, I have somehow or another managed to remain perfectly ignorant of the existence of one Rebecca Watson of skepchick notoriety. Why? I don't particularly notice talking heads of no consequence. If I have before the last month or so happened across her, she's apparently managed to be sufficiently useless to leave with me a memory. My specific and explicit purpose is to start a campaign to have Rebecca Twatson excluded from the selection of people who are paid to speak at our events. Her presence is a net drain in time and money. To make it clear: to have her at any event speaking by invitation entails the expenditure of her speaking fee, and the reduction in my attendance fee.
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