Damn it Texas

Ben Stein FTL

So I saw this article the other day. Here is a link to the movie's site.


This movie has the gall to say that the theory of evolution contributed to the holocaust...

I really wish that intelligent design people would stop trying to get their ideas onto the science curriculum. Not that there should not be a healthy amount of skepticism when looking at scientific research, but there are checks and balances in place to make sure that any science that makes it to the classroom is sound. If I tried to publish and article proving that God does not exist and I provided weak proof for my theory it would be dismissed just as quickly. Science is not concerned with questions of faith so really why would any self respecting person of faith concern themselves with something that is irrelevant to their beliefs? I have yet to hear of a scientist knocking down the doors of a church calling creationism bunk throwing out papers saying to deny the existence of God and if such a case exists I am sure that something else was wrong with that guy to being with.


What proponents of intelligent design try to teach is faith thinly veiled as "science" which does not belong in a science classroom at a public school. If someone wants a faith based education for their child you can take them to church or put them in a private school that teaches these things, it is your responsibility as a parent to expose them to all viewpoints and no one is going to fault you for that. When I hear about professors complaining about losing their jobs as science instructors for teaching or writing articles about intelligent design I do not feel bad for them. Someone hired you to do one thing and you went and did something completely different. If I hired someone to make a table and when I come back and am presented with a chair you would not expect me to pay that carpenter would you? it seems pretty cut and dry when you translate the issue to a different situation doesn't it?

Here are some more links for your consideration:

www.creationism.org
New York Times article

Back after a serious delay

Hello folks,

So its been two months and after complaints from my three known readers I finally do some writing. It is easy to get off track but I will be making an effort to ensure that I post much more often.

I start off with some good news I was recently selected as program director at the radio station I work for and I am really excited about getting the job. Nothing feels better than wanting something going after it and succeeding.

On the music front here a band you might not have heard of:

As part of my ongoing vendetta against reggeaton I present the Mexican Institute of Sound (M.I.S)

Hope

So after my last post I resolved to find some music that shows that all hope is not lost, and after some searching I found some good ones.

Los Fancy Free:



Probably the most likely to break this side of the border, having recorded their album with Dave Newfield who has worked with the likes of Broken Social Scene and Holy Fuck. Appearing at SXSW this year.

Jessie Bulbo (Warning: Profile may induce seizures):



My favorite combination ever, Girls and Garage rock. She brings me memories of better times when bands like The Stooges and Television where in their prime.

I found those two while reading and article in Fader. I love this magazine because it focuses on scenes highlighting the culture and environment that fuels the music we listen to. After reading that article and seeing what Mexico City had to offer; I decided to look around and see what was brewing back home and I found...

Circo Vulkano:



There were better clips on the internet but look at that crowd! Nothing warms my heart more than to know that back home there are bands like this fueling a scene that vibrant.

All this goes to show that there is always something going on in your neck of the woods, and before you open your big mouth like I did do some snooping around. There will probably be something worthwhile where you live.

How...

How did we go from this.



to this...



We went from Chilean kids laying down a fat groove to some ass with a drum machine and a fur coat. What used to be awesome about the Latin American music scene was that all these artists would develop a sound that was truly an extension of themselves and the culture. Nowadays that environment has gone away in favor of having the same drum machine beat in every song. Travesty I tell you.