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November 30 2009

Against the flu?

In 1919 when the  flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.  Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.

The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy.  When the doctor asked what  the farmer was doing  that was different and the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a  dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then).   The doctor couldn’t believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave  him one and  when he did this, he did find the flu virus in  the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.  

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees  were  coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with  onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of  her staff got sick. It must work… (And no, she is not in the onion business.)

The moral of the story  is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see  what  happens. We did it last  year and we never  got the flu.
If this helps you and your  loved ones from getting sick, all the  better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..

Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!  

Now  there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a  friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Weldon, thanks for the reminder.
I don’t know about the farmers story… but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill… I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one  end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar… placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the  germs… Sure enough it happened just like that… the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

October 03 2009

I have moved!

Yes, I have moved, well, sorta… due to posts size restrictions here on Tumbr, I had to move my site to WordPress. My new Soapbox is Monicks: Unleashed

However, I won’t be taking this one down. My intention is to keep posting my informal, personal stuff and my usual jokes here, and save Monicks: Unleashed for my serious and formal atheism-themed posts.

I’m feeling sentimental, even, as if I was abandoning a child.

Huge thanks to all the nice people that follow this Tumblr. I will bring back the fun posts to this site real soon.

I have a question, and this is just another option that a friend of mine suggested. How much sense does it make to post the same content on WordPress and here? Isn’t it redundant to duplicate posts?

September 17 2009

Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain

Darwin StainDarwinic pilgrims claim the image fills them with an overwhelming feeling of logic.

DAYTON, TN—A steady stream of devoted evolutionists continued to gather in this small Tennessee town today to witness what many believe is an image of Charles Darwin—author of The Origin Of Species and founder of the modern evolutionary movement—made manifest on a concrete wall in downtown Dayton.

“I brought my baby to touch the wall, so that the power of Darwin can purify her genetic makeup of undesirable inherited traits,” said Darlene Freiberg, one among a growing crowd assembled here to see the mysterious stain, which appeared last Monday on one side of the Rhea County Courthouse. The building was also the location of the famed “Scopes Monkey Trial” and is widely considered one of Darwinism’s holiest sites. “Forgive me, O Charles, for ever doubting your Divine Evolution. After seeing this miracle of limestone pigmentation with my own eyes, my faith in empirical reasoning will never again be tested.”

Added Freiberg, “Behold the power and glory of the scientific method!”

Since witnesses first reported the unexplained marking—which appears to resemble a 19th-century male figure with a high forehead and large beard—this normally quiet town has become a hotbed of biological zealotry. Thousands of pilgrims from as far away as Berkeley’s paleoanthropology department have flocked to the site to lay wreaths of flowers, light devotional candles, read aloud from Darwin’s works, and otherwise pay homage to the mysterious blue-green stain.

Capitalizing on the influx of empirical believers, street vendors have sprung up across Dayton, selling evolutionary relics and artwork to the thousands of pilgrims waiting to catch a glimpse of the image. Available for sale are everything from small wooden shards alleged to be fragments of the “One True Beagle”—the research vessel on which Darwin made his legendary voyage to the Galapagos Islands—to lecture notes purportedly touched by English evolutionist Alfred Russel Wallace.

“I have never felt closer to Darwin’s ideas,” said zoologist Fred Granger, who waited in line for 16 hours to view the stain. “May his name be praised and his theories on natural selection echo in all the halls of naturalistic observation forever.”

Despite the enthusiasm the so-called “Darwin Smudge” has generated among the evolutionary faithful, disagreement remains as to its origin. Some believe the image is actually closer to the visage of Stephen Jay Gould, longtime columnist for Natural History magazine and originator of the theory of punctuated equilibrium, and is therefore proof of rapid cladogenesis. A smaller minority contend it is the face of Carl Sagan, and should be viewed as a warning to those nonbelievers who have not yet seen his hit PBS series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.

Still others have attempted to discredit the miracle entirely, claiming that there are several alternate explanations for the appearance of the unexplained discoloration.

“It’s a stain on a wall, and nothing more,” said the Rev. Clement McCoy, a professor at Oral Roberts University and prominent opponent of evolutionary theory. “Anything else is the delusional fantasy of a fanatical evolutionist mindset that sees only what it wishes to see in the hopes of validating a baseless, illogical belief system. I only hope these heretics see the error of their ways before our Most Powerful God smites them all in His vengeance.”

But those who have made the long journey to Dayton remain steadfast in their belief that natural selection—a process by which certain genes are favored over others less conducive to survival—is the one and only creator of life as we know it. This stain, they claim, is the proof they have been waiting for.

“To those who would deny that genetic drift is responsible for a branching evolutionary tree of increasing biodiversity amid changing ecosystems, we say, ‘Look upon the face of Darwin!’” said Jeanette Cosgrove, who, along with members of her microbiology class, has maintained a candlelight vigil at the site for the past 72 hours.

“Over millions of successive generations, a specific subvariant of one species of slime mold adapted to this particular concrete wall, in order to one day form this stain, and thus make manifest this vision of Darwin’s glorious countenance,” Cosgrove said, overcome with emotion.

“It’s a miracle,” she added.

Source: TheOnion.com

September 08 2009
alexkaris:
Never Give Up —>

alexkaris:

Never Give Up —>

Via Alex Karis

ryan2131:

Penn Says: #Agnostic vs. #Atheist

Via Skeptical Skepticism

September 05 2009

Atheist

Atheists aren’t that bad. This is NOT an argument for atheism… It’s a defense of atheists.

This video received the award for “Excellence in Humanist Communications” from the Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy.

James Randi said this video was “very cool!”

Michael Shermer said it was “very impressive.”

Penn & Teller said, “If a god existed, this video would make him wish he were dead.”

Dan Barker (author of “Losing Faith in Faith”) said it was “very creative and powerful” and that it “makes a GREAT point!”

Greg Epstein (the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University) said “it’s a wonderful video!”

Stephen Ulh (author of “Imagine No Superstition”) said that this video was “just wonderful for the cause of atheism.”

David Mills (author of “Atheist Universe”) said “I am absolutely addicted to watching this fabulous video, which has almost instantly become a legend in the freethought community. Zak has created the most intellectually and emotionally powerful multimedia presentation I’ve ever seen endorsing the atheist position. This is a proud moment for all rational-minded people. Atheist books can have wide-reaching influence, but I strongly suspect that Zak’s video will influence a much larger audience than any atheist book ever published. The first few times I watched this video, I literally had tears in my eyes by the end. The artistic talent and technical skills required to write and produce this video — as well as its core message — have made Zachary Kroger my newest freethought hero. I’m not surprised at the HUGE reaction Zak’s video has generated.”

This video (among others) was also mentioned in the November 4th New York Times article “God and Man on YouTube.”

Nobelief.com said this was “the best video of 2006.”

NOTE- It has been brought to my attention that Mark Twain, and Susan B. Anthony are not atheists. I looked into it, and my original sources were wrong. Sorry.

Lastly, I am pleased to see how much debate this video has sparked, and I encourage everyone that wants to, to join in. HOWEVER, spamming will not be tolerated. Nor will racist, sexist, or other mean comments. Such behavior is not conducive to good conversations, and users who do not act accordingly will be blocked. If you want to insult people, go somewhere else.

Atheist (via zakiechan)

Are you a card carrying atheist?

Posted by Jim Gardner on September 4, 2009

@godlessgirl tweeted, “I want to be a card-carrying Atheist. Maybe I should make my own cards…” and I started to think about it. I came up with this…

I’ve often wondered what I would do if, by some unfortunate turn of events, I was no longer capable of expressing my wishes, perhaps following an accident or illness. What would I do if, one day, Father Friggety turned up at my bedside with his worry beads and started grovelling before his own externalised ego, begging to be forgiven on my behalf?

Hopefully, they’ll find a copy of this handy print-out-and-keep, “stick your religion up your arse” card in my things, before they start praying, and concentrate more of their efforts on doing something that’ll actually help me recover instead.

If you’d like a high resolution PDF version of these cards, to print out your own, here’s a link to MegaUpload…

EDIT@Azbats pointed out that MegaUpload’s banner ads are Not Safe For Work, so here’s a BitTorrent of the PDF files too, but PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEED THE DOWNLOAD ONCE YOURS IS COMPLETE SO THAT OTHERS CAN HAVE IT! Thanks.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5078599

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BWCEFLRP

To extract the files from the RAR archive you’ll need this for Mac…

http://unrarx.sourceforge.net/

…and this for Windows…

http://www.rarlab.com/

Source: howgoodisthat.wordpress.com

September 04 2009

God’s Checklist 2.0 (via TheoreticalBullshit)

September 03 2009
So much for tolerance and respect, huh!
This is sooo funny because it is SO TRUE!

So much for tolerance and respect, huh!

This is sooo funny because it is SO TRUE!

Be proud of being an Atheist! We’re awesome. :)

Be proud of being an Atheist! We’re awesome. :)

ryan2131:

savagemike:
logic?
This has been my wallpaper on my iPod for a very long time. Still makes me laugh every day.

LOL!

ryan2131:

savagemike:

logic?

This has been my wallpaper on my iPod for a very long time. Still makes me laugh every day.

LOL!

Via Skeptical Skepticism

Guest: #Athiest follow Sunday list

Good Morning! Would you mind adding me. @mommyaulait I’ve found a lot of great people to follow on your list. Thank you.

Reply:

Thanks, glad you found it useful.

September 02 2009

readthis:

Watch this video that explains the catholic church with such a accuracy that you’ll have a new view of this Ancient arcane cult.

OOPS!

Via readthis

Very interesting post! Totally worth reading.

Via: @leapingjudas

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