I got on an elevator earlier today with a bunch of total strangers. One of them, a friendly kid with big hair and small jeans, looked at the ornate floor and said, “Ooh, it’s like a club. If only we had some fancy lights.” I turned on an strobe light cell phone app, and he began to dance. A woman beside me asked, “Why do you have something like that?” I nodded at the kid and said, “Because of things like that.”

This was a sudden and *massive* hail storm that hit west Texas on March 19, 2011. This video was taken in Levelland, Texas. I picked up a piece of hail to give you an idea of the size of hail hitting everything around us. https://youtu.be/dpSSQEDxGfw

Translation: Hey, everyone! I just realized something: I’m bilingual. Isn’t that interesting?

The problem with the anti-homosexuality perspective is the belief that it is a choice. This leads people into the (very natural-but-misguided) assumption that it is therefore abnormal. The truth, however, is just the opposite. Anyone with enough intellectual integrity can take the time to look into it and realize the truth. Homosexuality occurs in virtually […]

I am far from a grammar Nazi, but if you’re going to tell someone they’re an idiot (or otherwise insult their intelligence), at least learn the difference between your and you’re. :oP

I am not a Democrat. I am not a Republican. I am not a Libertarian or an Independent. I’m not a member of the Green Party, the Labor Party, or the Party of Five. I do not vote straight ticket unless by sheer coincidence that they all happen to be of the same party. I’m […]

I registered Metzae.net a decade ago right after adopting the screen name Metzae. Since then, it has grown into a large network of websites that cover everything from photos to politics to profanity.

I think it’s far more important that the international community start recognizing America as one of the leading voices for peace than waiting for Obama to, for example, solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Family has always been important to me. I realize that doesn’t make me special or unique, but it’s true nonetheless. I have had many friends and acquaintances throughout my life, but when I feel that familial bond with someone it makes it that much more important. And I don’t mean the people that share the same […]

In the off-chance that you don’t know what this picture is about, read this, this, and this.

“Bonsaijitu” comes from the mix of two words: bonsai and taijitu (which is what most people call the yin-yang symbol). Though it’s not finished, I am still relatively pleased with the image. I took real pictures of bonsai masterpieces and manipulated them to create this one.

America’s behavior affects almost every corner of the world. As the self-proclaimed greatest nation on Earth, it’s our duty to act like it.

Just take a look at Venus and Mars. We can literally point to our sister planets and say, “See that? That could happen to us!”

Though voting may seem pointless to some, it’s the discussions surrounding the election and the lead-up to it that truly matters. And considering how few people actually vote, each vote is worth far more than one. For every person that does not vote, there is someone that votes for them. And if you’re comfortable letting other people vote for you, then by all means sit at home while “they” think for you.

If you really want to boil it down to the absolute basics, I believe the reason we are alive is entropy. It’s the only “force” that ensures that things will change, and change is absolutely necessary for the existence of life.

We have more in common with one another than anything else in the entire Cosmos. The genetic differences between every living human is less than the difference between Chihuahuas and Huskies. We all have the same biological heritage and we all float on the same tiny ball in an unimaginably vast ocean of space. If you consider all of the various forms of matter and the possibilities of existence, you can begin to see just how much we truly have in common. One person may like lasagna with meat, one person may like it without meat, but every person that ever existed would eat a bowl of it if they were hungry.

A person can be smart, logical, and also believe in God but only if they have an incomplete understanding of logic. I don’t mean that as an insult. Logically speaking, very little about what religion has to offer makes sense. Invisible sky creatures? Telepathic connections to the undead? The Earth is only a few thousand years old? God speaks only to a handful of chosen people? Religion is the only path to morality? Be honest with yourself: none of those questions have logical explanations from a religious perspective.

“The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.” ~George Washington, 1st president of the U.S. “The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.” ~John Adams, 2nd president of the U.S. “Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man.” ~Thomas Jefferson, 3rd […]

Before society developed and codified it, religion existed (in a metaphorical sense) for millions of years. The mammals that learned to live in strict hierarchies were the ones most likely to survive. Even in the primitive world, multiple minds worked better than one. And from an evolutionary perspective, the only thing that really matters is survival.

Having personally gone through theism and agnosticism, I fully understand why people would want to call themselves agnostic atheists.

Sacha Baron Cohen… …acts gay… …but isn’t. Sen. Larry Craig… …acts straight… …but isn’t.

This is an evolving collection of songs from across the world that embody the spirit of Gaian philosophy. It was mixed together to provide a constant stream of unifying, uplifting, and empowering music. The order in which these songs appear will change as new ones are added and old ones are removed. Not every song […]

“Cosmos” by Carl Sagan was more influential to me than any book I’ve ever read. It reawakened the spirituality inside me, opened my eyes to the wonders of science, gave me a sense of self, helped me appreciate all life on Earth, and laid the foundation for the human being I have become.

Q: What does your worldview say about cooperation & conflict, if anything? A: I am Gaian. I believe that everyone is intimately related, which is why we are so contentious at times. I believe we are connected to the Earth, and our actions directly affect our environment. I believe that cooperation supersedes conflict. I believe […]

Not only should it be legal, it should be highly publicized and ridiculed. Someone once asked Jerry Springer why he, a Jew, would give KKK members a platform to spread their hate to a national audience. His response was sublime. He said that it is our obligation as a free society to allow anyone to speak their hate, but it is our duty to make sure everyone recognizes it for what it is. If we don’t refute something because we’re too busy burying it, then the “truth” becomes whatever they want it to be.

Trust me. You will love this video.

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A: Organisms are giant machines, and they require a lot of energy. All day, every day, most organisms spend their time concerned with the consumption and excretion of biological material. And since they constantly reproduce, they are introducing more of these consumers into the environment. Birth brings about mutations, which brings about change and leads […]

Q: How does evolution explain why men tend to outperform women in mathematics and spatial reasoning? A: Our species has a long biological heritage of men going out to do the hunting while the women stay at the camp to do the gathering. The men that tended to get lost because of their terrible spatial […]