Inside My Mind

The Simple Atheist: Distribution of Wealth.

simpleatheists:

I have been reading a lot on the distribution of wealth in America. What worries me the most is how similar to sounds to the makings of communism. If I remember correctly the biggest motivator behind it was the fact that the lower classes had almost nothing, and only the richest had all of the…

Sequester Cancels NASA Outreach

Well, it looks like it’s finally happened: the U.S. sequester – a “series of across-the-board cuts to government agencies totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years” (CNN) — has finally hit NASA… right where it hurts, too: in public outreach and STEM programs.

In an internal memo issued on the evening of Friday, March 22, the Administration notes that “effective immediately, all education and public outreach activities should be suspended, pending further review. In terms of scope, this includes all public engagement and outreach events, programs, activities, and products developed and implemented by Headquarters, Mission Directorates, and Centers across the Agency, including all education and public outreach efforts conducted by programs and projects.”

Bummer.

Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/100949/sequester-cancels-nasa-outreach/#ixzz2OK41BeFx

The Simple Atheist: God is a cheater

simpleatheists:

I’m going to share a story of my class final yesterday.

Ok so I walk into my geometry class and my instructor says the test should take about 3.5 hours. I think ok this will be tough. 1 hour later I finish the test with one of the 2 top grades, she accuses me of cheating, after proving I did…