Please God, Help Me Suck Out [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
“Come on God. Now weapon can stand against you.”
Ed Brayton is a freelance writer and speaker. He is the co-founder of Michigan Citizens for Science and The Panda’s Thumb . via ScienceBlogs
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