Texas family fighting for 9-year-old daughter declared brain dead

From CBS News: FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas couple has 10 days to find a hospital willing to keep their young daughter on life support. But doctors in Fort Worth say 9-year-old Payton Summons is brain dead. Video shows Payton before a cancerous tumor behind her heart cut off her circulation and...

How do you take your eggs?

“The incredible, edible egg”

The egg is a simple, yet delicious, nutritious, and versatile food. It's good for anything from deviled egg appetizers to simply fired eggs for breakfast, to quiches and sandwiches, and of course as a main ingredient in many baked goods. There are many ways to cook and/or utilize eggs in cooking....

The Case for Evolution

“Evolution is science. Creationism is myth”

Evidence Supporting Biological EvolutionAlong path leads from the origins of primitive "life," which existed at least 3.5 billion years ago, to the profusion and diversity of life that exists today. This path is best understood as a product of evolution.Contrary to popular opinion, neither the...

15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense

When Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection 158 years ago, the scientists of the day argued over it fiercely, but the massing evidence from paleontology, genetics, zoology, molecular biology and other fields gradually established evolution's truth beyond...

Climate change could affect human evolution. Here's how. Global warming will likely alter the internal workings of our bodies — and cause a noticeable shift in our appearance.

As climate change brings rising temperatures, droughts, shifting patterns of precipitation and longer growing seasons, plants and animals are evolving to keep pace.Biologists have observed squirrels and salmon developing at an accelerated pace, causing them to reproduce at a younger age. Earlier...

Roy Moore files defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, CBS, Showtime

Roy Moore, the former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, on Wednesday filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming he was duped into appearing on the British comedian's Showtime series "Who Is America?" and falsely portrayed as a sex offender. Moore, a Republican...

Why There Is No God: Quick Responses to 10 Common Theist Arguments [for the existence of god]

“"If the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't exist, why are planets perfectly shaped like meatballs?" --- James Quinn”

I have been in many conversations where the debate turns into a discussion about whether God exists or not. Often times, theists will cite some "proof" for a God, which often turns out to be a logical fallacy, a vague explanation, or convoluted attempt at a rationalization. Others simply cite...

What happens when a patient says, 'Doc, help me die'

A CNN article from March 2018: My 54-year-old patient was alone in the intensive care unit, with no family or friends in his life. He slumped in his bed, gasping, staring up at me. Admitted with lung fibrosis and pneumonia, he had scars and infection aggressively replacing his airways, despite...

Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion

Thousands of Argentine Catholics on Friday renounced their membership in the church to protest its opposition to a bill that would have legalized abortion in Pope Francis's homeland, a group said.A list of signatures from Catholics angered at the church's role was presented to the Argentine...

Woman says she was fired via text message with manager saying it's "not a good time" for her maternity leave

From CBS news: A pregnant Washington state woman said she was fired via text message from a sub shop where worked, with a store manager telling her "it's not a good time to have somebody who is leaving for maternity leave in several months anyway." Kameisha Denton told CBS Seattle affiliate...