February 2011

Legalizing Murder: South Dakota Says, “Kill the Abortionists!”

You know how those of us who are pro-choice are always raging about how people against abortion are often perfectly happy to send citizens to death row, execute minors or send them off to war, or kill doctors in the name of their cause, and that obviously, as such, not all life is truly sacred to them—only the supposed life they can use to control women? It turns out that they are interested in making such rhetoric into law via new legislation in South Dakota.

The Hollow Earth

The idea that the Earth is hollow is a persistent one which pops up occasionally in cultures throughout history. The belief itself is simple: that our planet is not a solid sphere filled with molten rock, but is in fact more like a tennis ball: a hollow sphere with lots of space inside.

In most telling, the center of the Earth contains another sun which floats in the middle, bringing light and warmth to the inner Earth. (This sun is a key element, obviously, because otherwise how would all the plants grow? DUH.)

Needless to say, a basic understanding of physics and gravity is enough to dispel any lingering thoughts that our planet might be hollow. But many people don't let the facts get in the way of their beliefs.

Hitler may have believed in a hollow Earth. (Let's face it - it's less crazy than some of the other stuff he believed.) Nazi Admiral Donitz once gave a speech which seemed to indicate that Hitler was sending submarines out to the seas beneath the polar ice caps to look for the entrance.