Of all our Rants, the ones listed below stand out for various reasons. Some relay important information about who we are and what we believe, some seemed to go over well with readers, and some we just liked a lot. If you have the time, please feel free to partake. In particular, two stand out as must-reads — "The Two Percent Company" which is our obligatory kick-off post, and "Believe What You Want To Believe" which explains our views on all kinds of beliefs.
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The Two Percent Company
2004.11.19 (Fri) 12:20
The Two Percent Company is an informal group of folks who are concerned about the current direction of our country and our world. In short, we believe that people have the right to do whatever they wa [»]
Leave it to Beaver
2004.12.04 (Sat) 12:12
A recent post by PZ Meyers entitled What women are supposed to want got us thinking about something we've touched on before — the apparent agenda of the Religious Right, and the Bush Administrat [»]
Unwitting Christians and Other Anomalous Creatures
2004.12.11 (Sat) 13:23
After reading various posts from Pharyngula and God is for Suckers over the past few weeks, we became ever so confused. A post on God is for Suckers pointed out this collection of polls about religion [»]
Merry Christmas (Seriously)
2004.12.24 (Fri) 11:56
One thing that many of the fundies don't seem to get is that civil libertarians aren't just a bunch of grinches out to kill Christmas. In fact, some of us are very fond of Christmas, and would never g [»]
Based On a True Story? White Noise and EVP
2005.01.02 (Sun) 23:38
Is it just us, or has there been a disturbing trend of entertainment endorsing crackpot bullshit lately? We've talked about the SciFi channel, and their endorsement of ghosts and spirit mediums. CourT [»]
Thoughts on Newdow - Why the Little Things Matter
2005.01.09 (Sun) 13:31
A few days ago, we reported that Michael Newdow had refiled his lawsuit seeking to have the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegience where Congress implanted them in 1954. We fully supp [»]
Planet of the Bushes
2005.01.16 (Sun) 23:00
A reader of ours, Steven, seems concerned about the direction Bush's America is taking — we share that concern wholeheartedly. Steven brought up Bush's recent statements regarding the public per [»]
Believe What You Want To Believe
2005.01.30 (Sun) 17:46
At times, readers ask us questions which they feel go to the heart of our stated goals: Why do we care what other people believe? Why do we criticize and belittle religion, the paranormal, alternative [»]
New Year, Same Old Creationists
2005.02.02 (Wed) 19:16
It seems to us that becoming an expert in "Creation Science" isn't all that difficult. The curriculum goes something like this: Step 1:Read Genesis, with enough suspension of disbelief to ignore the a [»]
Marvel Madness
2005.02.08 (Tue) 09:29
In a casual perusal of the forums for the MMORPG City of Heroes, from NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, we came across a reference to one of the most ridiculous examples of frivolous lawsuits: Marvel Enterp [»]
Virginia Government Challenges Alabama's Crown
2005.02.16 (Wed) 01:25
From time to time, all states are guilty of proposing stupid or dangerous legislation, and to be sure, the federal government is no stranger to this phenomenon either. For example, every time we see a [»]
Class Action Reform & Common Sense (or Lack Thereof)
2005.02.18 (Fri) 15:48
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was signed into law today by President Bush, after passing the Senate last week by a 72-26 vote, and finding approval in the House just yesterday. This bill repre [»]
Libertarians and ColecoVision
2005.02.24 (Thu) 23:18
We recently heard from reader Joe, who asked about our view of the Libertarian party. He had read a Score entry in which we explained why we do not agree with the Libertarians, and was looking for som [»]
A Piece of Our Mind - About Ten Percent
2005.03.01 (Tue) 23:49
We've all heard it said: the old canard that humans "only use ten percent of their brains." Sometimes it's posited along with self help strategies which promise to teach us how to use the elusive othe [»]
Tucker Carlson Is, Mostly, A Dick
2005.03.03 (Thu) 19:37
We were waiting for the transcript of last Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher to come out — because that incredibly obtuse and unlovable little scamp, Tucker Carlson, was one of the p [»]
Love and Narriage
2005.03.08 (Tue) 20:13
An interesting discussion has arisen in the blogosphere, including such notable bloggers as Ed Brayton, Timothy Sandefur, Jon Rowe and Jason Kuznicki. The discussion concerns the relative merits and d [»]
Medium: The Dubious Claims of Allison DuBois - Part I
2005.03.14 (Mon) 00:00
An Introduction to Allison DuBois: A friendly skeptic that we know — let's call him Steve — recently took a technical training class through work. During a break in class, some of the stud [»]
Kids Riding the Slippery Slope of Creationism
2005.03.31 (Thu) 00:15
On March 28, PBS's NewsHour ran a segment on the creation conflict taking place in public schools all across the United States. As usual, it was the old "give each side equal time" approach which is s [»]
An Ongoing Conversation About Beliefs
2005.04.13 (Wed) 03:07
We recently received a comment on one of our Allison DuBois posts asking about our beliefs and our skeptical approach to life. The commenter, Cat, had the following to say: I feel for you guys being s [»]
So, When Does the Backlash Come?
2005.04.13 (Wed) 21:27
We've been wondering lately when the backlash against the growing Christian theocracy in the United States is going to come. Of course, it isn't a foregone conclusion that any backlash will happen, bu [»]
Only God Can Prove a Negative, and There Is No God
2005.04.25 (Mon) 00:54
In response to our series on Allison DuBois, we have received a fair amount of feedback. Among the critical comments, there is one specific theme that we've heard more than any other — people qu [»]
How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Creationist?
2005.05.19 (Thu) 22:32
Over on AlterNet, Stan Cox has an article which gives a play by play (found via Panda's Thumb) of the current Kansas Board of Education hearings, which will determine if "intelligent design" (creation [»]
Calling All Psychics: Help Natalee Holloway
2005.06.14 (Tue) 13:47
Calling all psychics, mediums, clairvoyants, spiritualists, and anyone else who wants a shot at the title: tell the world what happened to the missing girl in Aruba! Perhaps we should explain. Despite [»]
Thoughts on the Ten Commandments Cases
2005.07.16 (Sat) 00:17
At the end of June, the Supreme Court ruled on two Ten Commandments cases — McCreary and Van Orden. In McCreary, the court upheld the ruling that a Kentucky display of the Ten Commandments in a [»]
Newdow Marches On
2005.09.15 (Thu) 21:42
As reported yesterday by ABC News: A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday, a decision that could put the divisive issue on track [»]
Quite Reasonable Doubt
2005.10.05 (Wed) 10:57
These days, it's impossible to watch television without seeing advertisements for various shows — even when those shows aren't on the network you've tuned in to! So please keep in mind that we w [»]
Andrew Sullivan Hears No Evil
2005.10.16 (Sun) 16:39
Skeptico has a post up discussing one aspect of Andrew Sullivan's appearance on Bill Maher's show. In particular, we learned two salient things from Skeptico's post and the wonderful discussion that e [»]
Dover Watch - Buckingham Caught in Lie
2005.10.28 (Fri) 21:12
You know, we would have loved to say "we told you so" when we read the news that William Buckingham, the apparent senior moron for the Dover School Board, had to contradict his own sworn deposition fr [»]
Pop Quiz, Hotshot
2005.11.13 (Sun) 18:49
The following two things have a lot in common. Does this offend you? We didn't think so. How about this? If you answered "no," then you agree that a large number of Americans are behaving rather stupi [»]
What a Difference a Year Makes
2005.11.19 (Sat) 00:34
When we started our website one year ago today, the United States was in pretty poor shape. The country was being run by an idiot who played to a radical religious agenda in order to serve his true ag [»]
No, We Won't Someday Turn to God
2005.12.19 (Mon) 17:45
We've heard this line many, many times, often from those who are generally good and intelligent people (though some, like We've heard this line many, many times, often from those who are generally good and intelligent people (though some, like [»]
Sylvia Browne Outs Herself
2006.01.09 (Mon) 14:24
Finally, self-proclaimed psychic Sylvia Browne has offered some strong evidence concerning her supposed powers. Unfortunately for her, the evidence she offered pretty convincingly shows that she is fu [»]
A Nebula Far, Far Away
2006.03.24 (Fri) 17:06
Just to emphasize that you can fall prey to pareidolia even when you're quite aware of what it is, we present , we present [»]
Separation Issues Still Matter
2006.06.15 (Thu) 22:38
Judicial thorn and outspoken atheist "Rev. Dr." Michael Newdow's most recent bid to get rid of government-sanctioned declarations of religious faith — in this case, his call for the removal of t [»]
Sixth and Ninth
2006.07.11 (Tue) 21:22
Some years back, Two Percenter Jeff had a date. He picked a good bar in Manhattan, and told his date to meet him at Sixth and Ninth. After a shower and a shave, Jeff hopped on the PATH train from Hobo [»]
You Might Need Arnica Montana
2006.07.28 (Fri) 23:31
An acquaintance of ours recently underwent some major surgery, and came out of the hospital with some interesting advice from her doctor: she was told she should be taking something called Arnica Mont [»]
Take THAT, Skeptics!
2006.08.22 (Tue) 16:11
Finally, we have definitive, scientific proof that ghosts exist! Check out Finally, we have definitive, scientific proof that ghosts exist! Check out [»]
How To Be Your Own Unicorn
2006.10.16 (Mon) 21:42
Ah, proselytizing. Nothing makes our asses pucker quite like it. It's bad enough that some people harbor silly, delusional beliefs in a magical sky daddy, but add to that a compulsion to ring our door [»]
And The Rubber Band Played On...
2006.11.14 (Tue) 14:55
Pure absurdity. A hapless traveller using the handle "eastwest" on . A hapless traveller using the handle "eastwest" on [»]
Credulous Asshats of the World: You Can't Have it Both Ways
2006.12.01 (Fri) 13:46
As we've mentioned in the past, we still gets lots of correspondence regarding our various posts on As we've mentioned in the past, we still gets lots of correspondence regarding our various posts on [»]
In Which a Reader Wishes Third Degree Genital Burns On Us
2007.01.05 (Fri) 23:33
A few weeks back, our friend Steve was doing a little light cooking. He melted some butter in a pot, but then got distracted by something, and ended up scorching the butter. He set it aside, and after [»]
Putting the "Fan" in "Profanity"
2007.02.06 (Tue) 01:35
Okay, we admit it: we swear. A lot. Sometimes, perhaps, even more than is precisely necessary. But, in all sincerity, who the fuck cares?
Apparently the majority of folks that Okay, we admit it: we swear. A lot. Sometimes, perhaps, even more than is precisely necessary. But, in all sincerity, who the fuck cares?
Apparently the majority of folks that [»]
America's Most Hated
2007.02.21 (Wed) 10:21
What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? [»]
We're Still Waiting for the Ass Gnomes
2007.06.22 (Fri) 12:30
We recently received a quick note from R. Gomez via our contact page. Well, actually, it was two quick notes, sent within ten minutes of each other, but the second was merely a continuation of [»]
Another Gris Gris Bites the Dust
2008.01.23 (Wed) 21:50
We're the subject of lots of idiotic verbal attacks. Many of them amount to little more than "you guys suck!" — these lame, drive-by insults, left by people who lack the ability to counter our a [»]
The Two Percent
2016.11.09 (Wed) 16:21
We lied.
Only once, but we did lie. It was one of those little white lies meant to spare other people's feelings. The kind of lie you hope people won't ever question, because it'll just make things w [»]