Axiomatic Breakfast

The Great Tantra Challenge, from BoingBoing

On 3 March 2008, in a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him. That was the beginning of an unprecedented experiment. After all his chanting of mantra (magic words) and ceremonies of tantra failed, the tantrik decided to kill Sanal Edamaruku with the “ultimate destruction ceremony” on live TV. Sanal Edamaruku agreed and sat in the altar of the black magic ritual. India TV observed skyrocketing viewership rates.

The Economist has a very interesting article about the science of religion and some scientists search for where the need or desire for religion comes from. The article, The science of religion, Where angels no longer fear to tread is a good read about a subject that is very intriguing. Religion seems to be ubiquitous to Humans and it seems logical that there is some biological need for it.
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BoingBoing has has a link to a great Flowchart of medieval sexual decision making. The flowchart is from an interesting sounding book, The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present

The Dvorak Blog had this link to a hilarious postal system for post-rapture mail delivery. The Post-Rapture Post - Send Messages to Loved Ones! (From Dvorak Uncensored)

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This article is a very interesting read about a very controversial idea about the origins of the Koran: The Virgins and the Grapes: the Christian Origins of the Koran. (Found at The Dvorak Blog)

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