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It’s possible that Answer in Genesis might not always be as honest as they possibly could be. Check out the headling for item 3 of their latest edition of News to Note:

Scientists have found [indirect evidence of liquid water, which can be spun through evolutionary interpretations as indirect evidence of] life on one of Saturn’s moons!

Well hell. Dem saahntiss sho is dum! The clear implication here is that scientists are claiming to have find life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus based solely on the presence of water. Naturally, I had serious doubts that the article they linked to said anything like that. Here’s the actual headline:

‘Misty caverns’ on Enceladus moon: Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft has obtained strong evidence that Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus retains liquid water.

Well, nothing about life there. Perhaps if I read on, I’ll see where the article says that this find means we’ve found life on Enceladus.

It means the Saturnian satellite may be one of the most promising places in the Solar System to search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Oh, well, that’s not really the same thing…no, not even close. Maybe some foolhardy scientist is quoted as saying that this find means we’ve found life on Enceladus?

“We need three ingredients for life, as far as we know - liquid water, energy and the basic chemical building blocks - and we seem to have all three at Enceladus, including some fairly complex organic molecules,” commented John Spencer, a Cassini scientist from the Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado.

“That’s not to say there is life on Enceladus but certainly the ‘feedstock’ is there for life to use if it does exist,” he told BBC News.

Well, hmmm…no…this person goes out of his way to point out that we haven’t found life on Enceladus. I guess that leaves one option, really.

ANSWERS IN GENESIS MAKES SHIT UP.

Here come two recent live performances at The Skylark, a place I wholeheartedly endorse with all my might.

This one is from June 10 at The Skylark’s open mic. It’s my first time rapping by myself.

Three Ninjas @ The Skylark 06-10-09 from Jason J Brunet on Vimeo.

This one here is from June 14, when Geoff and I opened for Castor and Pollution and Stepkid. It’s about 50 minutes long, and our best show to date.

Three Ninjas - Live @ The Skylark 06-14-09 from Jason J Brunet on Vimeo.

I guess I’m famous. A few weeks ago, PZ Myers agreed to be on the cover of my new EP, Make Sleepstophers. They arrived today and are ready to be distributed! In a daring act of kindness, PZ actually linked to the order page from his blog. HOPEFULLY I’LL BE ABLE TO FEED MY KIDS THIS MONTH.

Also, I mean, if you wanna like, go and buy it or whatever, that’d help me out a lot too.

HOORAY.

This comes from Ken Ham’s blog:

One of our Creation Museum guest services staff passed this along to me this past weekend:

This past Saturday I was working close to the 3 C’s room when a guest came up to me to express how much she liked the museum. I told her that I was very thankful for all the scientists and artists who have expended their time, knowledge, and skill to make the museum what it is.

Her reply was, “If I didn’t know better, I would have thought God Himself made it.”

So wait. She admits that something that looks for all the world like God Himself made it can actually have a natural explanation. Perhaps she didn’t think this through.

I don’t know what happened, but shout outs to Other Jason, Dinosaur Scientist, and Mr. Spider for alerting me to the problem. I found some funky code in the owl pellet post, which I removed, and now Google says everything is fine.

Honestly, I’m thinking of moving to Wordpress.com. I don’t enjoy having to deal with stuff like this.

“Brent Spiner revealed this week that he may appear in the next Star Trek: The Next Generation movie, but when he said he didn’t want to act, he left many fans scratching their heads. Turns out Spiner has been secretly working with JJ Abrams and the effects team to reprise his signature role … without lifting a finger. ‘I made it very clear that I have aged too much to play Data anymore,’ says Spiner. ‘I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the technology together, and so they are working on that right now.’ A body-cast mold of Spiner, created for a special effects shot in the third season of The Next Generation, provided the basis for a digital-effects version of his famous character so the figure can appear in the movie as a living, breathing actor. ‘I think it’s cool to continue on with the franchise,’ adds Spiner, who will provide the voice of Commander Data.”

From aintitcoolnews.com.

The BBC is reporting the discovery of a 23 million year old pinniped called Puijila in the Canadian Arctic. It’s around the same age as Enaliarctos, previously the most primitive fossil pinniped discovered, itself an important transitional form.

Here’s an important question that articles like this never answer: how do we know it’s a pinniped?

I’ll let you know when I find out.

UPDATE: Not Exactly Rocket Science has a post with more information about Puijila, including a partial answer to my question above: We know it’s a seal because of the shape of its skull and teeth.

Also check out this section of the Canadian Museum of Nature’s website, dedicated to Puijila, and linked to by NERS.

52% of the people who listen to Todd Friel’s Wretched Radio show don’t think so. Just thought you might like to know.

There are other interesting results on there, too. Of course, I don’t think anyone should watch American Idol.

My dear friend Taisha is brilliant! This weekend she made a Ray Comfort tampon holder out of felt! What could be more appropriate?

And what’s more, you can buy this lovely piece of functional art, and the proceeds get donated to a good cause! High five!