I’ve had two recent demonstrations of the need for external validation by theists. One on Mike’s website, where a woman, Emily Rose Lewis in comments, insisted that only she was right with her fantasies about her god. When her claims were demonstrated to be false, and she was asked for evidence, the threats fell fast and heavy. … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – external validation
Month: April 2015
What the Boss Likes – welcome to Easter, syncretic religion at its best
Welcome to Easter. Based spring fertility worship, changed to a worship of blood sacrifice and then resurrection, we have a holiday that has many faces. We've even had many dates for it, and the usual religious friction of who is "right". My favorite evidence of how religion changes is this: This is a painting by Marcos Zapata in … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – welcome to Easter, syncretic religion at its best
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a review of “One Nation, Under Gods”
Recently, I had a short blog post about a new book I’ve read, One Nation, Under Gods. I love the book, and thought I might write a longer post about it now. And I need to since I’m going to be lending it to my parents to read tomorrow. One Nation, Under God is a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a review of “One Nation, Under Gods”
Club Schadenfreude 