Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the thought that counts requires some thinking

My husband and I spent today listening to music, talking, eating and drinking. We listened to holiday music and the music from the first Star Wars movie since we both got that as a Christmas present back in the 70s. Back then, we promptly listened to it as soon as we could get away from … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the thought that counts requires some thinking →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the kvetching continues, and “you want these in the courthouse?” part 4

Now, we’re to Chapter 19 and three months since the big splitting the sea scene.   Moses, plus hundreds of thousands, if not millions, are camped at the base of Mount Sinai. Moses goes up to Y (assumed on the mountain) and Y says that he carried all of the people on eagles’ wings here (as … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the kvetching continues, and “you want these in the courthouse?” part 4 →

15 Questions for Theists

A great list of questions for theists from hessianwithteeth's blog. I have a few to add myself: 16)When do you think the essential events of your religion happened e.g. flood, battles, etc? 17)If your answer about good and bad, or good and evil, is that we somehow need one to know the other, how does … Continue reading 15 Questions for Theists →

From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press

(a break from the entertaining, and somewhat tedious religious stuff) In an attempt to find an easier way to make our meat pies, we got a tortilla press.   I have to say that this was one of the best $25 we’ve spent in a while. It makes pressing out pie crust for hand pies so … Continue reading From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Big miracles, little evidence and the beginning of the kvetching, part 3

We find ourselves at the end of Chapter 13, which is where this god isn’t going to send his people on the easy road, because “For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” We’re not sure who this god said this to. It doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Big miracles, little evidence and the beginning of the kvetching, part 3 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Abracapocus!” plus lots of collateral damage – the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 2

After re-reading the story in exodus, I think I would be overjoyed to find out that there is no evidence for this nonsense if I were a believer. The characters are not the sharpest knives in the block. A quick overview of what has gone before.   We have a reluctant leader and a god that … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Abracapocus!” plus lots of collateral damage – the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 2 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “let my people go……. For a long weekend!” the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 1

The newest Bible as Conan movie candidate is “Exodus: Gods and Kings”. It’s a Cecil B. De Mille-ian event with a cast of at least digital thousands. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I have watched the Discovery Channel show that is trying to ride its coattails. I’ll review that after I’ve reviewed the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “let my people go……. For a long weekend!” the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 1 →

Not So Polite Dinner conversation – you’d think it was a scarecrow convention, with all of the straw men

The title's a bit of a hyperbole but I just couldn't resist using it.  It’s been an interesting, if typical, week discussing gods with believers. I have been told that I would get Real Soon Now™ the “right” answer to Romans 9; that claiming that I believed something I do not is just incorrect not … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner conversation – you’d think it was a scarecrow convention, with all of the straw men →