This weekend I decided to try hot and sour soup, a staple at Chinese-American restaurants. I find it a great elixir for fighting off colds and since my husband is now snotting around, I though it was about time to make it. I used the recipe for hot and sour soup (Suan La Tang) from … Continue reading From the Kitchen – Hot and Sour Soup, plus a review of the Bible miniseries
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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and how willful ignorance isn’t a good place to start
This post from Mr. Rogers addresses my supposed distortions claimed here. I've added bullets in his post to make it easier to read. As the reader will note, a lot of dealing with theists is repetitive. There are many distortions in your piece, but let’s just start at the beginning, where you say, “none of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and how willful ignorance isn’t a good place to start
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and parables (not that Mr. Rogers)
Happily, Mr. Rogers has returned. To make things easier, I am going to address his comments here in a blog post so we can keep things somewhat coherent. His posts will be in italics and my response will follow them. I don’t claim Christians are “better.” We are sinners, saved by God’s grace. I did … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Rogers and parables (not that Mr. Rogers)
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A Pastor’s observations and my reply
Mr. Bob Rogers, a pastor with the Southern Baptist Convention, has commented on my post about the new History Channel mini-series "The Bible". Rather than allowing his comment and my response to languish in commentland, I thought I might post it here as an example of some other common Christian approaches to atheists. "Oh, my, what a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A Pastor’s observations and my reply
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the “History” Channel and its new mini-series The Bible
Oh my, the History Channel is putting on a mini-series about the bible, all with “reenactments”. Well considering that none of the essential events of the bible have been shown to have occurred at all, this should be like watching “re-enactments” of Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox and the tar baby. Their Jesus sure is northern … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the “History” Channel and its new mini-series The Bible
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 9, the second half of #19, limestone, coelacanths and circular reasoning
Part 2 of the entry for #19 We're at the penultimate post for addressing all of this nonsense! Next are mentions of limestones, living fossils and polystrate fossils. Oh and a quote from Dawkins, whom creationists are sure that all atheists worship. The quote is “"Creationists are fond of saying that there are very few fossils in … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 9, the second half of #19, limestone, coelacanths and circular reasoning
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 8 – #19 the first half, geology, misapprehensions about evolution, carbon dating and more quote-mining
We’re on the home stretch now, though the section numbered 19 is probably the longest one. It’s also probably the best for someone like me who wishes to show how creationists are just so silly. The pdf of the text of the last part (sections 19-23) of our TrueChristiantm’s post is here: truechristian post 19-23. … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 8 – #19 the first half, geology, misapprehensions about evolution, carbon dating and more quote-mining
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 6 – Geology and the burden of proof
In 14 (of the original post here), our Christian reveals that river floods aren’t worldwide. Great shock to all of you, I know. After finding this bit of the glaringly obvious, he then declares that while ancient people knew this kind of flood, they certainly wouldn’t mistake it for a global flood “even after the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 6 – Geology and the burden of proof
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 5 – Not so much geology but dueling myths
We are now at section 13. One can see the desperation rise noticeably. I’ve posted the typed text of his post at the end of this paragraph, rather than put it into the body of the blog post. It’s a pdf of sections 13-18 (so I’ll be referring to it in subsequent posts). Be warned, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 5 – Not so much geology but dueling myths
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The Illegible Post, Part 4 – On population bottlenecks and honesty
In this installment of “just how silly can this get”, we have our Christian making some claims about science in some detail and in general. “#11 This population bottleneck is a matter of genuine science and the excuse for it not being true is probably just as valid as any second rate blogger’s posts can … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The Illegible Post, Part 4 – On population bottlenecks and honesty
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