I just finished Jerry Coyne’s new book “Faith vs. Fact”. It was a great deal of fun to read, even though I know, and have used, most of the arguments in it. Dr. Coyne does an excellent job of stating a premise, carefully defining terms, and then proceeding to support it with evidence, likely a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – review of “Faith vs. Fact”; no pussyfooting allowed
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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – geology, poster style
I decided to do a riff on a webposter I saw on Mike's website here. This is an amazing example of layers and cross-bedding, where the direction of the propelling force (in this case both wind and water) changed repeatedly over time, a lot longer than 40 days and 40 nights. This webpage is a very … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – geology, poster style
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – follow those laws….or not
This week, there were a couple of fascinating columns from the usual theistic suspects, Rabbi Gellman and Billy Graham. Billy has a column on the “ten” commandments. The querent asks why we should follow them now. Billy asks in return “which of them would you do away with if you could?” as a challenge, because … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – follow those laws….or not
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – addressing “An Open Letter to An Atheist”
This post is an answer to a post I found while rummaging through WordPress's accumulator for posts on "atheism". It made some of the classic bad classic false claims that many Christians make so I thought it would be a good example on how to respond to such things. Again, plenty of these point have … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – addressing “An Open Letter to An Atheist”
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a small interlude
Hello my subscribers. I received a very long comment on someone else's blog and wanted to take the time, and space, to respond to a Christian who is sure I am wrong and that they are the OneTrueChristian. So, this is a rehash of much of the same. This is just to give our OneTrueChristian … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a small interlude
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – religious tv – yes, you knew it was going to be awful
Here’s a pair of reviews of the tv shows I’ve mentioned in earlier blog posts. The “History” channel has a “docudrama” called Revelation: End of Days. I briefly mentioned it here. Oh my, the nonsense. I fast forwarded through most of this unadulterated piece of shakey cam crap. Here’s a bit of a stream of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – religious tv – yes, you knew it was going to be awful
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – another challenger who is sure that the bible flood happened, Diana Lesperance
(this was more enjoyable to write than reviewing bad television(which is damning with faint praise), but we’ll get to that next post. And yes, it's long. Such a great surprise 🙂 ). Diana’s claims about science are always curious, but nothing new in the realm of young earth creationist claims. I reviewed her claims about … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – another challenger who is sure that the bible flood happened, Diana Lesperance
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: Where the “History” channel has a docudrama of the Book of Revelation
Just stumbled upon this "Revelation: End of Days" a docudrama format of the nonsense from Revelation from the "History Channel" which deserves the title as much as the Syfy Channel does. It does seem to at least have better production quality than the Left Behind nonsense, but it doesn't have the excellent porn star names … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: Where the “History” channel has a docudrama of the Book of Revelation
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
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
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