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
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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
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