Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
I hate politics. The other people on my bus would probably be surprised to hear that, given how every morning they have to listen to me rant about how our weak-spined representatives can’t even stand up to the cosmetic surgery lobby, and every afternoon they have to listen to me rant about how Jane Hamsher [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 8th, 2009
If you’ve ever cracked open the Bible, you’ve probably noticed that it’s full of things that everyone knows don’t actually happen, like firmaments and creationism and virgin births and miracle burning bushes. Fearful that people might use this as occasion to, you know, disbelieve in the Bible, creative Bible-believers have created the Message-Incident Principle: That [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2009
Over in the USA Today, BioLogos bigwigs Giberson and Falk continue their ongoing mission to debase science. Their recipe for the “compatibility” of science and religion consists of two teeny-weeny modifications to the scientific method: 1. Observation is not a reliable way of gathering data: Putting modern scientific ideas into [the Bible] distorts the meaning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2009
There are a number of perks to living in Seattle. You can get espresso at the dentist. Bruce Lee’s grave is only a short bus ride away. You can’t spit without hitting a teriyaki restaurant. And, of course, whenever the Discovery Institute has a book signing to promote their latest anti-scientific tract, it’s super-convenient to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2009
It can be tough being a Christian. You have to believe all sorts of unbelievable things. You have to go to church every Sunday and listen to some preachy dude beg for money. You have to put up with brilliantly-written, riotously-funny, expertly-argued books patiently debunking your faith. (I suppose this one doesn’t really distinguish you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2009
Friend of the blog Enemy of the blog (and anti-evolutionist, and Discovery Institute waterboy, and loathsome human being) David Klinghoffer gloats that the Holocaust Museum shooter was an “evolutionist,” based on his demented writings: As with ALL LIBERAL ideologies, miscegenation is totally inconsistent with Natural Law: the species are improved through in-breeding, natural selection and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2009
Anti-evolutionist and friend of the blog David Klinghoffer has another gem this morning, coming up with a theory to explain why a Chinese friend of his converted to Judaism: [Maybe] God imprints a certain kind of religious preference, one of numerous possible imprints, on each person. This theory has a number of virtues. For instance, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2009
Poor Darrel Falk. Not only is he stuck being executive director of the ludicrous BioLogos project, but also his granddaughter has noticed the obvious parallels between the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Jesus. This is great for us, however, as we get to read his “yes, we were lying about the tooth fairy, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2009
Over in the Huffington Post, writer Kamran Pasha has landed the coveted “I’ve got a book to sell, and so I’ve been invited to write a poorly-argued essay about current events that will allow me to repeatedly plug my book over the course of several thousand words” slot. Today’s essay is all about how Angels [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2009
If you’re a Christian (or a Jew), you’ve probably noticed that it’s hard to believe in both science and the Bible. Human Genome Project leader (and evangelical Christian) Francis Collins has noticed this too: After his best-selling The Language of God came out three years ago, Collins began receiving thousands of e-mails — primarily from [...]
