That Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
A few days ago, I was watching a Christopher Hitchens video in which he was asked by a Christian why he spoke out like he did against Christianity’s overreach, and I realized that people who are...
View ArticleDuping the Educated.
I couldn’t wait another moment. We have to take a look at this news story and talk about it a little today. Yes, it’s that awesome. The piece is called “Dallas researchers out to scientifically prove...
View ArticleAnother Liar For Jesus Has Been Denied.
Hi! Did you enjoy your feast of tears? (Fat-free and zero calories!) Today we’re going to serve up the next course by looking at the curious case of John Freshwater, a middle-school science teacher and...
View ArticleThe Handbook: Why Arguments Aren’t Evidence.
We've talked before on this blog about what evidence looks like, and I don't feel like I have much to add on that particular topic than I wrote last year. But today we're going to talk specifically...
View ArticleCreationism: Living and Learning.
It must really suck to be a Creationist when everything about the human body--especially lower back pain--points back to evolutionary theory being totally real.
View ArticleThe Handbook: The Second Big Mistake Apologists Make.
Last time we talked about apologists, we talked about their first big mistake: that they start with a conclusion and find some kind of logic that will get them to that conclusion. That’s called arguing...
View ArticleThe Handbook: Science- and History-Based Apologetics.
One popular form of apologetics is the attempt to demonstrate the veracity of the Bible. This is probably the easiest form of apologetics to dismiss, as well.
View ArticleScience Denial Has Become Christianity’s Cheap Marker Belief.
Science denial is a cheap belief to hold for Christians, which is why it's a belief they cling to so hard--though it's slowly becoming more expensive--just as their other culture-wars are starting to...
View ArticleThis Is Not a Good Week to Be A Science Denier.
Check out these new developments, and as you read it all, be thinking about the contortions someone would have to make if they need to make this stuff all fit into a Creationist worldview.
View ArticleNo Miracles for Monsterlet.
Mr. Captain and I have--or rather had--a cat we nicknamed Monster for how downright evil she was (but she was "just a little one"). She passed away yesterday. Her death reminded me of how David...
View ArticleLife, Death, and Kittens.
This is what happened the day we took Monster to the vet, and after, and about death, and life, and kittens.
View ArticleThe Google Doodle: Surprisingly, Ken Ham Was Right About Something.
If you're seeing this blog post a bit late, here's the writeup about the wide-release November 24th doodle from the folks at Google themselves. You see, November 24's doodle celebrates the 41st...
View ArticleKittens and Creationism. (FULL KITTEN UPDATE 2)
Bother figured out how to jump onto the counters the other day, you see, and she's very proud of her new ability. Instead of jumping onto the counters where she has plenty of room, however, she's...
View ArticleThe Rapture Didn’t Happen in Tim LaHaye’s Lifetime After All.
Tim LaHaye, co-author of Left Behind and general Christian reality-denier, has just died at the age of 90. Thus ends a career marked by denial, grandiose ideas, wish-fulfillment, and Endtimes...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, There Is An Obi-Wan.
Australia, like most countries do, holds a census every so often to figure out how their population is changing over time. One of their census questions asks about respondents' religious affiliation....
View ArticleA Creationist Accidentally Exposes the Big Problem with Creationism.
I caught this little local news snippet yesterday and thought it was interesting--both for what it says, and what it doesn't say. It's about a Creationist coming to a local church in that area to give...
View ArticleKen Ham’s Bubble Maintenance.
Creationist charlatan and serial liar-for-Jesus Ken Ham did a little bubble maintenance this week, and I want to show you how and why he did it.
View ArticleA Totally Useful and Reliable List of Christian Books About Atheism.
The list shows us everything that Christians get wrong about atheism--and to a certain extent why they get it wrong.
View ArticleDarkness at Noon.
Eclipses are rare occurrences in our world--and even to someone raised in a science-embracing world they can feel mysterious. Little wonder that Christians have been co-opting these events ever since...
View ArticleWhat Ketchup Meringue Should Tell Christians About Ken Ham (But Won’t)
His suggestion is hilariously bad, by which I mean that it's so inept and obviously self-serving that it's had me chuckling at odd moments ever since it was brought up. I'll show you what it is today...
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