Archive for September, 2005
Monday, September 26th, 2005
1. Be Honest About The Facts
a) The scientific evidence cannot prove or disprove His existence, because science is an innappropriate tool for examining the supernatural. Anything science can detect is, by definition, natural.
b) Don't be unnecessarily disdainful of people who have come to the conclusion that there is a ...
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2005
More cross-pasting™ I'm sad to say. The debate at TRA's Sept. 12 question of the day snarls on, and after a few days absence I jumped back into the fray...
I'm trying to figure out what all this dogma means. Several times in the comments above, various commentors have ...
Posted in life | 5 Comments »
Thursday, September 15th, 2005
At eight days since I last posted to this blog, I'm ready to shamelessly cross-paste™ my own comment on The Raving Atheist's Question of the Day (see his right-hand sidebar, or just click here).
If I must find or create or assert meaning in my life for myself, then by definition ...
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
George Bush opposes using the word "refugees" to describe the victims of hurricane Katrina, presumably because they are Americans, still living in their own country.
Jesse Jackson opposes calling them "refugees" because he claims the term is racist and has criminal connotations (huh?).
News service Reuters has decided to continue referring to ...
Posted in politics | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
Dawn Patrol guest blogger The Raving Atheist wrote in a guest post at the DP:
The most frustrating thing for an atheist is to debate a believer who refuses to answer the question, "What is God?" It's the threshold issue in any theological argument. The discussion can't get started unless the ...
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Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Robert N. Going writes that New Orleans and Louisiana have a leadership vacuum and what they need is Rudy Guiliani. A reader of his blog comments:
I am a resident of lower Manhattan and a witness to the events of 9/11 and as a Red Cross volunteer for 2.5 months ...
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Thursday, September 1st, 2005
Please pray for the victims of the winds, floods and looters down in Louisiana and Mississippi today. If you wish to help, consider a donation to a trustworthy charity such as The Salvation Army. If you are a blogger, you can participate by writing about it, and by ...
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