Monthly Archives: September 2009

Some Meta-Arguments Against God, Part 3

Posted on September 30, 2009 by arensb

(This was originally going to be part 4, but since today is Blasphemy Day, I figured I’d bump it up.) Blasphemy and Heresy If you think about it, the very notions of blasphemy and heresy are bizare. Heresy means saying … Continue reading →

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BillDo Doesn’t Like Blasphemy Day

Posted on September 28, 2009 by arensb

PZ has already pointed out BillDo’s bit of anticipatory apoplexy over Blasphemy Day. But I want to draw attention to a specific bit of BillDo’s hypocrisy: The Center for Inquiry is factually incorrect to say that “Free speech is the … Continue reading →

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Why Blaspheme?

Posted on September 26, 2009 by arensb

September 30 is Blasphemy Day. This has a lot of people upset, including Bill Dembski, and I’m sure we can count on BillDo to splutter something incoherent about it when he hears about it. Which raises the question, why blaspheme? … Continue reading →

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Secular Bible Study: Judges

Posted on September 26, 2009 by arensb

Here are the notes (also in org mode) for the talk I’m giving later today about the book of Judges.

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Holy Shit! BillDo and I Agree on Something!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by arensb

BillDo has a post entitled “Is the Met’s Tosca Sacrilegious?” (except that he has it in all caps because it’s shoutier.) He concludes with So, no, “Tosca” is not sacrilegious. It’s just a bore. Cats and dogs living together! BillDo … Continue reading →

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Awww! They Hurt Bill’s Feelings!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by arensb

The Center for Inquiry is holding a blasphemy contest on the occasion of blasphemy day. So put your thinking caps on and come up with something that fits on a T-shirt, and also, in another time or place, would also … Continue reading →

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Should This Be A Hate Crime?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by arensb

The AP reports that a Census worker was found hanged in Kentucky, with the word “Fed” written on his chest. Should this be prosecutable as a hate crime? I’ve written about them before, and as was pointed out to me, … Continue reading →

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Sucker Bet, Anyone?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by arensb

Bill Dembski has announced that he has a couple of new books coming out. One of them, cowritten by Michael Licona, is called Evidence for God: 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science. Fifty bucks says … Continue reading →

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Reality Catches Up to The Onion. Again.

Posted on September 6, 2009 by arensb

Today’s Washington Post: There are changes in how parents nag. In what they nag about. In frequency. Parents know more about flubbed tests and skipped homework because of online grading systems. They know more about social lives because of Facebook … Continue reading →

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A New Republican Strategy?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by arensb

Just saw this in my RSS reader: GOP Uses Job Data to Attack Stimulus Wall Street Journal Republicans are using data now? Did they decide that the old strategy of yelling at town hall meetings and making shit up *cough*Michele*Bachmann*cough* … Continue reading →

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