» Monday, 27 August A.D. 2007
yet another link dump
“Why are you here today, Paul?” “To sing opera.” Wow.
What If Everyone Cared by Nickelback. Heaven is written on every human being's heart...and so is the capacity for immense self-deception. Very enjoyable, though. (See also The True Genesis of Amnesty International...and reflect on Benenson's Roman Catholicism as well...)
How To Save A Life by The Fray.
Why Atheism is Selling...Books, containing this gem:
And maybe he's right [about the end of the age of secularism]. But there are some more proximate causes we might look to. So, for example, part of this is driven by the evolution debate--although, in truth, it really works the other way around: Atheism and religion are what drive the evolution debate. The physicist Steve Barr tells the story of a lecture Daniel Dennett gave last year at the University of Delaware, in which he claimed that Darwin had shredded the credibility of religion and was, indeed, the very “destroyer” of God.
In the question session, a philosophy professor named Jeff Jordan suggested to Dennett: “If Darwinism is inherently atheistic, as you say, then obviously it can't be taught in public schools.” “And why is that?” inquired Dennett, incredulous. “Because,” said Jordan, “the Supreme Court has held that the Constitution guarantees government neutrality between religion and irreligion.”
Dennett, looking as if he'd been sucker-punched, leaned back against the wall and said, after a few moments of silence, “clever.” After another silence, he came up with a reply: He had not meant to say that evolution logically entails atheism, merely that it undercuts religion.
The Politics of Global Warming. What? No! We're doing science here!
posted by Nate @ 11:36AM