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Michele Bachmann Expecting Divine Intervention to Win!!

November 11, 2017January 2, 2012 by Dave

An ABC report here explains … Michele Bachmann told ABC News she expects to defy her dismal poll numbers with a “miraculous” result in the Iowa caucuses. “We’re going to see an astounding result on Tuesday night — miraculous,” Bachmann told ABC News in an interview at her Iowa campaign headquarters surrounded by young supporters … Read more

Claim: “Ancient Knowledge of Modern science”!! … nope.

September 19, 2021December 23, 2011 by Dave

Did you know that the Qu’ran contains proof that it was authored by a supernatural entity? well that is what some Muslims do indeed assert. The claim is that this 14 century old text contains descriptions of modern science and thus it could only have been written by Allah. OK then, let us pick an … Read more

Daft Claim: Proof of Allah is apparently modern embryology in the Quran

January 26, 2021November 24, 2011 by Dave

There exists a claim that the Quran describes modern embryology. The truth is that it does not, but many sincerely believe it to be true.

Responding to the Westboro Baptist loons … one great example

August 13, 2024November 13, 2011 by Dave

If anybody every asks you for an example of truly outrageous religious lunacy, only two words are required … “Westboro Baptist”. If ever tempted to think, “Nobody could be ‘that’ crazy”, well these are the folks that will prove you wrong time after time. As I’m sure you are aware, they are … (how shall … Read more

Westboro Baptist Church vs Steve Jobs

May 19, 2024November 3, 2011 by Dave

This is a bit out of date, I just happened to stumble across it here in the Washington Post and thought that it was simply hilarious. Westboro Baptist did their usual attention seeking thing, I have visions of them all gathered around and muttering, “Oh look, somebody famous has died, lets go protest“. These are … Read more

Debating Evolution with the crazies – Hints and Tips

April 22, 2024September 10, 2011 by Dave

If, like me, you engage in on-line discussions with theist crazies, then you will know that at some point Evolution will pop up. It is usually unexpected (but not always), for example yesterday when engaged in a debate with an Islamic fanatic about the existence of God (which is usually a claim that is some variation of one of the three famous arguments, the Cosmological, the Teleological, or the Ontological) we suddenly take a left-hand turn and Darwin pops up which then leaves all the non-believers thinking, “WTF, where did that come from?“, and soon we were buried in heaps of anti-evolution quotes.