tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2609271714469543944..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: More creationist liesZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-56598930892871791522009-03-20T22:42:00.000-07:002009-03-20T22:42:00.000-07:00In fairness to Lincoln, that quote should be taken...In fairness to Lincoln, that quote should be taken with caution given the political situation. Had Lincoln gone on record *supporting* legal equality of the races, it would've been political suicide. Lincoln really couldn't've said anything other than what he did if he'd wanted to be elected.<BR/><BR/>That's not to say that he definitely *didn't* believe what he said. He may well have, just that we can't really take that quote as evidence of his beliefs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-41643932968445345002009-02-27T13:49:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:49:00.000-08:00Wonderful post. Thanks for doing the hard work. Co...Wonderful post. Thanks for doing the hard work. Context is such an important thing, and for a long time, we seem to have conveniently forgotten about it. If this isn't a call for everyone to be critical of every piece of information they read anywhere, I don't know what is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-15991007002611539022009-02-23T13:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T13:26:00.000-08:00[As] from a savage who delights to torture his ene...[As] from a savage who delights to torture his enemies[1][2], offers up bloody sacrifices[3], practices infanticide without remorse[4][5], treats his wives like slaves[6][7][8], knows no decency, and is haunted by the grossest superstitions[9][10].<BR/><BR/>[1] 2 Samuel 12:31<BR/>[2] 1 Chronicles 20:3<BR/>[3] Leviticus 8:15<BR/>[4] Genesis 22:1-24<BR/>[5] Judges 11:29-39<BR/>[6] Genesis 3:16<BR/>[7] Deuteronomy 22:13<BR/>[8] 1 Corinthians 11:3, 5-9<BR/>[9] Deuteronomy 28:27<BR/>[10] 1 Samuel 6:4-5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-55629672502701228712009-02-23T10:40:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:40:00.000-08:00Oooooohhhh!He condemns infanticide!Great!Now we ca...Oooooohhhh!<BR/><BR/>He condemns infanticide!<BR/><BR/>Great!<BR/><BR/>Now we can hold up Darwin as an example of the wickedness of Pro-Lifers in future!<BR/><BR/>Won't *that* mess with their little heads.Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-62200586101981693772009-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:00It's worse than that: He's effectively calling the...It's worse than that: He's effectively calling the inhabitants of Oz (what *do* they call themselves?) cabbageheads!<BR/><BR/>'s funny how AiG automatically assumes that "savage" means "not us".<BR/><BR/>"That's neither remarkable nor particularly significant, since any well-to-do English gentleman could be expected to so characterize the living conditions of the native of Tierra del Fuego and other primitive lands. (Oh, oh! I just said “primitive”!)"<BR/><BR/>To be fair: he'd prolly think the same thing about most of the inhabitants of London.Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-70298560657276639052009-02-22T22:02:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:02:00.000-08:00The unfortunate predilection for Darwin and Lincol...The unfortunate predilection for Darwin and Lincoln to be pitted against each other (and thus Lincoln somehow is made into a symbol of creationism and the religious right) is a source of vast annoyance to me. I actually wrote about this topic a little bit ago (post found <BR/><A HREF="http://mozglubov.blogspot.com/2009/02/exploits-of-lincoln-and-darwin-are-not.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>) when I discovered someone making the claim that it was an intentional slight on the part of Google and Wikipedia to highlight Darwin rather than Lincoln on the 12th of February. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, as always, nice post.Mozglubovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803674886685831282noreply@blogger.com