So I’m walking home from the station on Friday, and I have my headphones in, grooving to some tunes (ok, I don’t groove in public, but you get the idea), when a man starts waving at me. At first I thought, ‘do we know each other?’ However it became clear I had no idea who… Read more
Category: Religion
Talking Past Each Other
I’m quite happy to engage in robust conversation with various people across various fields. I’ve done so with MGTOWs and MRAs. I’ve done so with gatekeeping Star Trek fans. I’ve done so with people of various conservative religious beliefs. Gun control, sports, science, you name it, I’ve gotten stuck in. In the course of doing… Read more
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The Slander against Same-sex Relationships P2
I dare say this move will enrage certain quarters on Blogging Theology, given how much they were stung by remarks that weren’t even aimed directly at them before, but given the on-going desire by certain parties on that site to continue and perpetuate misleading arguments and drag irrelevancies into discussions, I feel I have no… Read more
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The Slander against Same-Sex Relationships
Not for the first time, I have found myself crossing swords with the denizens of Blogging Theology, where in a surprising turn I have been permitted to post comments on what I would normally describe as an echo chamber-style site. I hadn’t bothered to visit the site for a while, but then, almost on a… Read more
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The Mexican Wall and a Fake Crisis
This won’t be the first time I’ve crossed swords with the author of Theology Archaeology and I dare say it won’t be the last, but like my discussions with the author of Blogging Theology, I feel compelled to offer a counterpoint, even if it’s one that will be drowned out. As a little side note,… Read more
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Meerkat Musings vs Theology Archaeology – Faith Healing P2
Some time ago now, I got into a discussion with the author of Theology Archaeology on the subject of faith healing. This discussion has been rekindled, elsewhere on the web, when I discovered the original author had more or less repeated his original arguments. Not being one to let something like this stand unopposed, I… Read more
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In Preparation for the Faith Healing Duel…
Last night and this morning I had a brief conversation with someone on Twitter concerning the relationship between religion and science. I’ll leave you, the reader, to decide if I was insulting in any way. I will also add the caveat, as always, that I do not consider everyone of every faith to be in… Read more
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I was Accosted…
So I’m walking home from the station on Friday, and I have my headphones in, grooving to some tunes (ok, I don’t groove in public, but you get the idea), when a man starts waving at me. At first I thought, ‘do we know each other?’ However it became clear I had no idea who… Read more
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Confusing Politics with Religion (or the absence of Religion)
I saw this on Twitter, earlier today, and wanted to correct a few misconceptions. Firstly, atheism and communism are not one and the same. I have this argument brought up again and again as a sign that those of a religious faith are more ‘moral’ and better than atheists. You can be a communist and… Read more
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Creationism and Attacks on Science
On several occasions now, I have sparred with David Tee of Theology Archaeology. This occasion concerns an attack on science – and this is not the first time we have crossed swords on this issue. David has made several statements concerning his disdain for ‘secular science’, and it should come as no surprise that he… Read more
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Flat Earthers
Over on Big Footy, I am following and participating in a thread that highlights the extent to which people are prepared to believe wild conspiracy theories. Namely that the world is flat. This would be amusing if it were not a tragic indictment of how damaging pseudo-science is. The thread is indicative of the same problem that motivates anti-vaxxers – people will believe… Read more
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