Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse rips into the best-selling author of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins: "It is not that the atheists are having a field day because of the brilliance and novelty of their thinking. Frankly --- and I speak here as a nonbeliever myself, pretty atheistic about Christianity and skeptical about all theological claims …
Month: April 2009
Montana clean
My home town of Billings, Montana is tied for being the city with the cleanest air in terms of ozone concentration in the entire United States, and is in the top 25 for cleanest air in terms of particulates. From MSNBC.com: Report lists worst, best cities for air quality Ahhh. To breathe some fresh Montana …
Not quite so bright
Some of the vocal "new atheists, " such as Richard Dawkins (author of The God Delusion) like to refer to themselves as "Brights." Not everyone thinks these guys are all that bright, at least when it comes to their arguments against Christianity and theism. Dawkin's arguments against theism have been criticized as being amateurish and …
200,000
My view counter hit 200,000 today. I'm not entirely sure what counts as a "page view" in WordPress, except that my own visits to the blog are not counted. Thank you to all who read and comment on The GeoChristian. Grace and Peace
NASA Earth Observatory turns 10 — Winning image
The votes are in from the NASA Earth Observatory's viewers' favorites contest, and the winning image out of over 3000 possibilities is: A view of Earth from Saturn. To see the top ten vote-getters go to Earth Observatory's Top Ten Images of the Day. Grace and Peace
Job search
I'm still looking for a job as a geologist or GIS professional, and just updated my Ten Reasons Why You Should Hire Me post. When I picked up one of my daughters from school a few weeks ago, she asked, "Dad, did you find a job today?" I replied, "I've found lots of jobs; they …
More compassion
"The perspective of Scripture is not the survival of the fittest, but the protection of the weakest." --John Stott
