Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Science vs. God

I received this from a friend, and it was too good not to share.

'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.'The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'
'Yes sir', the student says.
'So you believe in God?'
'Absolutely.'
'Is God good?'
'Sure! God's good.'
'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'
'Yes'
'Are you good or evil?'
'The Bible says I'm evil.'
The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a moment.  'Here's one for you.  Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him.  You can do it.  Would you help him?

Monday, April 4, 2011

Halfway Review: The Fight of Our Lives

My review at the midpoint of "The Fight of Our Lives" is not exactly promising at this point.  Granted it's a short book, I've put about two hours into it so far and am halfway through.  I'm a pretty slow reader, preferring to listen to myself read in my own voice, in my head.

The title of the book and blurb gave this tome a sort of "William F. Buckley, Jr." feel to it.  I was hoping to get a large dose of conservative facts and information that would for the most part, make me a more informed information consumer.  However, Bennet & Leibsohn seem to be spending more time on the liberal response to the Middle East situation and Islam in America than they are spending on their own position.  If I want to see what liberal America thinks about any of the Middle East questions, all I have to do is turn on the television.