Casey's Critical Thinking Casey's Critical Thinking A blog and collection of essays on such topics as the existence of God, abortion, creation/evolution, Christian living and current events. Articles
Random, incoherent observation of the day
2007-09-01 03:37:00 Yesterday a mosquito reminded me of something that I find inexplicable: why are we able to discover medicines? Cortisone stops the itch of a mosquito bite almost instantaneously. I understand why mosquito bites itch. I also understand how cortisone stops the itch. What I don’t understand is why does cortisone exist? What is the evolutionary ... More About: Theology , Random , Creation , The D
Fred?s in?finally
2007-08-31 02:42:00 Fred Thompson is going to announce his bid for the presidency on September 6. Will he be able to meet the high expectations people (including myself) have of him? We’ll soon find out. Mike Huckabee doesn’t think so, but I’m starting to have some doubts about Huckabee, too, with his tax-and-spend record and nanny state ... More About: Politics , Fred , Finally , Fina , Ally
I?ve joined the ?dofollow? movement
2007-08-30 05:48:00 Today I removed the “nofollow” attribute from links in comments using the Nofollow Case by Case plugin. So now if you comment on my blog you’ll get a backlink (provided you enter one in the URL field). Note that I still moderate all comments due to all the spam I get , so please ...
Who were the sons of God and the Nephilim?
2007-08-28 13:42:00 Who are the “sons of God” and the Nephilim in Genesis 6:4? I was taught that the “sons of God” were fallen angels (possibly possessing the bodies of men) and that the Nephilim were the hybrid human-angel offspring. I always had a problem with this interpretation, mainly because I could not fathom the Bible referring ... More About: Theology , Sons , Were , Hili
What is a right?
2007-08-25 05:00:00 I was recently listening to Dr. Walter E. Williams, and he made a few comments that I had never considered before. He pointed out that we have to recognize that government has no resources of its very own. The money being spent by politicians doesn’t represent them reaching into their own pockets. Neither does it ... More About: Politics
Speaking in tongues
2007-08-23 04:11:00 Today it really would not be that strange to ask someone, “What is your mother tongue?” Of course, you would be asking the person what their native language was. Despite the fact that we use this terminology even to this day, Pentecostal churches teach that speaking in tongues refers to speaking in gibberish that only ... More About: Theology , Speaking , Tongue , Tongues , Tong
It?s not illegal if you walk backwards when you step across the border
2007-08-22 17:32:00 An appeals court in Kansas has recently concluded that just being in the country illegally doesn’t necessarily violate the law, so “…a judge cannot deny probation and require a jail sentence for a convicted drug dealer who is an illegal alien.” Hmmm. So you can be doing something that is illegal, but that doesn’t necessarily ... More About: Step , Walk , Illegal , Backwards , Acro
?Beneficial? mutations?
2007-08-21 06:00:00 Evolutionists like to cite “beneficial” mutations as the source of the creative power of evolution. There’s just one problem: all the so-called “beneficial” mutations that have been observed involve a degradation of information. Biochemist Michael Behe recently pointed this out, and I can’t do any better than the post at Uncommon Descent at describing the ... More About: Theology , Creation
Is it too much to ask for Democrats to stop trashing the United States?
2007-08-20 11:15:00 I don’t know if I would have realized the impact of what American politicians say on national television if I didn’t live in Japan. I hear so much negative talk about the United States here that is based on the lies told by Democrats on television. Nevermind the lies they continue to tell about President ... More About: Politics , Stop
Why I can?t support Mitt Romney
2007-08-17 02:08:00 Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily articulates my concerns very well: Mitt Romney , fresh from a victory in the Iowa straw poll, says now he was wrong to misrepresent his position on abortion as a candidate and governor of Massachusetts. In other words, he admits he lied ? then. But, what if he wasn’t lying back then? What if he ... More About: Politics , Abortion , Support
Better get in the race, Fred
2007-08-16 05:26:00 It’s time for Fred Thompson to get into the race. Michael Medved gives some convincing reasons why it is Mike Huckabee, and not Fred Thompson, who is going to unite the conservatives. My blog pal Bob also has a post on why Huckabee is very electable. So, where are you, Fred? It’s now or never! More About: Politics , Race
Libs can?t take criticism
2007-08-15 02:31:00 Criticize a conservative or a Republican and you’re simply pointing out the obvious. Criticize a liberal or a Democrat and you’re “attacking” them. Hillary Clinton runs a despicable ad attacking President Bush, and when the White House responds, Hillary says that the White House “attacked” her. The audacity of these people! Democrats say Bush lied ... More About: Criticism , Crit , Critic
Mike Huckabee could win the Republican nomination
2007-08-12 16:12:00 It appears as though Mike Huckabee is rising in popularity. He made a strong showing in the Ames straw poll in Iowa. I’d definitely rather see his name on the ballot than Romney, McCain or Giuliani. My dream ticket would be Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee. My friend Bob Hayton has a link to a ... More About: Republican , Nomination
Jesus = Jehovah
2007-08-12 08:09:00 It is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity that the God of the Bible is a triune God, i.e. that he exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It seems to me, however, that there are many Christians that overlook the implications of this truth. If Jesu s is God, then that means that it was Jesus ... More About: Theology , Jehovah
Government is not the solution to our problems?
2007-08-09 01:33:00 There are so many Christians out there that think it is government’s responsibility to provide for the poor. Somehow this is seen as following Jesus’ teachings. Nothing could be further from the truth. As the old adage goes, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day; teach him to fish and feed ... More About: Politics , Theology , Government , Problems , Solution
Giving tithes ensures a believer will be rich?
2007-08-06 06:24:00 I was reading a Japanese Christian forum the other day, and a certain individual stated that he made a mistake at work and yet it ended up benefiting the company. Then he had car troubles, but his company paid for the repairs. Later, his car stopped on the railroad tracks and caused the trains to ... More About: Theology , Rich , Giving , Ving
America?s strongest ally
2007-08-04 10:14:00 Whenever the issue comes up of who America ’s strongest ally is, England and Israel most often make it to the top of the list. Militarily, England is almost certainly our strongest ally, although popular support for the US in England seems to be on the decline. In the United Nations, Israel votes with the US ... More About: Politics , Japan , Foreign Policy , Strong
World-renowned philosopher pleads, ?Do as I say, not as I do?
2007-08-04 02:11:00 Sean Penn, loving husband and committed pacifist, wants the United States to embrace the principles of pacifism he personally holds so dear, engaging in friendly talks with totalitarian leaders like Hugo Chavez and ignoring when other dictators such as Saddam Hussein violate terms of surrender. I suppose the exercise of force should only be put ... More About: Politics , World , Current Events , Foreign Policy , Hilo
Rwanda prohibits death penalty for perpetrators of genocide
2007-08-02 05:52:00 Joseph Farah writes of his frustration in an article entitled, Help me Rwanda ! He is such an eloquent writer that I really have nothing to add. I highly recommend the article. Some excerpts follow: Some 13 years after the government of Rwanda sparked the genocide of some 800,000 mostly Christian ethnic Tutsis, a new government had, ... More About: Politics , Current Events , Death , Death penalty
Trip to the Creation Museum
2007-08-01 10:46:00 While visiting family in the States, I was able to take a trip to the “controversial” Creation Museum in Florence, KY (near Cincinnati). It was extremely crowded. We waited in line for 45 minutes to get in after a very long drive, but it was well worth the wait! We started off our tour with ... More About: Theology , Trip
Power of Schmooze Award
2007-07-31 12:21:00 Ladies and gentlemen, I have been selected to receive the Power of Schmooze Award ! This honor is only given by others who have received it, and passed on to other deserving recipients. The Power of Schmooze award was created by Mike at Ordinary Folk and Danielle at Pink Reviews to help ?recognize those people that ...
Praying for bin Laden
2007-07-11 12:39:00 Brother Andrew, founder of the persecuted-church ministry Open Doors, is asking Christians whether they have prayed for Osama bin Laden today. The man is obviously a good evangelist, but he is clueless when it comes to national security. He says, They have a very strong belief, and they act upon it, that in the end times in ... More About: Theology , Current Events , Bin Laden , Pray
Tiny tablet provides proof for Old Testament
2007-07-11 06:32:00 A professor from Vienna makes an important archaelogical discovery, and a British museum expert provides another example of the double standard applied to the Bible: Michael Jursa, a visiting professor from Vienna…made what has been called the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, a discovery that supports the view that the historical books ... More About: Theology , Current Events , Tiny , Proof , Tablet
Texas State Lawmaker Opposing Deadly Force Bill Shoots Would-Be Thief
2007-07-10 14:33:00 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I hate guns. I think people have a right to defend themselves, though, and especially when someone breaks into their home. Why is it that liberals and liberal lawmakers that support tighter gun control laws often carry concealed weapons themselves or have bodyguards that do? I’ve ... More About: Politics , Force , Texas , State , Stat
PageRank updates
2007-07-01 13:22:00 I’m not a professional blogger, nor do I desire to be, but I’ve been trying to improve my Google PageRank for the past several months, so I’ve been looking into how it works a bit. Just today I found a very convenient page for estimating when the next PageRank update will be: Page Rank Export ... More About: Pagerank , Updates , Ager , Gera
Japan should defend U.S. from ICBM attacks: panel
2007-06-30 08:45:00 For those of you who don’t know, Japan ’s constitution prevents them from taking aggressive action. It is so strict that when a North Korean ship attacked the Japanese Self-Defense Forces a few years back, the JSDF were apparently not allowed to fire back because the North Koreans were not using enough fire power to sink ... More About: Politics , Panel , Attacks , Tacks
Americans give record $295 billion to charities in 2006
2007-06-29 09:28:00 Okay, let’s get rid of this stereotype that Americans are stingy. It’s about time that self-righteous hollywood stars and irrelevant has-beens like Jimmy Carter quit saying things like rich states “don’t give a damn” about people in poor countries. The ABC report notes that the governments of “many other countries, such as Norway, Portugal and Japan, ... More About: Politics , Current Events , Give , Record
Double standards
2007-06-27 02:37:00 I don’t recall the AP ever running a story about Bill Maher saying that he wished Dick Cheney had been killed while he was in Afghanistan because “people wouldn’t be dying needlessly” (I couldn’t find one in their archives, either). Yet they see fit to run a story on Ann Coulter mocking Bill Maher and ... More About: Politics , Standards , Double , Double Standards , Stand
Who loves you, baby?
2007-06-22 08:47:00 Liberals claim that the only thing conservatives care about is making more money. I’m sure many of you saw the stories about the research that proves exactly the opposite last year, but it was before my blog was started, so I want to share it with you just in case you missed it. The book, entitled ... More About: Politics , Baby
The Politically Incorrect Americanism of Alba, Pacino, and Arnold
More articles from this author:2007-06-20 04:15:00 Mary Katharine Ham, the managing editor for Townhall.com, has an excellent piece on assimilation. She quotes pro-American comments by Jessica Alba , Al Pacino and Arnold Schwarzenegger and then the reactions from the anti-American, anti-melting pot, hate-filled, leftist, illegal immigration supporters. More About: Politics , Current Events , Politically Incorrect 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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