tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583239250485118416.post7500438246542426338..comments2023-10-06T05:02:06.935-05:00Comments on Atheist Homeschooler: Mark CahillFieryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08681456246185901798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583239250485118416.post-78229772879736726372007-10-12T15:10:00.000-05:002007-10-12T15:10:00.000-05:00Mike, welcome to my blog! Reading Cahill's book ma...Mike, welcome to my blog! Reading Cahill's book made my brain hurt. I still shudder when I remember the absolute garbage it contained. I would love to hear more of your conversations with this student and how you responded to him. Do you have a blog? Or would you be willing to leave another comment here with "the rest of the story". :-D<BR/><BR/>Again, welcome! I hope to see you pop in again!Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681456246185901798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583239250485118416.post-73940700081742609812007-10-12T12:37:00.000-05:002007-10-12T12:37:00.000-05:00I'm a biology teacher. I had a student reading thi...I'm a biology teacher. I had a student reading this and challenging me on it. I have no problem being challenged, but when I looked at the book, I found not only is it weak from a religious point of view, but its "facts" are incorrect and have conclusions that are opposite of what those facts imply. I agree with both of you completely.Mike Yeomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858799920976416003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583239250485118416.post-11912600625081177462007-08-16T23:01:00.000-05:002007-08-16T23:01:00.000-05:00And did not reading the first chapter make your ey...And did not reading the first chapter make your eyes bleed and your brain turn to tapioca? No I suppose not, that is my euphemis, is it not?<BR/><BR/>There is nothing new within it. It is as disappointing as watching Kirk Cameron prove in 3 minutes that there is a god. Or the you-tube clip with the banana that the atheists are suppposed to be afraid of.<BR/><BR/><I>... while Christians want you to think that you have thought about it deeply.</I><BR/><BR/>That is precisely what I am running into. I read a mind fogging passage and shake myself from it, look back, and there is nothing but smoke and mirrors.<BR/><BR/>Shadow games. Riddles in the dark.<BR/><BR/>A waste of time.Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681456246185901798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583239250485118416.post-39081668423572278732007-08-16T21:31:00.000-05:002007-08-16T21:31:00.000-05:00I have read or skim read Mark Cahill's first chapt...I have read or skim read Mark Cahill's first chapter available for free ( I wouldn't pay for this tripe).<BR/><BR/>I am approaching his work from a marketing standpoint. Looking at how he constructs his work. How he convinces the reader, or the uncritical thinker.<BR/><BR/>I often wonder if books on Atheism should aim a litlle lower in their target audience - but then I supppose they are not in the"game" to convince people quickly. They want you to do some deep thinking while Christians want you to think that you have thought about it deeply. <BR/><BR/>Interesting that he(Mark Cahill) has a business background, or a least a business degree.<BR/>Not a doctorate in theology or any philosophical training.<BR/><BR/>I did also note that he had a quote by Australian physicist Paul Davies to back up the existance of God.<BR/><BR/>What "shits" me here is that when Mark Cahill and Paul Davies mention the word God, their understanding of what God is, is lightyears apart. <BR/><BR/>August 16, 2007 9:29 PMSean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.com