Daisy is pretty insufferable in the book too. I actually thought that Mia nailed it.

Daisy is pretty insufferable in the book too. I actually thought that Mia nailed it.

Ahhh, too much! I just finished sorting out "incest," "incense," and "insects."

Ahhh, too much! I just finished sorting out "incest," "incense," and "insects."

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Very interesting point about the Social Darwinism aspect. I never considered that idea in regards to fundamentalism since the term no longer has public acceptance (directly, anyways).

Very interesting point about the Social Darwinism aspect. I never considered that idea in regards to fundamentalism since the term no longer has public acceptance (directly, anyways).

I have heard from some New-Earth types (such as the best student in my college biology class, ironically) that they have no problem with believing in microevolution to account for small differences between salamanders, finches, or insects, but that macroevolution, which traces lineages between higher taxa, is…

I have heard from some New-Earth types (such as the best student in my college biology class, ironically) that they have no problem with believing in microevolution to account for small differences between salamanders, finches, or insects, but that macroevolution, which traces lineages between higher taxa, is…

No silly. All of the dinosaurs drowned with the chimeras and unicorns.

No silly. All of the dinosaurs drowned with the chimeras and unicorns.

One of my favorite topics to discuss with hardcore fundamentalist Christians is the logistics of Noah's Ark. Case in point: there are 400,000 species of beetles. If evolution doesn't exist, and no new species can be created, then simple math says that a grand total of 800,000 of them need to board the ark. That's a…

One of my favorite topics to discuss with hardcore fundamentalist Christians is the logistics of Noah's Ark. Case in point: there are 400,000 species of beetles. If evolution doesn't exist, and no new species can be created, then simple math says that a grand total of 800,000 of them need to board the ark. That's a…

The Epic of Gilgamesh does it even better. The people that help 
Utnapishtim  build the ark are left outside when it starts to rain.

The Epic of Gilgamesh does it even better. The people that help 
Utnapishtim  build the ark are left outside when it starts to rain.

In Paradise Lost, I remember Milton stating (through Adam and Michael, of course) that the point of the myth was that a Christian should celebrate the salvation of a single just man more than he should mourn the condemnation of   an entire race. That was always my favorite interpretation, because the world can seem…

In Paradise Lost, I remember Milton stating (through Adam and Michael, of course) that the point of the myth was that a Christian should celebrate the salvation of a single just man more than he should mourn the condemnation of   an entire race. That was always my favorite interpretation, because the world can seem…

Gilgamesh, now there's a man who knew how to grab a bull by the horns.

Gilgamesh, now there's a man who knew how to grab a bull by the horns.