Happy 4th of July everybody. Let freedom ring-a-ding dong ding!

I hope you have a great fourth of July and you are able to spend it with a load of loved ones.

Drop a comment with what you’re up to. We went to a cookout last night with a few friends. We played that bags game.

I had a beer that I’ve never had before, and now I’m kicking myself because I can’t remember what it was. I’ll find out. It was a India Pale Ale that came in a 16 oz. can. If you happen to magically know what it was I was drinking, I’d be forever grateful.

Today we’re going to cookout with my brother in law and his partner. Hopefully we’ll make something amazing. I’m in the mood for a big bad meal.

And then later I’m going to cross the street and hangout with the folks across the street who always blow off the best fireworks into their alley. Here’s a couple shots from last year.

Christianity Debate

Via Friendly Atheist and Kilre on FB

I’m going to post the notes from NonStampCollector below the fold. You should read them. He’s spot on. I’ll keep the first lines above the fold to hook you.

With the flourish, in recent years, of popular and widely accessible debates on this subject, the arguments coming from the theistic side have very quickly become predictable, stale, old, and even less convincing than they may have been the first time they were used.

This debate has to change. Theists – when all of your arguments have been debunked, and you keep spouting them anyway, congratulations – you’re not convincing anyone except the credulous and weak minded. Are you proud of that?