Archive for July 17th, 2007

Barbecue and the beach

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Eric said

we’re headed down to myrtle on saturday. the arcadian shores there. i always love the tackiness and the excitement. where might i get some good vinegar based along the highway?

That’s actually a very good question, and it reminds me that I have been meaning to write about the local BBQ joints for some time. Unfortunately, I seem to forget my camera wvery time I go somewhere close! If you’re near Florence, you can stop by any of the local BBQ joints – Cain’s, Jakie’s (both on Pamplico Highway), or the more popular Roger’s (on Second Loop Road).

But if you’re heading down to Myrtle Beach and make it past Florence, you probably won’t be stopping at any places to eat along the way.
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The new new criticism of the new new atheism. Same old, same old.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

In a recent editorial, Peter Berkowitz proclaims that what he calls the “new new atheism” – popularized by books by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens – is basically the same as “old” atheism.

In some sense, he may have a point. After all, how many ways can one possibly talk about not accepting ideas that either are provided with no supporting evidence or are contradictory to the evidence? But in keeping with Berkowitz’s “there’s nothing new under the sun” theme, I’d like to point out that his criticisms of the “new new atheism” are … nothing new, themselves. More below the fold.

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