Response to newspaper stupidity

I was all set to write a nice, long RNS response to a letter to the editor in today's Gazette: Paul Vaudry, "It all started with the big guy," The Gazette letter to the editor, 23 December 2005, A30. It's a creationist's view of the origin of the universe, in which he dismisses the ideas that the universe is an illusion, eternal, or self-caused, leaving only the possibility that it was created. He concludes, "If everything has a cause, what caused the initial existence of the first event in the universe? The answer -- a perfect, infinite, unchageable, all-knowing, personal god. The god of the Bible."

I'm sure you can see my problems with this article already. So I won't go on long, but will only point out briefly a few blantant problems (from the several dozen I could have chosen):

( Six problems with these two sentences, and a special bonus nitpick )

Okay, that's it for that. I now return you to your regularly scheduled LJ.

Money, food, and TV... it must be north america

Two brief messages before the "what I did today" part of the post:

1. Happy birthday, Joane! (I hope I got the day right!)
2. Happy Happy Things Day, everyone!

( That inhaler costs HOW much??? )

In other news, Ian came over and cooked me tasty dinner, full of lamb, onions, and bell peppers. Then we watched a TV show called Numb3rs, which is essentially a law enforcement show (think CSI or Law and Order) with the added twist of having mathematicians help solve the cases. Surprisingly, it was pretty good. I'd forgotten what a drain TV is, though. Very happy I don't have it in Toronto -- I'd never get anything done.

And that's it for tonight. G'night all.