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A Convenient Kind of Science
Posted by anaglyph under Atheism, In The News, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Skeptical Thinking, WooWoo
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Sometimes the minds of really bright people can think really dumb thoughts.
Francisco J. Ayala is an evolutionary biologist of quite some expertise, a critic of creationism and intelligent design, and an active petitioner for the advancement of stem cell research in the US and throughout the world. And yet, as he reveals in his post on the Guardian blog this week, 'Religion has nothing to do with science – and vice versa' his accomplishments as a scientist don't stop him from having bewildering thought processes.
The basic thrust of his piece is that science has no business occupying itself with the domain supposedly reserved for religion (and vice versa, but as we shall see in a bit, that's nothing more than a sop to the unthinking). That is, science should butt out of matters of good and evil, right and wrong, purpose or none. It takes him about three paragraphs to reveal that he's playing with a marked deck.
The scope of science is the world of nature: the reality that is observed, directly or indirectly, by our senses. Science advances explanations about the natural world, explanations that are accepted or rejected by observation and experiment.
Outside the world of nature, however, science has no authority, no statements to make, no business whatsoever taking one position or another. Science has nothing decisive to say about values, whether economic, aesthetic or moral; nothing to say about the meaning of life or its purpose.
Did you see the card go up his sleeve? He has simultaneously put religion outside our natural world and forbidden science from that domain. In other words, science can't know the Mind of God, because.
It's such a breathtaking piece of religious bias that I almost stopped reading right there.
What he's advancing is in fact the very foundation of the concept of religion: give up (for reasons that cannot be expressed in any rational manner) everything you know and can demonstrate to be true, in preference to concepts that you (or other people, usually) suppose might be. That's called 'Faith' and it goes by another name too: 'Magic'. Ayala simply cannot make a claim like that and retain any level of credibility. If you allow that as a piece of valid reasoning, you allow ANYTHING to be possible. And I'm willing to wager a large amount of cash that Ayala doesn't believe that huge numbers of Americans are being abducted by aliens, or that Xenu is going to come to Earth and smite us all, or that a little green man lives in the peyote plant or any number of other equally preposterous ideas. Yet, by his argument he has no choice but to believe them all because they are ALL outside his allowance for the realm of science!
The above quote also carries with it the implicit endorsement that religion does have something decisive to say about economic, aesthetic or moral values, and about the meaning of life and its purpose. That's plainly hogwash. Which religion? Says what? For every one thing that a religion says, a contradiction can be found in another. Religions can't even make up their minds internally about what they think about many things. Religions say stuff about all these things that's for sure, but whether what they say is valuable, or 'decisive', or even worth paying attention to, is a highly questionable conjecture.
Further on he takes the words of Richard Dawkins and bends them to his already-decided will:
The biologist Richard Dawkins explicitly denies design, purpose and values.
In River out of Eden, he writes:
"The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Dammit – did you see that? He palmed another ace!
Firstly, Dawkins is talking here about the mechanics of the Universe, as Ayala must surely understand. Dawkins does not say that we should expect to find no purpose or evil or good or blind pitiless indifference in humans. Dawkins is saying that there is no reason to suppose that those things are inherent in the Universe, and that this is in fact exactly what we see.(i) Ayala's argument is based on a religious misrepresentation of scientific thinking, and, as a scientist, he should jolly-well know better.
Let's see if Ayala is dealing anything else from the bottom of the deck. He goes on to conjure the spirit of William Provine, noted evolutionist and atheist:
William Provine, a historian of science, asserts that there are no absolute principles of any sort. He believes modern science directly implies that there are no inherent moral or ethical laws, no absolute guiding principles for human society.
There is a monumental contradiction in these assertions. If its commitment to naturalism does not allow science to derive values, meaning or purposes from scientific knowledge, it surely does not allow it, either, to deny their existence.
Zip! Now that's a hand that'd get you shot in a saloon game of poker!
Let's just clarify things a little. Ayala is making an explicit statement here that there are two kinds of worlds in which we live: the natural world (which is defined by science) and the supernatural(ii) world which is out of the reach of science. Because science can make observations about the natural world such that there appears to be no inherent meaning, morality or purpose, it has, therefore, no right to deny the existence of such things.
What total corn syrup! Science has every right in the world to put up a case for the non-existence of these things! Let me re-write that sentence slightly to make it clear why it's so incongruous:
'Because science can make observations about the natural world such that there appear to be no inherent reasons to believe in pixies or unicorns or fairies, it has, therefore, no right to deny the existence of such things.'
This idea of putting such abstract concepts as 'meaning', 'purpose' or 'morality' outside of nature is just religious sleight of hand. Who says that should be so, and by what criteria? Ayala begins by drawing up rules that suit his argument and then criticizes science for not playing by them!
It's a bit of a straw man, in any case. He's attempting to distract us from a much more pertinent point: the fact that science finds no 'natural' morality does not imply that a social morality is not possible (it clearly is) and most importantly, it certainly does not automatically stamp an imprimatur on religion to take that role. In fact, I would argue that a great deal of our current social morality is held in place not by religion, but by the social constructs we've developed under cultures that hold largely scientific world-views. We don't, for example, find mobs of atheists going around behaving amorally (as much as I'm sure a lot of religious people think that is what happens), primarily because people like me who don't hold with religion can actually maintain good moral lives without it, believe it or not.
Religious thinkers just love to believe that it is religion that holds our morality in check and stops the world from spinning into unmitigated and wanton chaos, but if they buy into that notion they must necessarily buy into a paradoxical uber-belief: it doesn't matter what kind of religious belief you hold, as long as it's a religious belief.(iii) This is plainly a ridiculous and indefensible stance. For a start, there are plenty of religions that adhere to questionable morals.(iv)
I've attacked the versa part of Ayala's essay first because I think by doing so it casts illumination on another piece of his prestidigitation. Let's look at the 'Religion has nothing to do with science' part. Here, Ayala invokes Augustine, the emperor who rearranged Christian religion because it didn't really suit his taste:
As he [Augustine] writes in his commentary on Genesis:
"If it happens that the authority of sacred Scripture is set in opposition to clear and certain reasoning, this must mean that the person who interprets Scripture does not understand it correctly."
Is anyone else rolling on the floor laughing?
Again, let me clarify: If anything that makes sense appears to be in conflict with the Scripture, then that's because the Scripture isn't being properly interpreted. It can't possibly be that the Scripture is nonsense!(v)
It baffles me that a smart person can even indulge in such poppycock. From the start, it makes a ridiculous presupposition that the Scripture, like Ayala's conditions for religion itself, lies outside nature – particularly outside human nature. How can a person with scientific training possibly believe that?
Ayala now throws a bone to the wolves in allowing that religion has nothing definitive(vi) to say about the 'precincts of science':
Religion has nothing definitive to say about these natural processes: nothing about the causes of tsunamis or earthquakes or why volcanic eruptions occur, or why there are droughts that ruin farmers' crops. The explanation of these processes belongs to science. It is a categorical mistake to seek their explanation in religious beliefs or sacred texts.
It's a banal dismissal of superstitious thinking of the gross kind. Of course we know that God can't be blamed for earthquakes and eclipses and droughts and plagues of locusts. The only people who believe that kind of thing are the same ones who believe that God sits outside the realm of nature and can accomplish miracles!
No matter how he might frame his argument, Ayala does not care about balance. He is concerned only with propaganda. Like all religious people he is scared that the truth is frightening and ugly and something he doesn't want to hear, and that if science turns its sights on 'matters of Scripture' it might reveal, not that the Scripture is being interpreted incorrectly, but, as it has done time and time again, that the Scripture is wrong.
Ayala is only paying lip service to science, and to justify his already formed beliefs (Ayala is a former Dominican Priest) he seems compelled to attempt to somehow shoehorn science into the religious framework of a worldview that was formed half a millennium ago. His version of science is, for an evolutionary biologist, a puzzlingly simplistic mechanical one. It's a science that doesn't ask hard questions. It's a science that obligingly looks the other way when religion walks into the room. It's a convenient kind of science.
As we all know, though, science doesn't care about convenience. Science doesn't care how we think the world should be, or how we wish it was. It just shows us how it is. The way I see it is that we have two choices – we either side with science, look bravely on the Universe and be awed and humbled by our ignorance, or we cower behind our fingers with religion and make pretend everything will be OK. Either way, the world itself does not change.
- Why isn't Ayala arguing that point? Because as an evolutionary biologist, he knows he can't win. 'God' – at least no kind of God that cares a hoot about us – is not apparent in the natural workings of the Universe. [↩]
- I'm using the word in its most literal sense here: 'of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural' [↩]
- Or, perhaps more accurately: 'It doesn't matter what kind of religious belief you hold, as long as it's MY religious belief'. [↩]
- The majority of them, I would contest. [↩]
- There are so many things wrong with this reasoning that I can't begin to enumerate them all. The Bible, for example, makes explicit statements about the natural world. By Augustine's reasoning, if any of these statements are thrown up against convincing scientific refutation, then there must be some interpretive error – it's NOT an error of Scripture. What an astonishing 'get-out-of-jail-free-card' that is! In this way, the Bible can be eternally revised to fit with the way the natural world is shown indisputably to be and always remain correct! How can the rigorous process of science even begin to compete with such absurdity? [↩]
- Anyone else notice that card go to the bottom of the deck? 'Definitive' is a slippery term, especially in the light of Ayala's other slipperiness. 'Definitive' allows that religion can have all kinds of things to say about the realm of science if it likes – just not 'definitive' things. [↩]
31 Responses to " A Convenient Kind of Science "
As you have explained, it is quite torturous listening to these kinds of arguments. For the good Dr Ayala it must be difficult (because of course it's impossible) attempting to live with these ludicrous contradictions inside his skull.You'd think he'd see enough magic all around him in biology for example, but no!
What a ridiculous get out of jail free card the 'Religion has nothing definitive to say about these natural processes' is. Doesn't he realise though that by absolving God from ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY CONNECTED WITH THIS WORLD that he is in fact rendering his deity worthless…
Oh I could go on but I won't, France beckons the royal party and departure is imminent. Perhaps God will try to take the plane down with us aboard – oh hang on, it's nothing to do with him is it! Guess we'll rely on science to get us through – once again.
The King
ps Still here!
In the words of Mr Spock: "It is not logical." To which someone replied, "Who said humans were logical?"
I'm with Spock.
The King
Looks like youre preachin to th choir, Revrend.
Being blinded by science is as bad as being blinded by religion, even science takes a little "faith" in some aspects of it
If I didnt know bettr, Revrend, Id take you fer a membr o th Sodomite Damnd.
I find religion to be a mental illness. I was raised Christian, and it wasn't atheists that brought me to my senses, it was weirdo xtians. The capacity for self-deception was shocking and raised a serious red flag.
So I sat down and started researching, spent most of the night on it, and by dawn I was pretty angry. They weren't just deceiving themselves, they were lying to me.
So rather than go on about that, I'll share the most amazing passage I've ever read about debating evolution with someone who is willfully ignorant. This was originally posted on Fark by Lizard_SF:
"Let me try this another way. Suppose, in the interest of debating Christianity, I said to you, "How is it that of God's five sons, which he bore upon five different mothers at different times in history (See Aristotle 5:6-16), it was only Jesus who actually went into hell and fought Satan hand-to-hand (Cohen 14:2-45), while the others just sat around? Also, when Thor and Hercules meet Moses in the desert (Second Exodus, 17:1-12), why does the Bible have Thor wielding a sword, instead of his famous hammer?"
"You'd look at me slack-jawed for a second or two, then tell me that I clearly haven't read the Bible, know nothing about Christianity, and you can't answer these questions because they're nonsensical — it's like asking "If 2 and 2 makes oranges, how can you say pi=51?" The question shows such a fundamental level of ignorance that the only way to "answer" it is to go back to ground zero and start over, and, by the time you've learned enough to ask a sensible question, you'd know why your first question was nonsense.
"Based on your posts here, that's the state you're at with your "knowledge" of evolution. You're speaking nonsense. Your questions can only be "answered" by starting you over in first grade and teaching you science. There are certainly many intelligent and interesting questions to be asked about evolution — this is why scientists keep filling up journals with new studies, new discoveries, etc — they ask the question and then they seek out the answers. You, however, do not yet possess enough knowledge to ask those questions. This doesn't mean you're stupid, just ill-informed. The main question for you, then, is are you willing to invest the time to learn what you need to learn to ask the right questions, or do you prefer ignorance? Your call."


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Risotto with Asparagus and Wild Mushrooms
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
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- Calories: 275
- Calories from fat: 15%
- Fat: 4.6g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Protein: 8.4g
- Carbohydrate: 49.8g
- Fiber: 2.9g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
- Iron: 3.6mg
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- 1/2 ounce dried chanterelle mushrooms
- 8 sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 cups (2-inch) sliced asparagus (about 3/4 pound)
- 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
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- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl; cover and let stand 30 minutes or until soft. Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup soaking liquid. Chop tomatoes; set aside chanterelles and tomatoes.
- Steam asparagus, covered, 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; set aside.
- Bring the reserved soaking liquid and broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, garlic, and cremini mushrooms; sauté 6 minutes or until tender. Stir in rice; cook 1 minute. Stir in chanterelles, tomatoes, wine, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes or until wine is nearly absorbed. Stir in 1/2 cup broth mixture; cook 3 minutes or until the liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. Add remaining broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of broth mixture is absorbed before adding the next (about 25 minutes total). Add asparagus and cheese, and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
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Caramelized Peaches with Ice Cream
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- Calories: 258
- Calories from fat: 38%
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated fat: 7g
- Cholesterol: 37mg
- Sodium: 34mg
- Carbohydrate: 41g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugars: 36g
- Protein: 2g
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
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You won't find this lesson in here.Faith Kroll and Jim Marcus have caused a heap of trouble at Northwestern University after their human sexuality "lecture" gave 100 students a full view of Kroll's naked body while her fiance -- Marcus, a 45-year-old guest lecturer on kink -- masturbated her with a "sex saw," a device designed to bring a woman to orgasm with a saw-like motion.
One hundred Northwestern students are now scarred for life if you believe the university president, Morton Schapiro, who is launching an investigation into the live sex act, which was performed for students as part of an optional after-class lecture.
Maybe it's because I just returned from Amsterdam where live sex shows are everywhere or maybe it's because I honestly believe that the more we know about sex, the better it is, but I don't see a darn thing wrong with it.
The class was voluntary, the participants consented, and the act probably taught the students a whole lot about human sexuality and the female orgasm. So what is the problem? According to the Sun-Times, Schapiro said:
I feel it represented extremely poor judgment on the part of our faculty member. I simply do not believe this was appropriate, necessary, or in keeping with Northwestern University's academic mission.
OK, well the academic mission of any college ought to be to prepare students for life. I went to a sex toy informational session on my college campus and, although there was no demonstration, there was a lot of informative and interesting discussion. The fact is, masturbation is an important part of sexuality. Although in this case, a partner was involved, the basic premise is that a sex toy is a part of (gasp!) human sexuality! The very title of the class!
The toy, as described by users, is technically a BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism) toy but it's not about pain. Quite the opposite. The idea is that the tool can provide a woman with an orgasm in three minutes. Fantastic.
So why are people getting all prude-y about this? Let's review: Students were warned. The people demonstrating it were in a committed relationship. And finally, the class is called HUMAN SEXUALITY. It's not about geology, people.
We should all learn how to successfully have an orgasm on our own or with a partner. If this class brought some women closer to that possibility in their own lives, then it has merit. The curriculum wasn't encouraging promiscuity or anything of the sort. It was teaching a life skill we all ought to know, one that is no less important than how to tie our shoes or solve a math equation.
Actually, scratch that. I use my orgasm skills a lot more in my real life than I do my algebra ones. I'd say it's more important.
Do you think learning to use sex toys is important?
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Oh my...
the word porn comes to mind
Anyone who feels uncomfortable with this issue needs to take a step back and view the reasons for their own prudishness. We're not talking 12 year-olds here, these are mature adults who are having an active interest in educating themselves in a society where the very word masturbation has sordid connotations. Why is that? Everyone does it, yet few admit to it. A class on human sexuality - thank goodness there are efforts to take the country out of the 18th century and in to the 21st. Kudos to the lecturers!
This is spreading perversion. Our standards are falling so quickly, they will soon be gone. Continue to support the downfall of our society to prove you are progressive. I'm sure the other morally bancrupt will be impressed by you.
And let's not kid ourselves. This is not about education. You can find porn by typing pr0n into google. You don't even need to be literate.
How in the heck is a human sexuality course a perversion?? It's sex!! You have a child, so unless you adopted, you had sex. People masturbate. It's a part of life. Maybe if more people were comfortable with their bodies and every amazing thing it does, we would be a lot less pissy in this world. Just my thoughts. Sex is not a dirty word. And kink is by far more main stream than you think.


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The Cinnamon Bear: An Old-Time Radio Christmas Tradition
Published on - November 29th, 2008 (by J.D. Roth)
Because I love The Cinnamon Bear so much, I post this exact same article every year on the 29th of November. If you have young children — and even if you don't — I encourage you to listen to these old radio broadcasts with your family.
Holiday traditions don't have to be expensive. Some of the best traditions don't cost anything at all.
When I was a boy, Christmas meant The Cinnamon Bear. During the weeks before Christmas, a Portland radio station (KEX) would broadcast a fifteen minute episode of this story every night.
The Cinnamon Bear chronicles the adventures of Judy and Jimmy, and their fantastic trip through Maybeland as they search for the missing Silver Star that belongs atop their Christmas tree.
I loved the cast of characters and the exotic locales: the Root Beer Ocean and the Inkaboos, the Wintergreen Witch, the Looking Glass Valley, the Crazy Quilt Dragon. And, of course, I loved Santa Claus and the North Pole.
Because of the vagaries of copyright law, most old-time radio broadcasts are now in the Public Domain. The Cinnamon Bear is freely distributable. Some radio stations still broadcast the show every year. But don't worry about hunting for it: I've gathered all of the episodes here for you to download.
Collected below is every episode, in order. The program is meant to be heard once per day between November 29th (that's today) and Christmas Eve. It was one of my favorites when I was a kid, and modern parents tell me their children love it, too. Enjoy!
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #1: "Paddy O' Cinnamon"
[Originally broadcast 29 November 1937 — 2.59mb, 11:18]
Judy and Jimmy write letters to Santa. The Silver Star Christmas ornament is missing and the kids go up to the attic to find it. They meet Paddy O'Cinnamon (The Cinnamon Bear) who tells them the Silver Star was taken to Maybeland by the Crazy Quilt Dragon.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #2: "Weary Willie"
[Originally broadcast 30 November 1937 — 2.59mb, 11:44]
Paddy O'Cinnamon shows Judy and Jimmy how to de-grow so they can follow the Crazy Quilt Dragon to the Lollipop Mountains. They climb into Paddy's Soda Pop Airplane and fly through the tunnel.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #3: "Crazy Quilt Dragon"
[Originally broadcast 01 December 1937 — 2.71mb, 11:51]
Feeling remorseful for drinking their Soda Pop and stranding them in Looking Glass Valley without fuel, Weary Willie has the Stork fly them out on his back. They catch Crazy Quilt but he drops the Silver Star in the Root Beer Ocean.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #4: "The Inkaboos"
[Originally broadcast 02 December 1937 — 2.70mb, 11:46]
While they try to find the Silver Star, Judy and Jimmy are captured by the Inkaboos. King Blotto is insulted and sentences them to die in the Immense Inkwell.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #5: "Weasley the Wailing Whale"
[Originally broadcast 03 December 1937 — 2.84mb, 12:25]
Crazy Quilt comes to the rescue. The children escape to the Root Beer Ocean, where they see the Silver Star floating on the waves.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #6: "Samuel Seal"
[Originally broadcast 04 December 1937 — 2.91mb, 12:43]
Wesley the Wailing Whale swallows the Silver Star. Samuel Seal recovers the Silver Star from Wesley, only to have Penelope the Pelican carry it off.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #7: "Presto the Magician"
[Originally broadcast 05 December 1937 — 2.85mb, 12:26]
Judy and Jimmy meet Presto the Magician. He pulls Penelope the Pelican from his hat, but she has dropped the Silver Star on the Island of Obi.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #8: "Candy Pirates"
[Originally broadcast 06 December 1937 — 2.73mb, 11:55]
Judy and Jimmy are captured by Captain Taffy and his Pirates. They take the kids to the Magic Island and loan them a rowboat.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #9: "Roly-Poly Policeman"
[Originally broadcast 07 December 1937 — 2.83mb, 12:21]
Judy and Jimmy are on the Magic Island, where the Roly-Poly Policeman has taken their Silver Star for his uniform. But before the kids can get to him, Crazy Quilt Dragon runs off with the Silver Star again!
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #10: "Professor Whiz"
[Originally broadcast 08 December 1937 — 2.79mb, 12:10]
Paddy O'Cinnamon, the Cinnamon Bear has disappeared. Judy and Jimmy are chasing Crazy Quilt Dragon to get their Silver Star. Professor Whiz tells them about the Wintergreen Witch. They follow Crazy Quilt into the Picture Forest, where they meet Fraidy Cat.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #11: "Fee Foe the Gentle Giant"
[Originally broadcast 09 December 1937 — 2.91mb, 12:41]
Fee Foe the Gentle Giant shows Judy and Jimmy the Goody-Goody Grove and invites them for lunch. They start to follow Crazy Quilt when it suddenly gets very, very dark!
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #12: "Rhyming Rabbit"
[Originally broadcast 10 December 1937 — 2.88mb, 12:34]
Judy and Jimmy meet up again with Crazy Quilt, who says the Wintergreen Witch forced him to steal the Silver Star. While trying to find their way back to the Wintergreen Witch's house, they encounter the Rhyming Rabbit.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #13: "The Wintergreen Witch"
[Originally broadcast 11 December 1937 — 2.85mb, 12:25]
The Wintergreen Witch tries to take Judy and Jimmy's Silver Star and change the kids into mice, but they get away. After their hurried flight, Crazy Quilt sits on the Silver Star and breaks it.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #14: "Queen Melissa"
[Originally broadcast 12 December 1937 — 2.81mb, 12:16]
Crazy Quilt suggests that they all visit Melissa, the Queen of Maybeland, who can tell them how to fix the Silver Star.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #15: "Snapper Snick"
[Originally broadcast 13 December 1937 — 2.78mb, 12:08]
Judy and Jimmy learn that they can only read Queen Melissa's magic instructions in total darkness, which only occurs in the Wishing Woods. On the way there, the kids meet Snapper Snick the Crooning Crocodile, who swallows the magic instructions.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #16: "Oliver Ostrich"
[Originally broadcast 14 December 1937 — 2.85mb, 12:26]
Snapper Snick explains that he reads by eating and that's how he is able to read in the dark. Judy and Jimmy learn that the magic instructions direct them to the the Wishing Well. On the way, they meet Oliver Ostrich who eats alarm clocks. Oliver directs them to the Wishing Well — Paddy O'Cinnamon, the Cinnamon Bear, falls in.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #17: "Muddlers"
[Originally broadcast 15 December 1937 — 2.83mb, 12:22]
Judy and Jimmy use their one wish, given by the Wishing Well, to get rescue Cinnamon Bear, and now they can't fix their Silver Star with the Wishing Well's magic. While trying to get out of the Wishing Woods, they encounter the Muddlers and the River of Mud.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #18: "Cocklebur Cowboys"
[Originally broadcast 16 December 1937 — 2.82mb, 12:18]
Slim Pickens and the Cocklebur Cowboys of the Purple Plain come to the rescue of Judy and Jimmy, Cinnamon Bear and Crazy Quilt, pulling them from the mud.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #19: "Wooden Indian"
[Originally broadcast 17 December 1937 — 2.82mb, 12:19]
Judy and Jimmy are being chased by Chief Cook and Bottle Washer, a wooden Indian who wants Crazy Quilt's pelt for his girlfriend Many Happy Returns. Judy trades her looking glass to him instead. After he leaves, they encounter the Wintergreen Witch again in the Golden Grove.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #20: "Flying Hat"
[Originally broadcast 18 December 1937 — 2.79mb, 12:10]
The Grand Wonky arrives in the nick of time to banish the Wintergreen Witch to Looking Glass Valley. While searching for the Singing Tree, they find the Flying Hat and it has a mysterious note attached.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #21: "Snowman"
[Originally broadcast 19 December 1937 — 2.74mb, 11:59]
The mysterious note invites the crew inside where they find chairs just the right size for all of them. The Flying Hat carries them to the Land of Ice and Snow to get the Silver Star fixed. They ask the Snowman how to find Nicki Froodle, as Queen Melissa told them. Nicki turns out to be an Elf, and he takes them to see Santa Claus.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #22: "Santa Claus"
[Originally broadcast 20 December 1937 — 2.78mb, 12:08]
Santa Claus welcomes Judy and Jimmy and introduces them to Jack Frost who repairs the Silver Star only to have it vanish again.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #23: "The Bad Dolls"
[Originally broadcast 21 December 1937 — 2.90mb, 12:39]
The Bad Dolls have stolen the Silver Star. Santa orders out the Tin Soldiers to capture the Bad Dolls and return the Silver Star.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #24: "The Parade"
[Originally broadcast 22 December 1937 — 2.86mb, 12:30]
The Wintergreen Witch appears again aiding the Bad Dolls in defeating the Tin Soldiers. Santa orders out reinforcements while Judy and Jimmy watch the Christmas Parade. After the Parade, Captain Tintop brings back the Silver Star.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #25: "Captain Tintop"
[Originally broadcast 23 December 1937 — 2.87mb, 12:30]
Captain Tintop tells how they defeated the Wintergreen Witch and then the group goes to a grand banquet hosted by Santa Claus. After the banquet, Crazy Quilt runs off with the Silver Star once again.
The Cinnamon Bear, episode #26: "North Pole"
[Originally broadcast 24 December 1937 — 2.78mb, 12:09]
Crazy Quilt heads for the North Pole with Santa Claus, Judy, Jimmy, and Nicki Froodle in pursuit. They catch Crazy Quilt and tackle him to recover the Silver Star. Then they wake up in the attic just in time to decorate the Christmas Tree.
When I was a boy, my brothers and I huddled around the wood stove and listened to the show on AM radio. Now, through the magic of technology, you can download these mp3s, curl up under your electric blanket, and listen on your iPod. Better yet, tuck your children into bed and listen to the story with them. This is a wonderful no-cost holiday tradition.
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You seem to be immaculately enthusiastic about this show. Thanks for sharing this. The main message of Christmas should be the joy of sharing with those who are less fortunate. However, our consumption-based society makes us to spend beyond our limits.
Hah! I remember listening to this in second grade everyday on the carpet… Excellent call.
I wanted to mention that there are various OTR groups as part of yahoo. You can join and then become part of their distributions (distros)in order to get OTR for free in exchange for making copies for others.
I personally STILL like hearing Dragnet.
While I appreciate your efforts to keep this show alive, you should know that it is still protected under copyright and posting this is effectively stealing. You can read about the current rights owner at your wikipedia link.
i'm too young to remember this but i will listen to it. I sometimes want to journey off in a place called Maybeland. thanks
It is in public domain and downloadable at http://tinyurl.com/6qecxd, and OTR Cat has them. They can be found in other places on the web, all in public domain.
What a nice Christmas tradition. My family likes to watch "A Christmas Story" every year (You'll shoot your eye out, kid!). One year my wife and I bought the DVD for our daughters, only to find on Christmas day that they'd done the same thing for us. Now we all have a copy.
Thank you. I just listened to episode one with my 12 year old son, and while he rolled his eye's abd tried to resist, at the end he asked slyly if that "was all" yep, I said until tomorrow night!
I really like the show even though I've only heard one so far. It's quite descriptive and I can imagine what every thing looks like in my mind.
I listened to this as a youngster and totally felt I was with Jimmy and Judy and so did my children. I am now trying to get my grandchildren gathered around to listen. I bought a copy of the full series recorded on cassette tape some years ago and guess I better get it transferred to DVD before cassette players are totally gone.It does, however, say for private home use.That was in 1979 so who knows how it would be now days.
If you live in the Southwest Washington Area or Portland Oregon area, you can listen to this on 103.3 at 7 pm each night. Our family loves it!
Thanks, J.D.! This, along with many other old-time radio shows, have entertained my family for years. Throw in the old Dragnet, Suspense, The Shadow and, our favorite – Gunsmoke, and you have years of entertainment. It's amazing how well so many of these old shows hold up even today.
Thanks for sharing The Cinnamon Bear and helping spread the joys of Old-Time-Radio!
I still have the cassette tapes of this we'd listen to on the 8 hour car rides to grandma's… even when it wasn't Christmas time! Glad to see it being passed on in a format modern kids might actually use.
I just dl'd the first two installments and played them for the kids during lunch (after we finished setting up the Christmas tree). They were shockingly quiet and totally engrossed. I'm not sure if we'll be able to do daily installments, but it looks like we'll work our way through them between now and Christmas.
And now, it's time for our tradition of watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation every year after we finish setting up the Christmas tree.
Hey JD– maybe next year you could post a week ahead of 11/29, for those of us who might want to download and burn to mail to our nieces and nephew. I'll put a reminder to myself on rememberthemilk for next year, though! Thanks!
Just wanted to thank you for posting this. Me and my girlfriend will be following along with it through Christmas just for fun. This is just the thing we were looking for to add a little something unique to our Christmas season this year.
All the best!
My eldest loved listening to these last year, and was so happy when I told him it was time for them to start. Thanks so much for posting these, they are wonderful.
OMG! Childhood memories of Oregon!!! This post made my day!!!
Thank you so much for posting this! My girls, ages 9 and 5, listened and followed along each day last year. When I told them that it was time to do it again this year, they squealed with delight. It's one of the only times they'll sit at the computer together and get along with each other, because they're too busy listening intently. If you hadn't posted it again this year, I would have surely forgotten about it.
I listened to this as a kid, too. Love it! Thanks for posting.
I listened to this program religiously while I was young. My youngest brother always wanted to be the Cinnamon Bear (once he grew up enough to figure out that someone was inside that bear suit at Lipman's). Well, after college, he went to work for what was then the May Company (who had agreed in contract to continue sponsoring the show on radio in Portland), and sure enough, he managed to "become" the Cinnamon Bear. I have a picture of my twins (then about age 3) on his lap. They are now 26.
And I still listen to the program…
I just found your blog via The Simple Dollar and I can barely even type I'm so giddy. I cannot believe that you have all of these episodes here! I'm 30 years old and grew up listening to this gorgeous Christmas program every year. My mom is huge fan of "old time" radio and she shared it with us as kids. I'm beside myself- this is such a gift. I'm going to play the first few installments for my little girl this weekend. Ohhhh! Thank you! I can recite so much of the story. I got shivers just hearing the announcer's voice. Thank you, again!
I grew up in Salem, Oregon listening to this radio program on KEX. Thank you for collecting this information on the Cinnamon Bear. I went searching for it this year because I wanted to share the program with a friend. As a child I looked forward every year to listening to the program. The family would stop everything to turn on the radio and listen. I now live in Wyoming and wondered if the program was available. Thanks again. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for this wonderful story. It's great and I've linked you up to my website for my visitors to enjoy. BTW, do you like listening to music from the 1920s, 1930′s 1940s? There's a radio station here in Reno that plays great stuff from that era every Wednesday and Sunday nights that you can listen to online. I highly recommend you tune in. It will become your favorite, I swear! Details with link here:
My son (age 7) and I listen to these every year on 103.3 radio (portland, oregon area). He has a big note on the radio, and he even had me put a daily reminder in my phone "in case we are out and have to listen in the car, Mommy". We enjoy these so much! Happy Holidays!
I wanted to say thank you for posting the cinnamon bear. My family and I have just finishing listening to all of the stories and everyone really enjoyed it. Even the kids (7, 8 and 10 years old) enjoyed it and looked forward to listening to it each night. This will be come a Christmas tradition for us.
What a wonderful discovery-my wife must have heard me discussing this earlier today. But did any of the readers out there actually meet the Cinnamon Bear? I did as small child while my mother was shopping in downtown Portland at the Lipman Wolf & Co.department store. He scared the cinnnnnamon out of me!!!!
I first eard this in 1945, and have never tired of it.One time in the summer me and my steel crew guyslistened to this while on my boat. I have played this for the neighbors (young and old) while in the yard around a campfire. I am now living in the Philippines and we play this at our christmas dinner on the ocean. It is available on CD. Try radio spirits. com
The Cinnamon Bear is available on CD. Try radiospirits.com
Am I mistaken, or does the Cinnamon Bear introduce himself as Paddy O'Sullivan in episode one?
He introduces himself as 'Paddy O'Cinnamon'. I love this show and listen to it every year. What a fun tradition!
Back in the '50′s I listened to The Cinnamon Bear on the radio (we didn't have a television) every day after school. I have looked for it ever since and when I found it on the internet, I was so excited. I listen to it every year now again and I am 64 years old so you don't get too old to enjoy it! Thanks for sharing!
In the very early 1940′s, as a young child I sang the Cinnamon Bear song on Riverside, CA's KPRO Radio Station and received a $25.00 War Bond. It's a lot of fun to be listening to my favorite childhood's Christmas story again. Thank you for making it available.
My Dad used to play this for me when I was a kid (from about 1979 to 1984) on his old reel to reel machine. When he put them on audio tape we would always listen to the final episode while driving around looking at xmas lights and staring up at the sky to see if I could see Santa. Pure magic. Well tonight I just played the 1st 3 episodes for my 8yr old daughter and she cannot wait to hear episode 4 to see if they can find the silver star in the root beer ocean!
Thanks for posting this! Great memories of listening to this in the 70′s while living in Portland. We all gathered around a 1941 Zenith radio to listen in. I have that radio now and really want to get it working again. Merry Christmas!
I remember this well….living in Portland as a kid, rushing though dinner to lay on the couch and listen to the Cinnamon Bear! I am 45 and still remember this story from childhood. It was great hearing it again and remembering the fun!
Thank you for The Cinnamon Bear. I used to listen to the story every year, along with the rest of the town, Aliance, Nebraska, every year. I have been looking for it for at least 50 years. Thank you for preserving it, and sharing it with us. What a great Christmas present!
Evelyn Dawursk
Thank you so much for putting Cinnamon Bear on. I had to wait till I was 74 to hear the whole story of Cinnamon Bear. lol I would start to listen to it and then fall asleep or have to go Christmas caroling or something else and never did get to listen to it and neither has my husband and now thanks to you all we can finally listen to it and I can send it to my great grand children also, so that maybe we can continue the tradition for many generations to come!!!!


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Chicken Enchiladas are the ultimate in family-favorite dishes. Chicken breasts are poached in a highly-flavored liquid; then the liquid does double duty as a sauce when mixed with salsa verde and whipping cream and spooned over the chicken-filled tortillas. Use the freshest tortillas you can find for this dish since older ones tend to dry out and crack even though they're moistened in the flavorful sauce. We love La Tortilla Factory brand. Look for their low-fat, lower-sodium tortillas.
Yield: Serves 6 (serving size: 2 enchiladas)
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- Calories: 262
- Fat: 10.8g
- Saturated fat: 5.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 18.3g
- Carbohydrate: 22.8g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
- Iron: 0.6mg
- Sodium: 715mg
- Calcium: 79mg
- 4 cups cold water
- 2 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 5 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 jalapeño pepper, halved
- 1/2 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 (7-ounce) can salsa verde
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup chopped seeded tomato
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- Cooking spray
- 1 ounce sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1/4 cup)
- 1. Combine first 9 ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Cook 8 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan with a slotted spoon; let stand 10 minutes. Shred the chicken; set aside. Drain cooking liquid through a sieve over a bowl; reserve liquid. Discard solids.
- 2. Combine the reserved cooking liquid and salsa verde in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups (about 30 minutes). Reduce heat to low; stir in whipping cream. Place pan over low heat.
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- 4. Place chicken in a medium bowl. Add tomato and next 5 ingredients (through cream cheese) to chicken; toss. Dip each tortilla in sauce mixture for 10 seconds. Fill each tortilla with about 1/3 cup chicken mixture; roll up. Arrange filled tortillas, seam sides down, in an 11 x 7–inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon sauce over tortillas; top with cheddar cheese. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Out on the edge of Europe, long a cultural crucible with phenomenal Moorish architecture and laid-back Spanish friendliness, Andalucia quickens the senses and makes even a café con leche thrilling. The perched white towns, sun-dappled plazas and stunning rocky valleys make for thrilling cycling, with beauty at every turn in the road. With endless olive and orange groves, shimmering fields of wheat and jewel-like gardens, this region lives simply, yet incredibly well. Witness the art of carving a jamon iberico, sip sweet Jerez and let the wonder of Andalucia wash over you.
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A warm-up ride brings us to Iznajar for lunch at a local favourite and then to our hotel (so fantastic it rivals the Andalucían countryside). Spend the afternoon by one of the Moorish-style pools, availing yourself of the spa facilities, horseback riding, or playing tennis.
Begin the day with a bike ride along the area's rolling hills and a visit to a small mill where local olive oil is produced (and sampled), followed by a picnic in the shade. This evening we will witness a private flamenco concert to experience an exciting, authentic performance.
An incredible ride through the Abdalajis valley reveals the agricultural heart of Andalucía. Continuing to Ronda, spectacular views of the valley and mountains await, as well as 9 centuries of rich Spanish history. Explore the favourites of Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles as you discover Ronda's local highlights.
White-washed villages and natural parks provide an excellent bike route and the perfect prelude to our arrival in breathtaking Zahara. Relax poolside at our hotel before tonight's sherry tasting followed by dinner at our Hacienda's chic and ambient dining room.
Our morning route takes us to the village of Espera, a great place to pause our ride, drink a cold cerveza and admire this sleepy southern Spanish hamlet. Afterwards, we'll visit Almudenas Bull farm and learn the age-old art of torero.
After breakfast, you will depart from Seville where you can continue your journey on your own, or return home.
Barcelo La Bobadilla, Loja
Though only opened in 1986, this quietly luxurious Moorish-styled Andalucían "village" feels as if it has been around for centuries. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of olive trees, it is indeed fit for a King (Juan Carlos has stayed here a few times). Its plush surroundings include archery and skeet shooting range, tennis courts, an outdoor pool, a fitness room and massage and spa services. View hotel website »
Hotel Montelirio, Ronda
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Hacienda de San Rafael, Las Cabezas de San Juan
Your deluxe rooms are duplex style with charming local furnishings and deluxe washrooms. Each room is accessed from an inner courtyard and has a private terrace. The 470 square foot meeting room is bright and comfortable with 20 foot ceilings, high-speed internet and wireless internet. The restaurant serves delicious local cuisine and there is a casual outdoor bar if weather permits. View hotel website »
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You've heard it before, but it's true, the natural beauty of the region is great in part due to it's rolling terrain and sierras! So needless to say, flat biking, you will not find on this trip. However, we've left the more challenging parts for the average rider as long options. Roads are well-paved and lightly-trafficked in parts, allowing for confident use of any bike type. Due to the distance covered from start to finish of the trip, shuttles are required most days; none is longer than an hour, however, they allow us to ride in the best and most beautiful parts of the countryside!
The Bikes
You can't enjoy a great biking trip without a really great bike. On this trip you'll be riding a customized hybrid or a racing bike with drop bars. We also equip you with handlebar bag, helmet and water bottle.
What's Included
All hotel accommodation
All breakfasts, four lunches and four dinners, including wine
Services of B&R guide(s) and support van
All special events, private tours, guest experts and entrance fees
Use of a customized hybrid or a racing bike with drop bars, equipped with handlebar bag and helmet
Detailed maps, route suggestions and water bottle
All transportation from rendezvous to drop-off
All gratuities for baggage, porters and hotel service
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We take pride in choosing guides who are not only exceptional travelling companions, but who'll go far beyond the call of duty to ensure an unforgettable experience.
"Travelling with B&R is an over-the-top experience. It seems that every moment from biking in the breathtaking countryside to the luxury hotels, the food, the wine, the other travellers, and the excellent guides—all are the most memorable. The hardest part of the trip is the return to reality!"
— Betsy Sampliner
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As with all media, anime is not immune to becoming derivatives of other works. However, every so often, we have something that takes existing concepts, returns them to their foundations and then builds something new with it. Sora no Woto is one such anime: integrating moe elements with those found in a war film, the central plot is a curious integration of conflict with Kanata's desire to gain insights into the music and her world; this particular aspect means that the series will feel similar to a slice-of-life anime, and indeed, we find that each of the characters bear a degree of resemblance to those found in slice-of-life anime.
However, the similarities end with their outward appearance and personalities, as the characters themselves are defined by their setting, and evolve fluidly in response to events in their world. Warfare is something that is always subtlety present in the series, and astutely tied with Kanata's desire to express her thoughts through music. Inspired by a trumpeter's rendition of Amazing Grace, she is driven forward to learn more about how humans can communicate through music that they might not normally otherwise be able to. This desire to understand and forgive through communication forms the central theme in Sora no Woto. We have already seen the importance of understanding one another, but Sora no Woto presents things from a different viewpoint: forgiveness and redemption. It is implied that the state of the world is an attribute of human nature, as humanity has been unable to let go of past events.
Simply put, Sora no Woto is the story of five soldiers coming to terms with their past and seeking to pass on a new peace, with these intangible thoughts being expressed as a simple, yet powerful song that transcends linguistic boundaries. Sora no Woto is a short series, spanning only 12 episodes; assuming that we accept that brevity is the wit of the soul, the spectacular animation and touching friendships the characters share make Sora no Woto a worthwhile series to watch.
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Tea Kettle
Tea is such a healthy drink that it would be a shame to not own a tea pot for brewing! Finding a suitable tea kettle for your taste is as easy as browsing KaTom's varied selection. Whether you're looking for a stunner tea pot for your collection or an affordable whistling tea kettle that will get the job done, you'll find it at KaTom. Choose a tea pot for your kitchen today and start brewing your favorites!