I’ve been enjoying the ABC sci-fi series FlashForward, but I was annoyed at how they botched the treatment of Schroedinger’s cat in the last episode. The original thought experiment envisaged a cat in a box into which no one can see, in which there is a poison the release of which will be triggered if an atom of a radioactive isotope decays. The quantum uncertainty about the decay of the isotope is interpreted by some as representing a situation in... Read more

Brian LePort has offered his reply in our continuing conversation about Islam, Christianity, and God or gods. Read more

If you forgot to do it until now, these is still time to change your clock and then go back to sleep for another hour. Today’s the day! Click here for a couple of cartoons relevant to the occasion. Read more

Due to my interest in time travel, I occasionally get sent news tidbits sent to me by well-meaning time travellers. I don’t share any of them that might actually change the course of history in some paradoxical way, but I don’t think there’s too much danger with this interesting item from thirty years from now, which seems particularly relevant today… Article from October 31, 2039:Pat Robertson Blamed For Surge in Christian Obesity Although the days are gone when Pat Robertson... Read more

The blog Letters From Kamp Krusty shared a Christian T-shirt which, even though I think the first phrase also deserved to be problematized, nevertheless represents an improvement over the simplistic slogan on which it was based. The image of the text on the t-shirt was too large to reproduce here, so head over there and take a look! Read more

The blog Letters From Kamp Krusty shared a Christian T-shirt which, even though I think the first phrase also deserved to be problematized, nevertheless represents an improvement over the simplistic slogan on which it was based. The image of the text on the t-shirt was too large to reproduce here, so head over there and take a look! Read more

It’s All Hallows’ Eve – or, in the more popular shorthand version, Halloween. It is a wonderful Christian holiday, albeit one that is based on a view of the world and specific beliefs that many Christians today can no longer share – and so really little different from Christmas or Easter, when you think about it. If nothing else, it is obvious that the story of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” gives us plenty of opportunity to reflect on... Read more

I’ve installed Windows 7, and I’m pleased so far – with one exception. Since installing Windows 7, my monitor keeps switching off and on again automatically. I’ve seen some other people around the web complaining about a similar issue. So I guess this is the Windows 7 “black screen” issue. I’m not sure whether it is more or less annoying than Vista’s black screen issue, but it certainly is different. Any suggestions on how one might deal with this? I’ve... Read more

I’ve installed Windows 7, and I’m pleased so far – with one exception. Since installing Windows 7, my monitor keeps switching off and on again automatically. I’ve seen some other people around the web complaining about a similar issue. So I guess this is the Windows 7 “black screen” issue. I’m not sure whether it is more or less annoying than Vista’s black screen issue, but it certainly is different. Any suggestions on how one might deal with this? I’ve... Read more

Before I get to some Bible-related posts from around the blogosphere, I want to start with the burgers. They may not be in your Bible in so many words, but they are there in a fitting paraphrase to the final words of the Book of Jonah, which I picked up from one of my professors in college. The Book of Jonah ends (rather perplexingly) with the phrase “and also much cattle”. The best suggestion I’ve heard to explain this “open-ended... Read more