The episode begins with Locke bringing Miles to explain the situation. Ben says that once he is apprehended, the orders of Miles’ party are to kill everyone else on the island. Ben also says that his spy on the boat is Michael. Meanwhile, on the freighter, Sayid asks Michael what he is doing there, and Michael says he is there to die. Ben gives Alex a map to the temple, saying that it is the last place of sanctuary on the... Read more
Have you ever wondered why the two New Testament scholars to write books directly tackling mythicist claims are Bart Ehrman and Maurice Casey, both of whom happen to be atheists? I don’t think it is a coincidence. As atheists, Ehrman and Casey have the most to be embarrassed about when fellow atheists uncritically embrace views that scholars in the relevant fields find unpersuasive. It is the same reason that there have been far more books written by Christian biologists which try to... Read more
Jin says he wants to name the baby Ji Yeon. Sun says it is bad luck to talk about that at this stage. In a flash forward, we see Sun call an emergency number – she says she is pregnant, and she things something is wrong. But later, we see that she manages to give birth to a healthy daughter. Very cleverly, we are also shown flashbacks of Jin which we assume are connected with the same time period. Jin... Read more
I had been meaning to blog for a while about the question of whether it is worthwhile engaging with fringe views, whether those that are just barely represented within the academy, or those beyond its pale. It seems appropriate to return to the topic now, since Richard Carrier has offered two blog posts which react to my articles about his book in The Bible and Interpretation. The first one says, in summary, “You didn’t mention everything I said in my book about... Read more
TOR and IO9 both drew attention to the anthologies Jews vs Aliens and Jews vs Zombies. I’m not sure what else to say about them, except that they are at the intersection of religion and science fiction, and so I should read them! Also worth a mention is that a contributor to one of the volumes has also written a Doctor Who novel. Read more
The episode begins with Juliette speaking to someone named Harper Stano. She has been on the island a week, and feels like a celebrity and the focus of attention. Tom interrupts and brings her to see Ben, who shows her that she has a house, with opera CDs. Juliette says it is unnecessary since she will only be there six months. We know that that was not true. Then, in the present day, Juliette helps Jack and other people look... Read more
A video from today’s Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Concerto Concert, held at Broadway United Methodist Church here in Indianapolis. Read more
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