Andrew Sullivan quoted and gave a mention to a post I recently wrote. In it I pointed out that if the Bible contained more advanced knowledge that was humanly available in its time, as young-earth creationists and others like them are prone to claim, then we ought to expect more advanced medical advice, too. But we don’t find anything of the sort in there. Andrew got the post from Adam Lee, who got it from Fred Clark at Slacktivist. Adam’s blog Big Think... Read more
James Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici have a new book coming out in a couple of days, entitled The Jesus Discovery. Here’s the blurb from the Facebook page for the book: This book documents a new archaeological discovery in a 1st century Jewish tomb in Jerusalem that relates to the earliest faith of Jesus’ followers. The tomb is located less than 200 feet away from the controversial Talpiot “Jesus family tomb,” raising the question of their relationship. Authors James Tabor and... Read more
There is some film music that is not just enjoyable because it sets the right mood for a scene, or announces that your favorite show is about to begin. It is simply wonderful musically, for whatever reason – whether emotional power, catchiness, or most likely both. I’m going to share a few of my favorites in coming days. Here’s the first – the opening theme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, composed by Dennis McCarthy. Read more
Not really, but that seemed like the appropriate title to go with this mash-up (or should that be mash-UP?) shared at IO9: Read more
HT Jerry Coyne. While this is worth sharing just as religion and cat humor, it also connects with my interest in religion and science fiction. Thinking about what other species, whether terrestrial or extraterrestrial, might think about God or morality is an interesting thought experiment. And on that last topic, see this amusing bit of academic humor about a philosopher faking the results of his thought experiments. 🙂 Read more
I’m not sure why Star Wars humor seems to reach me in waves, but regular readers will know that this is the third bit of Star Wars humor I’m sharing in 24 hours. HT Chris Tilling on Twitter. Read more
The Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison, was the first I ever saw on Doctor Who. It therefore seems appropriate that it should be the episodes featuring the Fifth Doctor that I have finished blogging through first. Here are links to all my blog posts about Doctor Who episodes from the Peter Davison era: Castrovalva Four to Doomsday Kinda The Visitation Black Orchid Earthshock Time-Flight Arc of Infinity Snakedance Mawdryn Undead Terminus Enlightenment The King’s Demons The Five Doctors Warriors... Read more
Tonight’s episode of FRINGE, “The End of All Things,” provided answers – real, genuine answers – to some of the ongoing mysteries that have been with us since the first season. But let me back up for a moment and recall how we got here. The episode from two weeks ago, “Welcome to Westfield,” seemed to have many – perhaps too many – reminiscences of LOST packed into it: a plane crash caused by electromagnetic interference from equipment in a place... Read more
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