The title to the Doctor Who episode “The Ark” immediately hints at a Biblical reference, and in the episode, when the Doctor, Stephen and Dodo realize that they are on a spaceship that has rescued humans and animals from a dying Earth, Dodo actually asks whether they brought two of every animal, like in the Biblical story. But the Biblical story has apparently been forgotten. Those on the ship do not understand her allusion. One could argue that that is... Read more
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A long time ago, in a parallel blogoverse, I reviewed James Herrick’s book Scientific Mythologies. Almost 2 1/2 years later, D. G. D. Davidson has posted a review on his blog, in which he disagrees with me about the extent of the book’s awfulness. In between the two, Gabriel McKee also reviewed the book. Since it has been so long since I read the book and wrote the review, I will not try to defend the details of my analysis.... Read more
I’ve seen several of these cartoons before, but since these all popped up in my feed reader today, I thought I would collect them all and share them. HT Hemant Mehta HT Daniel Florien From Sneer Review Read more
In groundbreaking but controversial research, historians are challenging this historicity of the account of the arrival of the magi offered in “I Saw Three Ships.” Archaeologist and New Testament scholar Bob Carlung, who has spent his life investigating the historic topography of the Holy Land, said in a recent interview, “It is simply unfeasible that there was a waterway for ships leading to Bethlehem in the first century. Not only is there no text that refers to such a canal... Read more
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From Obvious Winner, HT Jeff Carter on Facebook. I love the AT-AT walkers as fill-ins for reindeer. Read more
In discussing The Daleks’ Master Plan recently, I neglected to include one important element related to religion. The Doctor, the meddling monk from “The Time Meddler,” and the Daleks, all find themselves in the vicinity of the great pyramids, one of which is being completed and prepared to house the treasures of the pharaoh. There a number of striking aspects of the treatment of religion in this section. One is the discussion of whether the booming voice of the Daleks’... Read more
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