The blog psnt.net had a post on not assuming a spherical Jesus, which inspired me to explore the same analogy with the Bible, leading me to draw this cartoon. The original post begins with the tendency of theoretical physicists to posit an “ideal” state that doesn’t correspond to any actual reality but makes calculations possible. There is a very real sense in which those who claim the Bible is inerrant do the same. They posit what the Bible must be... Read more
Someone I shared Vader Did You Know with liked it but felt it was awful music. I decided to share this to show how much worse Star Wars Christmas music can get, and hopefully make what I have previously shared seem excellent by comparison! Read more
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If you’ve ever thought that maybe it would be nice to give a Christmas present to a blogger whose blog you read regularly, then here’s a suggestion for a “present” you can get me that won’t cost you anything but a few moments of your time. Go to your local university or public library’s web site and see how one submits recommendations for new books the library should acquire. Most will have a form that can be filled in, but... Read more
I’ve been attempting to have a conversation with a young-earth creationist, and the interaction has once again reached the point where he makes a false dichotomy regarding the Bible: either the Bible is 100% true and reliable, or it is 100% false and completely lies. If these are the only two options, and if fallible human beings today have no way of avoiding their ideas and beliefs being in the latter category, then surely young earth creationism must be false.... Read more
The blog Philip K. Dick and Religion posted an announcement about the plans for a conference on Philip K. Dick next September, and so I thought it should be passed on. Click through for more information. Read more
It’s sort of like the Brick Testament meets A Social Network Christmas – and with a hint of sci-fi at the very end (look closely at what the baby Jesus is in!) From The Nativity Factor HT John Byron Read more
This has been up on the BBC website for a few days, but HT to SF Signal for the shareable YouTube version The BBC Doctor Who web site also has printable Doctor Who Christmas cards. And if you are more in the mood for Darwin-related cards, The Dispersal of Darwin has some. Read more
This XKCD cartoon is not new, but seeing it again after a commenter shared a link to it, it struck me in a new way. Read the comic, then see my thoughts below it… The Intelligent Design movement, like young-earth creationism, mythicism, moon landing hoaxers, 9/11 conspiracy theorists and so many others, illustrate the way that even intelligent people are prone to self-deception. It is a glitch in our reasoning process. Doesn’t the very glitchy thinking evidenced by proponents of... Read more
The Doctor Who episode “Galaxy 4” is another of the lost episodes which can be enjoyed in audiobook form. And it is one that confirms my sense that audiobooks are an ideal way to experience these early episodes. I listened to the story, and then in preparing to blog about it, I looked for photos from the episode, since even though the televised footage is lost, photos from the episode as a rule still exist. The images available illustrate well... Read more
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