{"id":1445,"date":"2010-03-28T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/03\/the-best-and-worst-of-religion-and-sci-fi-today\/"},"modified":"2010-03-28T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T21:39:00","slug":"the-best-and-worst-of-religion-and-sci-fi-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/03\/the-best-and-worst-of-religion-and-sci-fi-today.html","title":{"rendered":"The Best and Worst of Religion and Sci-Fi Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Let\u2019s get the worst out of the way first. Scott Bailey<\/a> found this video:
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IBRSdOTirjk<\/a><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know what to say about it except that it is clearly at the intersection of religion and sci-fi, and nothing has ever made me want to run screaming from that intersection they way this video did.<\/p>\n

But there is much that is good in the blogosphere related to religion and sci-fi. For instance, DocArtz offers a recap of the last LOST episode, Ab Aeterno, with a title echoing the Book of Job and an exploration of religion themes<\/a>. And Nik at Night<\/a> explores the difference between \u201cmostly dead\u201d and \u201call dead\u201d on the island.<\/p>\n

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