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An interesting post at the blog Undeception<\/a> compares continuity errors in two canons \u2013 the Bible and Star Trek \u2013 and notes the similarity between the attempts at harmonization among die-hard fans of both.<\/p>\n

I can also share under the heading \u201creligion and science fiction\u201d a humorous video about Calvinism (HT Hacking Christianity)<\/a>, because at one point one of the characters suggests that the other may be confusing God with Megatron. <\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interesting post at the blog Undeception compares continuity errors in two canons \u2013 the Bible and Star Trek \u2013 and notes the similarity between the attempts at harmonization among die-hard fans of both. 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