Category Archives: christianity
Logicomix
Logicomix is a simply brilliant book written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou and coloured/designed by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna. It is about Bertrand Russell‘s quest for the Foundations of Mathematics and the (tenuous and … Continue reading
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More Stats from okcupid
These people are awesome…I don’t think I’ve linked to their previous few posts on the blog before, although I have shared their results before on Google Reader and/or Twitter. This is the latest, the real stuff white people like, on … Continue reading
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[Insert Scientology Joke Here]
I think this is a pretty ridiculous assertion overall, but it’s still interesting. Why there is no Jewish Narnia: To put it crudely, if Christianity is a fantasy religion, then Judaism is a science fiction religion. If the former is … Continue reading
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Since I Can’t Write My Professional Ethics exam anyway…
A friend of mine asked for my opinion on this article, and since I ended up writing so much, I felt I ought to share. Essentially, it is a Christian response to the “How can there be a God if … Continue reading
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Quote of the Week: the Inevitability of Original Sin
[God] puts an apple tree in the middle of [the Garden of Eden] and says, do what you like guys, oh, but don’t eat the apple. Surprise surprise, they eat it and he leaps out from behind a bush shouting … Continue reading
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Objective Reality, Rationalism and the Nature of Belief
I was in the middle of an utterly normal conversation with a friend when it suddenly veered off into a discussion of whether beliefs are a matter of choice. I said, obviously not, and she said, “of course they are!”. … Continue reading
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Dangerous Dungeons and Dragons
So, I was reading these, which are truly, amazingly fantastic, and I got really excited about Dungeons and Dragons, and then I went and found I had a complete collection of the rulebooks for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2, and … Continue reading
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Quote of the Week: The Anti-Testicle-Grabbing Clause
I mean, come on, how could I possibly resist this? “If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is … Continue reading
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Quote of the Week: Oh, for Pete’s Sake…
“So many of them are living in fear of spirits, of malign and threatening powers. In their bewilderment they even end up condemning street children and the elderly as alleged sorcerers” –That guy with the direct line to the Big … Continue reading
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Put Your Mouth Where Your Belief Is
Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.
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