In which we plumb the depths of my academic geekery
So, the word demon (or more precisely, “daimon“) in Greek originally meant “knowledge,” “divine power,” or something along those lines. Now, I was doing my Latin homework last week, and when...
View ArticleHave you found Jesus?
So, I recently got this comment from Heng on my post about a different stupid Christian film, Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ. Lee Strobel has been a born again Christian since 1981, so any attempt...
View ArticleNot Sold on the Solstice
I realize that it’s a week or three too late, but this thought has been rolling around my head for a few days: I have some serious misgivings about the winter solstice. On one hand–specifically, the...
View ArticleBumper Crop
“Simple Living Saves Lives.” So proclaimed the window sticker I saw on a car today, the words written around an old-school windmill. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen the naturalistic fallacy stated so...
View ArticleOn Secular Arguments and Conservative Atheists
As you may have heard, David Silverman, President of American Atheists, made a splash by attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this past week. The publicity was done for...
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