to the Argument from Design – Teleological Argument of Fine Tuning (if it isn’t somehow already in there)… I have been slowly watching movies and crossing them off my list, and a few days’ ago was Superman Returns. Now, movie quality aside, this struck me: Clark Kent’s speed does not fit into this world, nor could…
DetailsAt first glance, the act of self-mortification is appalling to most everyone. But on second look, things are not what they first appear to be. A new book on JP II is getting quite the attention due to its description of the pope’s practices of self-denial and self-punishment. Now I don’t have much to say…
Detailsby Dr. Benjamin Wiker: In the early spring of 2009, the Equality Bill was introduced into Britain’s House of Commons. It is still churning its way through Parliament, now in the House of Lords. Anyone who wants to read the latest version of the bill, will find it quite in line with the usual chilling…
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Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals… except the weasel. – Homer Simpson Where are we going? Do not ask! Ascend, descend. There is no beginning and no end. Only this present moment exists, full of bitterness, full of sweetness, and I rejoice in it all.…
Detailsis this. Or this. “Equality” they say… Here, I think the issue is being framed the wrong way. The Church (nor any other religion) should not have to do that which it sees as wrong or immoral, simply because the masses wish to enact a law that will force it to do so. The Institution…
DetailsHorse-Face y Pato, giving a beatdown to Man U:It is as if Ronaldinho has a belt that hovers at the exact same distance from the ground at all times, allowing him to move his legs in whatever fashion he wants without the slightest disruption in balance. Even if he picked both legs off the ground…
DetailsIn 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote this short story about the dystopian dangers in the handicapping of people in order to make everyone “equal.”: THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody…
DetailsThough still somewhat alarmist, I think this video is on the right track about Malthus & overpopulation: New research suggests becoming a vegetarian isn’t as good for the environment as hippies think. AmericanThinker’s ad hominems are getting a bit tired, but this graph about deficits between Bush/Obama is stellar. Playing with the planets. I love…
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