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Monday, January 28, 2008

Evil and the Problem Thereof

I was doing a search on "Evil" earlier and found a lot of blogs on the topic. No one seems to agree on what "evil" is. Opinions can go from the denial of evil itself ("Evil does not exist") or to the assumption that our existence is a battle between good and evil, where evil seems to be taken as... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Smoking and the Bible

Recently I started a discussion in one of the geek forums on smoking and the Bible. I wanted to know which bible passages are generally used to convince people to stop smoking. There were three responses that caught my attention: One gave me a list of what he thinks are the passages usually used as... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Thinking of the Beatles

I grew up listening to the music of those mopheads from Liverpool, but I didn't really get to appreciate their kind of music until I've listened to other bands play. When I was a kid "modern music" was "the Beatles". We still listen to the Beatles today; every Sunday, there is an AM station here... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

If Time Travel Were Possible

I was browsing through one of the forums for a freehosting and found a discussion on time travel. The question was "If you could travel through time, which historical events would you visit?". The question had a lot of replies. Mine was this: If I could travel through time, I'd go to a day a year... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Superman, a Methodist?

I of course know (from watching the movies) that the DareDevil goes to confession and Hellboy is Catholic. What I didn't know was that Batman is a lapsed Catholic and The Thing (Ben Grimm) is Jewish. Want to know more about the affiliation of your favorite superheroes? Here is the page. I even found... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Greatest Danger Indeed

This sounds familiar... Pastors who present Christianity as therapy and self-help do not present Christianity. They are like the liberals that J. Gresham Machen denounced. Machen said that people who don’t believe the Bible should be honest and stop calling themselves Christians because they have in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Sometimes I Feel Like Doing The Same Thing

Logging Off... This one is from http://unoriginal.co.uk Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

There Was A time...

when they looked so cute together... now they are just a nuisance to each other. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Sleepless In Vietnam

For this guy, no sleep means more hours at work. You’d think going without sleep for that long may have its drawbacks, but not for the man in central Quang Nam province who has never been ill after decades of insomnia. His inability to sleep has not only made him famous, but also represents a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

20 Myths in Science

1. Grandpa says he can no longer learn. He says it is because his brain no longer generates new cells. Myth or not? 2. Men think about sex every 7 seconds. Myth or not? 3. A chicken can live without its head. Myth or not? 4. A cat always falls on its feet. Myth or not? 5. Dogs' mouths are sterile.... Sign in to see full entry.

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