It’s stupid to even entertain the question. But every time I see it posed, it isn’t for getting people to focus on issues instead of remaining blind devotees to political parties. Intentional or not, it often serves as a way to distract people from important issues that do deserve our . . . . Continue Reading »
The most recent issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS) includes a submission by Greg Goswell entitled “The Order of the Books in the Greek Old Testament.” When I first looked at it, it seemed pretty dry. But sometimes appearances can fool the . . . . Continue Reading »
Sports Illustrated wanders into the theological : Whether it’s genuine or a performance, does it matter as long as the saintly act was committed? Tebow’s on- and off-field exploits have landed under a similar microscope. Sure, he scores a ton of rushing touchdowns, but they’re . . . . Continue Reading »
Whether or not global warming turns out to be more about cooked books than a cooked planet, it has exposed a cancer on the body of science that seeks to bar heterodox thinkers from having their work published in respectable journals. Very convenient. In that way, if someone has an idea you would . . . . Continue Reading »
Reason’s Ron Bailey is sure a sucker for futurism and transhumanism. If there is a big conference about how we can all live forever, count on him to be there breathlessly reporting, which is ironic and paradoxical: Bailey usually claims the mantle of rationality and most of this stuff is . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to all of you who have sent in ideas for the conference at Berry College on teaching American politics. For a variety of reasons originating in my personal incompetence, the conference will now be on April 22. We’re still taking suggestions and looking for volunteers. One of the . . . . Continue Reading »
So now the University of East Anglia, either the victim, perpetrator—or both—of Climategate, has done a “U-turn” and agreed to release raw data that it has heretofore fought assiduously to keep secret. From the story:Leading British scientists at the University of East . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, this is going to have to be studiously ignored at the upcoming confab in Copenhagen. Apparently those Himalayan glaciers that are supposedly being devastated by global warming, may actually be doing just fine, thank you very much. From the story:It has been reported worldwide that . . . . Continue Reading »
This was a bad and unhelpful book.It was not bad because it was simple. Goldwater (or his ghost) used fewer pages in Conscience of a Conservative and said more. It was not bad because it was autobiographical. Though I don’t like his politics, President Obama confessed more and said it better . . . . Continue Reading »
A lot of people seem emotionally invested in Rom Houben not actually being conscious. But all the evidence is on the other side. Now, his doctor Steven Laureys is interviewed in the New Scientist about his diagnosis. From the interview:Can you say what makes you so sure he is . . . . Continue Reading »
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