I got into some trouble a few weeks ago when I criticized Game of Thrones for its very explicit scene of a brother and sister engaging in sexual intercourse. I said it was part of the coup de culture rocking the West, for which, I was called a prude, told I didn’t understand the plot, . . . . Continue Reading »
The great thing about horror movies is that no matter how awful things look, no matter how terrified we feel, we know with absolute 100% certainty that everything will be perfectly fine in the end. I’m not talking about the movie plot: there’s no guarantee on that. I’m talking . . . . Continue Reading »
I won’t argue the bad theology behind the prediction about tomorrow’s supposed Second Coming. But I would like to raise a bit of a subversive question: Isn’t the transhumanist “Singularity” —in which technology will advance at such an accelerated state it . . . . Continue Reading »
Many jokes are being cracked about the prediction of doomsday Saturday, in which the “Rapture” is supposedly coming tomorrow, heralding the end of days. From the CNN story:By now, you’ve probably heard of the religious group that’s predicting the end of the world starts . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The CDC is Prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse If zombies did start roaming the streets, CDC would conduct an investigation much like any other disease outbreak. CDC would provide technical assistance to cities, states, or international partners dealing with a zombie infestation. This assistance . . . . Continue Reading »
Readers amused or bemused by the radio preacher Harold Camping’s predictions that the world will go pear-shaped tomorrow may want to read Meghan Duke’s amusing and insightful Save the Date . She reviews some previous failed predictions, as well as the more widely respected secular . . . . Continue Reading »
The Poetic Wisdom Paradox, which I abbreviate as the PWP, works as follows. A wise poet, let us say Homer, wants to convey wisdom in his poetic creation. Unlike the bohemian model of the underground poet satisfied with a tiny audience, we assume he begins with the poet’s traditional desire to . . . . Continue Reading »
As a student of the Tom Wolfe school of art criticism (yes, by repeated usage I will make that a real thing) I tend to be harshly critical of most forms of contemporary art. So to show that I can be objective and fair-minded, I’ll say something nice about Oliviero . . . . Continue Reading »
You may already have seen it, but if not, have a look at this New York Times article from last weekend, ” Debate Over Intelligent Design Ensnares a Journal .” It’s a sordid tale of sneering and prejudice, dressed up in the costume of academic philosophy—and of the good . . . . Continue Reading »
The 21st Century approach to suicide “prevention:”The way global warming hysterics think the rest of us live:The future epitaph of a certain SHS . . . . Continue Reading »
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