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Mar 8, 2012
Just Start Bowing to Molech Openly – Agriculture Worse Than Infanticide?
Jared Diamond, the bestselling author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, wrote a paper back in 1987 stating that the worst mistake in the history of the human race. What is that mistake? Agriculture. In particular, recent discoveries suggest that the adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered. With... read more Mar 5, 2012
A Pack of Gum from 1997
I don’t know why I am constantly surprised to find Scripture that is relevant today, but it happens all the time, and I nod in appreciation and wonder. It’s my own foolishness, of course. I’m handling a living, breathing, two-edged sword and am surprised to find that it has a sharp, pointy end. The latest jab I’ve come across, that I know I’ve read before: Better to be lowly... read more Feb 16, 2012
Rolling Up the Slopes of Everest in a Wheelchair
Neal Stephenson on recovering the majesty of science, and the possible role of science fiction in generating big ideas: For those who don’t want to watch the video, Stephenson, as an example, calls for building a tower at least 20 kilometers tall, which is apparently possible to do with steel, even with today’s construction technology. There are a couple of things this would accomplish. One,... read more Dec 9, 2011
Why I Hate (Love) Christmas Music
I used to not like Christmas music. For me, the season brought on headaches from my eyes being in a constant state of rolling to show my disdain and convince myself I had superior aesthetic taste. My favorite radio stations would be taken over by the holiday spirit. Me, complaining that top 40 radio stations played such abysmal, tasteless music between Thanksgiving and December 25th, as if this was a... read more Nov 29, 2011
A Socialist Jubilee and Our Real Equality
The Jubilee Laws of Leviticus 25 are prized poster boys for Christian socialists everywhere. Every seven weeks of years, the 50th year would be consecrated with the sounds of a trumpet, the slaves would be freed, land sold would be returned to its rightful owner and have its Sabbath rest, and debt would be forgiven. This is where God finally becomes an egalitarian. He’s just as economically ignorant... read more
