One of the most misunderstood parts of the crucifixion story shows up at the very end of Matthew's account: From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in …
On the Textual Reliability of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Before I talk about the issues with 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, I want to give a brief bit of information on the overall reliability of the text of the Bible. One of the fundamental truths about the …
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My Statement to the Lafayette City Council on Gender Identity
Last night, the Lafayette City Council met to consider putting an amendment into the Lafayette Human Relations Ordinance. Some time ago, the city codified a "Human Relations Ordinance" to fight …
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PG-13: Benefits of Eliminating Pornography
The views expressed in this video are not my own, but the scientific research is fascinating nonetheless. The video is not explicit, but it is not appropriate for children unless you use it as a …
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The Ethics of Superintelligence
Today, during my lunch, I watched a very interesting TED presentation from Nick Bostrom regarding machine intelligence and the difficult questions surrounding it. What I didn't realize at the time was …
A Different Question about Gender Differences
This past week, I tried an experiment. I posted a couple images to my Facebook timeline that I thought had the potential to become somewhat viral. That is, I thought these images would be shared …
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