Monthly Archive: December 2017
Weekend!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
God, Aliens and Evidence
I note the recent story about UFOs and consider burdens of proof required to convince of their existence and compare with burdens of proof in the debate over theism.
Morning Ed: Love & Marriage {2017.12.27.W}
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes kids or lack thereof.
Let the past die – kill it if you have to
Warning: This post contains unmarked spoilers for The Last Jedi
“Christmas Eve” by Mike DeCapite
One of those stories where every word is the right one in the right place…
Star Wars and the Failure of the Imagination
In any extended series the creators reach a decision point. They have said what there is to say given the series’ starting point. They have to choose: Do Something Different, or More of the Same.
Sunday!
There are also non-Star Wars books, television shows, and movies.
They deserve some love too!
About the Never-Trump Skirmish of 2017
Never-Trumpers are a diverse bunch that don’t always understand each other.
The Problem With ‘The Gambit’ in Last Jedi
Let’s talk about the massive plot hole The Last Jedi introduced.
Book Notes: “The Enlightenment on Trial” (2017)
On a recent book which argues that it’s time we stop thinking of the Enlightenment as the work of caffeinated European men in salons and look to the civil courts of the Spanish colonial world.
