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There are some odd people. Every time some new space probe is launched, they are quick to complain about the expense. When there is talk about sending people to Mars or beyond, they will quickly comment, “We should solve our … Continue reading →

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This is a continuation of What if the Answer Really is 42? from yesterday. Read yesterday’s post first, if you haven’t. Biblically and theologically, the question is not, “why do the righteous suffer?” The question is not, “why do I … Continue reading →

The pain of being God: to know that no one really loves you. Oh, but we make a show of it all the time; we give you things: like money, kind words, and we work for you. But, we don’t … Continue reading →

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For some the term intellectual is derogatory. I think the negative feeling so many have for the term comes from its misapplication to people who, in reality, are anything but. Sort of like someone calling themselves a muffin just because … Continue reading →

As of June 25th of this year, my wife and I have been married for twenty-nine years. After that length of time together, you’d not think there would be many surprises left in our relationship. We should know one another … Continue reading →

An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet that exists beyond our own solar system, orbiting a distant star other than our sun. So far, more than 800 planets have been located and confirmed by means of the wobble they … Continue reading →

“Kick the Can” was a Twilight Zone episode from its third season. The episode was first broadcast in 1962. The residents of Sunnyvale Rest Home are waiting to die, sitting about in creaking rocking chairs, staring at the walls, going … Continue reading →

Within the genre of science fiction, there is a whole subgenre called “alternate history,” in which the author imagines how the world might have turned out differently if say Japan had not attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, or … Continue reading →