A commenter Arkenaten states in the comments to this post that: I am always mystified how highly intelligent people like yourself maintain a Christian worldview in the face of an ever-growing body of scientific evidence that has already refuted the Pentateuch; … Continue reading
A reader writes in with the following questions concerning the Incarnation: 1. Since Jesus was a Jew (born of a Jewish mother, Mary), and Jesus Christ is one of the 3 persons of the Trinity, is God a Jew? But … Continue reading
A couple posts elsewhere refuting a common Medieval-bashing trope, that the Medieval Church tried to suppress scientific ideas, in a series of mythical conflicts between Science and Religion, by historian of Science St. James Hannam. On the same site, Tim … Continue reading
This finished a bit too late to get into the previous collection of Random Stuff, so it gets to be its own post. A long but fascinating saga by St. Michael Flynn on the topic of what actually went down … Continue reading
Warsaw (where I was when I wrote this post) is supposed to have had a basilisk: Also a friendly mermaid who is supposed to protect the city (although our guidebook cynically suggests that she hasn't been seen when needed most): … Continue reading
