Indomabilis (start)
For the last couple of months, I have been coping with how to live in an off-grid location, and without unlimited broadband Internet access. These have deterred me from posting, but… I’m back, now! I…
Author: Bolan
Apparent Darkness
Given how many gazillions of stars there are, in every direction one may look, it’s not irrational to wonder why the night environment is dark. The conundrum may seem worse if one is familiar with…
Essay on Astrotheology
I am in controversy, at worst, and debate, at best, with people in a closed group over a number of issues. [I’m sure that surprises no one. 😉 ] One of the topics under ……
Another First (!): Today
Is it trite to encourage oneself with the truism, “Today is the first day of the rest of my life”? I think not. We need to keep in mind that, while the past set the…
Pens, Swords, and Guns: Which is Best?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton said, “The pen is mightier than the sword”, but Mao Zedong said, “power comes from the barrel of a gun”. They were BOTH telling the truth, but neither told the WHOLE Truth. Communication…
The “Ten Lost Tribes” are Not Lost: the “Jews” Include All Tribes of Israel
The “Ten Lost Tribes” are not lost. There was enough mixing of all the tribes into Judah, and, while some still traced their patrilineage to tribes other than Judah into at least the first century,…
Refutation of an Apology for a Cosmological Claim in the Qur’an
I was challenged by a correspondent, “Does this website make any sense to you?” I interpret her question to be about the webpage, authored by Mohammad Awais Tahir, not the whole website. I began to…
A Proof of No Designer of the Universe
I offer this argument, using the rule of Logic called Modus Tollens, to prove that there is no rational designer of the Universe. 1. If there is a designer of the Universe, then that designer…
“And finally…” -2018-12-13
Lastly, I refute the completion of the fallacious Tu Quoque attack on Ray Comfort. “And finally, …” the narrator quotes Michael B. pulling a proof-text from a _gospel_. Those are so filled with mutual and…
Criticizing Pulling Proof-texts out of Context – 2018-12-13
Continuing to refute the “take down” of a champion of “Israel Only” interpretation of the Bible, I criticized his wrongly pulling his proof-text out of context: The next hole is that Michael B. presupposes that…