Monthly Archives: December 2015

Scientists and engineers live lives governed by the reality principle: Get the variables wrong, the experiment will fail, even if this seems insensitive; do the math wrong, the equation will tell you, even if that hurts your feelings. Reality does … Continue reading →

Reverend Mark Creech, Holy Man, is ‘troubled’ that a North Carolina mayor swore his oath of office on a copy of the United States Constitution rather than a Bible. Continue reading →

Cremations are expected to outnumber burials in 2015. The decision to forgo traditional burial was in line with his father’s rejection of religion, Jim Underdown said. “He certainly didn’t want any churchiness surrounding his death.” Choosing cremation is becoming more … Continue reading →

The ridiculous story of that Wheaton College professor who was placed on leave for saying that Christians and Muslims worship the same god just keeps going. (My nephew, Ryan, has a nice story on this at The Guardian, and here … Continue reading →

I can’t count the times, watching last night’s debates, that (a) my jaw dropped at the inanity or dishonesty of some remark, or (b) I wondered what the speaker actually thought he or she was saying. Donald Trump wants us … Continue reading →