I saw Avengers: Endgame yesterday. Don’t worry, this is a spoiler-free zone. But it made me think about the power of the Time Stone. I mean, there has to be a reason it had been in the possession of the students of the mystic arts, the sorcerers we met in Doctor Strange. Ideally, these people, based on their […]
It’s summer! At least, here in Arizona it feels that way. In most places in the United States, it’s spring, but various cities across the state will be hitting triple digits tomorrow, April 26th. That’s right. 100+ Farenheit. And yes, we can fry eggs on the sidewalk in the summer, if you’re curious. And they […]
I had never heard of Dr. Jordan B Peterson until, well, this video: Jordan Peterson’s Most Pseudoscientific Claim Ever. We’ve been over this, I live under a rock, and I’m okay with it. In the video, Genetically Modified Skeptic takes a look at Dr. Peterson’s claim that the abundance of intertwined serpent imagery in ancient […]
My computer’s been on the fritz lately. I had to do some rebuilding when my power supply went out and fried my motherboard and processor, but ever since then, it seems like my GPU and processor need couple’s counseling. When I wake up my computer from sleep, my GPU shuts down and I have to […]
I’ve always had this hypothesis on how Christianity came about. So Jesus is crucified. The apostles are sitting around somewhere, possibly in hiding, depending on if any hate got sent their way. You know, Peter and the whole “You’ve got the wrong man, Lady, I don’t know him,” as the musical goes. Some slumps his […]
This past week, a report came out from the Associated Press: “Church Membership in US Plummets Over Past 20 Years.” A fascinating phenomenon, right? Reason is triumphing! The activists are winning! But wait. It’s not time to place any laurel wreaths just yet. “Church membership,” it says, my friend, church membership—not necessarily religious beliefs. The […]
Since my mind never shuts up, even when I tell it to, it wandered this morning toward religion in video games. I don’t know why. I don’t even bother to ask these questions any more, “Brain, whither wander you?” I play Final Fantasy XIV rather often. Most of my leisure time is dedicated toward it, because […]
Today is my birthday. I am at an age where I often have to pause and do the math to remember what to say when someone asks how old I am. Today I turn 33, and I turn my thoughts inward and outward at the same time. For many years, my birthday was a time […]
After my post on Transgender Day of Visibility, which I hope went beautifully for everyone affected by it, I decided to explore more about, well, people who are transgender. I don’t understand it very well. It isn’t a subject that has ever affected me directly and not one I’ve ever examined at great length. All […]
I find it really, really funny when people talk about things they don’t know anything about but should. You see, sometimes we still pretend to know more than we really do. You do it, I do it (I try to quit doing it, but they haven’t made a patch yet). Nothing is more obvious about […]
The Implied Spider 