That's not exactly the title of this interesting post that popped up today on Uncommon Descent, but those are the implications. Here's a portion that will give you the gist and trajectory: Some years ago I read a book called "Lying for God". It was a systematic...
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Beautiful Info-Graphic Presentation of the Mind-Body / Consciousness Positions
We covered this topic well over a year ago, but a co-worker at Logos (Eli, you're the man) sent me this link. Really sweet. I'm not sure, though, it it accounts for non-reductive physicalism (the emergent dualism position *might* be closest -- you can review the old...
Building the Pyramids – It’s Not a Mystery
Well, it's that time of year again. The Ancient Egypt class that I teach at the local university is set to begin on Wednesday. I devote a full week to pyramids. The articles below are part of the readings. Two of these have appeared on this blog before, but the...
Another Blow to Fundamentalist Ancient Alien Theorists
As if they had any sort of coherent ammunition anyway! Here's a bit of commentary regarding the growth of scientific knowledge with respect to so-called "junk-DNA." It's becoming increasingly apparent that it isn't junk. Ancient alien theorists, as readers know, have...
New Evidence for Concrete Pyramid Blocks
This is pretty cool. At the risk of repeating myself, my view is that there is no *one* theory that accounts for all the pyramid construction methods. I see no reason why Houdin's internal ramp theory cannot be working alongside a counterweight method, alongside a...
Does King Tut’s DNA Prove He Was Western European?
This weekend I received a link via email to a news story about how the King Tut DNA proved he was Western European. The sender is an erstwhile ancient astronaut (and especially Zecharia Sitchin) supporter. Somehow, he thought that this idea (if it were true) proved...
The Scoop on Junk DNA
No, it's not alien DNA. What a shocker. Ancient Astronaut fundamentalists love to tout "junk DNA" in humans like it's this impenetrable mystery because it's alien in origin. No, it's not. Read about the work being done in this regard here.
Science and Religion
We often get into the science vs. religion issue when talking about extraterrestrials and religion. Check out this written and video interview with Alister McGrath, who described himself as (formerly) a "rottweiler sort of atheist." McGrath has PhDs in both the...
Alien Fetus in King Tut’s Tomb?
Well . . . half of that is right . . . the fetus part, anyway. The picture below is often offered as part of the "aliens visited ancient Egypt" paleobabblefest on the internet. The mummified corpse on the right is said to be alien ("just look at the head and eyes . ....
ET, Panspermia, and “Second Genesis”
I recently came across an interesting scholarly article entitled, "Fitness of the Universe for a Second Genesis: Is it Compatible with Science and Christianity?" Readers know I have along-standing interest in panspermia and its theological implications. Having just...
4th and 5th Articles from Psychological Inquiry
I'm going to take these two at a time to speed up going through this issue (and to get you the articles). My next post will be about the contents of the third and fourth articles, but I will likely skip any comments on the fifth article. Here are # 4 and # 5: 4. On...
UFO Descriptions Evolve Over Time With Technological Change
That's one good reason to conclude we aren't dealing with alien visitors. Think about it. If aliens were really visiting the planet during the last 100 years, would their craft really evolve from propeller-powered dirigibles to anti-gravity? Wouldn't they have had the...
Remember Gravity Modification and Rotation with Superconductors for UFO Propulsion in The Facade?
Watch this:
Distinguished Editor of Lancet Medical Journal: Much of Peer-Reviewed Content is Bogus
This pronouncement will no doubt cause a firestorm. Here's the pull quote: “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid...
Science News Anticipated in The Facade and The Portent
This news item if course isn't the only such element in either of my novels that have made it to public discourse after publication. I've blogged a number of them before. Just thought readers would enjoy this: The First Demonstration Of Self-Propelled Nanobots In A...