Todd Bolen reports today that the lead codices already widely considered to be fraudulent will be undergoing testing by antiquities authorities. For those of you just getting up to speed on this, here's a link to an overview of the reasons they are considered fakes. I...
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Some Non-Falsifiable Darwinian "Science" Applied to ET Life
Thanks to the Uncommon Descent blog for its post, Darwin's natural selection explains why we don't see space aliens. Here's a bit that tells you all you need to know about the scientific merit of this explanation for why we haven't found ET (and perhaps how...
Telling Lies to Deny a Creator
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...
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...
Detection of ET Life: Consequences for Science, Society (and Religion)
This issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is over a month old. I was holding it for a post but got side-tracked on other items. Several of the articles relate to the question of the impact of ET life on religion. I have screen-captured the...
Evolutionary Biology Consensus: The Death Throes
I post this not because it has anything directly to do with UFO Religions, but it does bear peripherally on our discussions. Many alien life enthusiasts (not to mention intelligent design critics in general) are fond of appealing to the assured results of evolutionary...
Dinosaur Petroglyphs and a Lesson in Intellectual Dishonesty
I was alerted to a new scholarly article today on the issue of so-called dinosaur petroglyphs. Here is the citation (the article is free): Senter and Cole. 2011. "Dinosaur" petroglyphs at Kachina Bridge site, Natural Bridges National Monument, southeastern Utah: not...
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...
Finally Something Paul Davies Wrote That Doesn't Make Me Cringe
Those of you who frequent this blog know that, on more than one occasion, I've wondered why anyone takes Paul Davies seriously when he writes anything pertaining to religion. Perhaps this is a sign of the impending apocalypse, but he's finally produced something that...
Physics, Cosmology, and Theistic Religion
Periodically on this blog I make note of theoretical physics and its implications for theism (better, it's support for theism). In that light, I want to draw your attention to two recent posts responding to a recent case made for how current views of cosmology...
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...
On the Pointless Demand for Alien-Human DNA Testing
Readers of this blog and those who have listened to various interviews I have done this year know that I think the request by Zecharia Sitchin to have Sumerian Queen Puabi 's remains genetically tested to prove her alien heritage is silly. One of the primary problems...
Seth Shostak’s Statement of ET Faith
Read it here. Really - what's the difference between saying "in 25 years I believe we'll have proof of God's existence" vs. "In 25 years I believe we'll have proof of ETs?" Nothing (although the latter might take *more* faith).
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...