Manlyfesto 3 - Faith vs. Evidence
Science being science, evidence is a natural requirement that enables science to work. Without evidence, science would become something else. Thus, you can never believe anything scientifically unless you first understand the evidence. Continue reading
Manlyfesto 2 - Why I Want to be Filthy Ritch
In 1st Timothy 5:8, we read the following:
But if anyone dœs not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Continue reading
Manlyfesto 1 - The Big Bang
Preface
I dislike the word ‘manifesto’. As of today (April 2013), one of the first search results for that word is the manifesto of a nut-job murderer, who wrote up a lengthy and asinine account of his personal troubles and then murdered a few people so the public would be interested in reading it. I’m certainly not doing anything like that. Instead, I’m writing down my personal world philosophy. These are the thoughts that go through my mind when I experience. These are the truths, discoveries, and assumptions by which I feel my way through this dim world. Every man’s task is to cut out a place in the world just for him, and this post describes my method for doing so. Continue reading
How to Create a Space Themed Nursery
Jodi and I are geeks. Specifically, we’re science geeks, especially about space exploration. When my beautiful wife discovered we’d be having a baby boy, she immediately knew that she wanted a space and sci-fi themed nursery. Rockets, robots — you know, all that good stuff. She then spent many weeks finding all the things she wanted for the nursery before we put it together. Continue reading
Sandusky and Sodomy
Why Child Rape at Penn State Will Happen Again
Now they’re sorry. Now, they’ll promise over and over that this will never happen again. It only took world-wide media coverage. I believe these allegations of child rape never came to light until now because of a sickness that all universities share; they feel they are above the law, and they’re in the education business not to educate, but to make profit. Pigs are flying folks! Oxhorn is complaining about “corporate” greed. Continue reading
iPad Test
This is a test post from my iPad. I just installed the wordpress app and am trying to publish from may iPad. Will it work? Will my reading several be pestered by this rather worthless post? We will see! Continue reading
How to Deal with Sociopaths
There are two things we must do when confronted with a sociopath; punish him and isolate him from humanity and human memory. Many other responses are inappropriate and can lead to greater tragedy. Continue reading
Does Travel Cure Bigotry? Why Only the Rich Think So
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Continue reading
This is a test post to see if ligatures are working.
The first waffle is due stiff graffiti and first street taffy for flowers in florida with an obœ over æons. Continue reading
There’s always someone unhappy with the king and eager for change. Continue reading
All Grown-ups are Kids
Some people resist Christianity because they don’t like being told what to do. This is completely natural and understandable. It is true that Christianity lists wrongs and rights, presenting some behaviors as better than others, so naturally, those who practice the wrong behaviors will resent Christianity. This is so natural and instinctual that we can call it part of being human. We see it all the time in children. Continue reading
God and Aliens
I’ve often been exacerbated by people’s stubborn assertion that alien life must be out there. With no evidence of aliens, any belief in aliens therefore cannot be scientific and must be faith. My movie The Invisible Pink Unicorn and my spin-off guild are explorations of this. Because of the lack of evidence, I’m bewildered by prominent scientists, like Stephen Hawking, who have come out, not only in favor of the likelihood of alien existence, but who have made outright assertions that they must exist. Their arguments based on ratios of probability (which is bad reasoning) are all the more painful. Continue reading
Oxhorn at Dragon*Con
I was invited to Dragon*Con 2010 by the fine folks in charge of the MMO Track. After a long flight where I slept a lot because I forgot to download a new book onto my Kindle, I arrived Thursday night, took a cab to my hotel, checked in and then sped over to the Sheraton where the con was being held to pick up my badge. Continue reading
Reviews
I have a lot of opinions but not a lot of patience to write them all out. So, instead of making a new post for every review (like I have been doing), I’ll instead collect them all on this page and only add short little explanations if I feel like it. Here, then, are my thoughts on cigars, pipe tobacco, movies, books and booze. Continue reading
Perdomo Reserve Oscuro
The Perdomo Reserve Oscuro (the band reads La Tradicion, Perdomo Reserve, Cabinet Series) had a very easy draw. Probably the easiest draw of any cigar I have had to date, which is a nice thing in my book. I hate having to sit and puff on a cigar just to squeeze a bit of smoke out of it. Even though the draw was nice, it still felt like a fairly solid cigar. It was smaller than most, maybe a Robusto. Continue reading
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