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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Bible Reading Revised
One year ago I started on a plan to read the Bible cover to cover in, well, one year. I wrote my own reading plan to do this because I was dissatisfied with the various other plans I could find. … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Religion
Tagged bible, bible in a year, reading plan
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Movie Review: Exodus: Gods and Kings
I reviewed Noah last spring with a follow-up post on the finer points of the film’s theology. I thought that film was pretty good, but you had to be willing to think deeply about its message and not just watch … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Religion
Tagged bible, christian bale, exodus, exodus: god and kings, moses, ridley scott
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What If? Rejects #3.3: Umm…?
Randall Munroe’s What If? Previous post in this series: Planet of the Apes Next post in this series: Volcanoes Q: If people had wheels and could fly, how would we differentiate them from airplanes? Randall’s response: No response. My response: … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, What If? Rejects
Tagged airplanes, language, philosophy, weirdness
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What If? Rejects #3.2: Planet of the Apes
Randall Munroe’s What If? Previous post in this series: Stars Next post in this series: Um…? Q: What sort of logistic anomalies would you encounter in trying to raise an army of apes? Randall’s response: No response. My response: I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, What If? Rejects
Tagged apes, army of apes, logistics, military, Planet of the Apes
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Classic Sci-Fi Recommendation: R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
As a sci-fi writer, I read a lot of classic science fiction, since reading is the second most important thing you can do to build a foundation for writing. (The first, of course, is writing.) I don’t normally review these … Continue reading
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Tagged classic sci-fi, karel capek, r.u.r., robot apocalypse, robots
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