A friend this morning told me about a friend of his who recently lost faith, because of the contradictions in the Bible, and the various perceived cruelties of God. I totally sympathize, but honestly, the "there are contradictions" meme is tired and … [Continue reading]
Art and Noise
I've been thinking more about the role of art and self-control (as referenced by Self-Control and Art, if you can imagine.) I thought to myself, "I wonder if this can be illustrated somehow?" and the answer, of course, was "yes." As an artist and … [Continue reading]
Political structures of Judea, around the time of Christ
This is something I wrote up to summarize four of the political groups that were in Judea at the time of Christ. Herod Herod the Great took power in roughly 40 BCE, promoted by the Romans after he killed his father’s murderer. An Idumean, he was a … [Continue reading]
Self-Control and Art
Michael Moorcock (who wrote the Elric books) counterbalanced Law and Chaos in his books. In Elric's universe, Law was total order, and was in itself complete stasis. In the world of Law, nothing changed. In the world of Chaos, on the other hand, … [Continue reading]
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