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Stellenbosch Gemeente is busy with a series titled “Breek Uit”. (I was not sure whether to translate this to “Break Out” or “Break Free”. I went with “Break Free” due to inspiration from Queen.) This Sunday’s theme was “Isolasie”, presented by André Serfontein. Homo Sapiens are a gregarious species. Theory has it that we have [...]

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I may drop back down to one post per day, I have a little “consulting” job that has a steep deadline. Today I heard a story of a family that was torn apart. Kids still in school, the father left the mother for another man. Apparently the one child heard at school that her “daddy [...]

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This past year has been very liberating for me. In my search, I finally managed to drop all the baggage weighing me down by the side of the road. While I could say “good riddance”, there is always the possibility of someone else picking up that same baggage. So I hope to retrace my steps, [...]

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It is time for the first example of a straw man argument, presented by Gary Bates from Creation Ministries International (CMI) on 29 September in the Neelsie, on Stellenbosch Campus: Fossils take millions of years to form. What an incredibly cute straw man.

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It has been a long time since I went to watch a movie. What a choice we made. 30 Days of Night. Horror. I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a horror movie on the big screen. It was horrifying.

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Having handed in my thesis, I’m finally on holiday. Finally I get to do what I want, without the nagging feeling that there is one particular thing I should be busy with 24/7. With this new-found freedom, I’m heading back to Shofar today. The last time I went to Shofar was back in 2004. I [...]

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The straw man argument: a mainstay for convincing the credulous to believe in your particular fiction. Suppose you are making a movie and you need to have some guy chopped up or hanged, or something dramatic. Knowing you will be unable to chop up or hang a real person, you create a dummy. A dummy [...]

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For my international readers, I thought I’d sketch some background information on the South African religious context. I’m talking mostly from the perspective of an outsider, so I will appreciate any further contributions in the comments. There seems to be a debate amongst evolutionary biologists between “group selection” and “standard selection”. A quick glance at [...]

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Just some eye candy for you to enjoy, as I might only blog again on Saturday. (Keeping a pseudo-regular schedule will be fun.) This is from The Bad Astronomer’s Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2007.

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Apparently, I will suffer infinite pain for all eternity. (Never mind how time is measured outside the universe.) Maybe that is why some minor skin wounds don’t bother me any more. Why will I burn in hell for all eternity? I’m not completely sure yet, but I intend to find out. So far it seems [...]

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