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Demons & Shofar

November 15th, 2008 · 55 Comments

I don’t believe in literal, physical demons… In fact, I bet even those that believe in demons, don’t believe they’re actually made of stuff, of atoms, for example. People that believe in demons typically believe in a “spiritual realm”, in which these “spiritual things” happen. What is this “spiritual realm”? And supposing such a realm [...]

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Pepper-Spraying Streakers at Shofar

October 31st, 2008 · 29 Comments

Nearly two weeks ago, six male students decided to have some fun for themselves by barging into a church service naked. Four were successfully blocked from reaching the auditorium, but two made it all the way… and opened fire with pepper spray. (UPDATE^2: this source, which claims the pepper spray may have belonged to the [...]

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The Worst Kind of Poetic Language

August 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments

[Wrote first draft in Heathrow. One editing pass and the addition of the explanation of how one could perform a double-blind study, was done from my "fully furnished" temporary flat -- furnishings include Wi-Fi, yay!]
In a post two months ago, I decided to poetically end the post on a little climax, to leave a lingering [...]

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Seeing Satire in Savage Chickens: Health Plan

May 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments

Savage Chickens doesn’t usually seem particularly deep, in my experience. Maybe this wasn’t meant as particularly deep either. Art is like that though: you get to see things in it that weren’t necessarily explicitly meant by the author. Then again, maybe there is always something deep, and it’s purely my experience that is lacking? [...]

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