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 [...]
Entries Tagged with 'Demons'
Demons & Shofar
November 15th, 2008 · 20 Comments
Categories: Shofar
Tags: Demons · Shofar
Pepper-Spraying Streakers at Shofar
October 31st, 2008 · 147 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 [...]
Categories: Shofar
Tags: Demons · Freedom of Religion · Pepper Spray · Shofar · Streaker
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 [...]
Categories: Religion and Religion · Religion and Science
Tags: Curses · Demons · Lah/Meh
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? [...]
Categories: Religion and Science
Tags: Demons · RLP · Satire
Pepper-Spraying Streakers at Shofar:
Either Post-Mortem or Ressurection: the Conversation with H J:
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