The “Literal” and the “Interpreted”

by Spencer Daniel

In a theological thread over at Reddit, I ran into the following: A literal interpretation of Genesis has been warned against probably since the old Jewish scholars that wrote it…. You acknowledge this point, so why can’t you accept that the message of original sin is to be interpreted as well? I think I basically [...]

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Review: A Universe from Nothing by Laurence Krauss

by Andy Burke

A few years ago physicist Laurence Krauss gave a lecture on cosmology which went on to accumulate more than a million views on YouTube, and this week saw the release his book with the same title, A Universe from Nothing. “The purpose of this book is simple,” writes Krauss, “I want to show how modern [...]

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Movies Coming Out Today

by Theo Warner

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but films? Well, that’s what trailers are for. I watched the trailers and here’s what I think. Some of these movies I’ll go see, some I won’t. If I do, I’ll post a more complete review (mostly to see if my knee-jerk reactions were correct.) If you see [...]

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Movies Coming Out Today

by Theo Warner

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but films? Well, that’s what trailers are for. I watched the trailers and here’s what I think. Some of these movies I’ll go see, some I won’t. If I do, I’ll post a more complete review (mostly to see if my knee-jerk reactions were correct.) If you see [...]

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Movies Coming Out Today

by Theo Warner

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but films? Well, that’s what trailers are for. I watched the trailers and here’s what I think. Some of these movies I’ll go see, some I won’t. If I do, I’ll post a more complete review (mostly to see if my knee-jerk reactions were correct.) If you see [...]

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Shock in Cinema

by Theo Warner

This is a response to a video posted by ContraPoints regarding the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The question that ContraPoints ask is whether The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a feminist movie and part of what ContraPoints considers is an extended rape scene. In this case, we might ask whether an [...]

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Movies Coming Out Today

by Theo Warner

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but films? Well, that’s what trailers are for. I watched the trailers and here’s what I think. Some of these movies I’ll go see, some I won’t. If I do, I’ll post a more complete review (mostly to see if my knee-jerk reactions were correct.) If you see [...]

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Getting It Wrong

by Mike Norman

Ahh, the new year dawns! A chance for metaphorical new beginnings. An opportunity to elevate one’s discourse, forever leaving behind the tired cliches of the past. A chance for hope. A chance for peace between factions based on new-found mutual understanding. A chance to eschew all those things by harping on an old bugaboo. A [...]

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