The Glaring Issue On The UFC Website That Must Be Addressed

wrestling-384652_1920Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the most exciting sport on the planet. Joe Rogan famously described it as “High level problem solving with dire physical consequences”. Continue reading

The Bible Is Not The Word of God (Parts 1 & 2)

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Introduction

A previous post about the name Goliath prompted a few inquiries about my personal views on religion and the Bible. That topic is too broad for one post, but looking at a common claim regarding Christianity that “the Bible is the perfect word of God” seems to be a good place to start. Continue reading

Linguistic Relativity

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The movie Arrival was released one year ago today! While the film was rightfully applauded and critically acclaimed, not enough credit was given to how the plot incorporated nonlinear orthography and linguistic relativity. Although some liberties were taken with the specifics of how these concepts worked in the story, the underlying ideas have a firm basis in reality! Continue reading

Goliath: The Most Under-Utilized Name

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If I am ever persuaded to have children, it will be contingent that if we have a boy his name will be Goliath. I arrived at this conclusion after seeing a list of biblical names and noticing many are still common today. However one name on the list stood out as very well known but seldom usedGoliath. This begs the questions of why. Continue reading

Everything I Learned As A Child Was A Lie – Part II – “Planets Orbit The Sun”

Part I- Dinosaurs

In another headline that proves everything I learned as a child was a lie, Jupiter does not orbit the Sun. I initially thought such a claim was outlandish. After all, I was taught in school that all planets orbit the Sun. However, these were the same people who taught me Pluto was a planet, so I decided to look into it further. Continue reading