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Aaron Adair

Adair Interviewed over that SOB

Jonathan MS Pearce

05 Jan 2018

The Star of Bethlehem, that is. Aaron Adair is the author of the go-to book on the star, looking at it critically and scientifically: The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View. Here, fellow Patheosers Andrew Hall and Jack Matirko speak to Adair about the star, astrology, astronomy and the Bible. Good stuff.

TheStarofBethlehem

Off the edge of the map

The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley, said the Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1785. Burns, as the plowman, destroys the nest of a mouse who then has no resources or wherewithal to rebuild it over the winter. Burns, as the plowman, rues his own plans that
07 Mar 2024 4 min read
Pixabay

IVF ruling: When courts skip critical thinking

The recent IVF ruling shows scant regard for some rudimentary philosophizing we can do. The Justice needs some critical thinking lessons.
01 Mar 2024 4 min read

Moses Johnson delivers sermon tantamount to theocracy

Mike Johnson, Speaker for the House of Representatives where the Republicans are hanging tenuously onto a slim majority, recently remained true to his label as a Christian nationalist. There was no sign of an interest in constitutional secularism at a GOP retreat intended to discuss and plan for a continued
26 Feb 2024 2 min read
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