Month: December 2010

Awake!

In the mail last week, I found a copy of November 2010’s Awake! magazine sent to me by a Jehovah’s Witness. It has a cover story on “Is Atheism on the March?” and the person who sent it to me politely indicated that it may be to my benefit. I have no idea how I became Awake!

Victor on Weird Stuff

Victor Reppert has been kind enough to reply on his Dangerous Idea blog to my comments on his earlier posting. I’m replying to his reply, which will evoke a counter-reply, which will get a counter-counter-reply…until one or the other of us has some real work to do and has to break it off. Sigh. That Victor on Weird Stuff

Skeptics and Miracles

On his “Dangerous Idea” blog Victor Reppert offers the following story and queries: “Spelling Bees, Violin Teachers, and ESP” When I was in the seventh grade, I won the District Spelling Bee. The defending champion, somewhat to my surprise, went out when there were six people left, stomped off the stage, and went crying to Skeptics and Miracles