As I promised in a post last November 8th, I am finally beginning a project of examining some of the key, convoluted arguments in Zeitgeist: the Movie. It will take awhile to unravel, but it will be unravelled indeed when I’m through with it. Please be patient, as I will be doing this in little [...]
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Unraveling Zeitgeist, Part 1: Preliminaries and an alleged December 24th star alignment
Posted in Astronomy, Christian Apologetics, Christmas, The Bible, Theology, Zeitgeist on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Did Jesus Exist?
Posted in Astronomy, Christian Apologetics, Science, The Bible on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lots of people don’t think so: Fringe View: The World of Jesus Mythicism You don’t have to be a Christian like me in order to believe that there are good reasons for believing that Jesus of Nazareth existed. Watch this site in upcoming months for a serial expose on the shoddy astronomy of Zeitgeist, which [...]
A layperson’s guide to Dr. Lorenzo Iorio’s paper on the Moon’s Orbit; Moon 10-22-11, 10-24-11
Posted in 2012, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Christian Apologetics, Dr. Lorenzo Iorio, L.A. Marzulli, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Moon's orbit, Moon's orientation, Science, The Bible on October 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Above: the thin, lovely waning crescent Moon in the predawn sky, 6:56 AM CDT October 24, 2011. Unfortunately clouds soon moved in and thwarted a closer look. Below: 7:45 AM CDT October 22, 2011 (12:45 UTC), 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. As promised, I shall offer [...]
Earthshine; Stephen Hawking and the Bottom Turtle
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Books, Christian Apologetics, Cosmology, Jewish Studies, Moon photos, Science, The Bible, Theology on September 8, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Here’s the uncropped image of the waning crescent Moon at 6:08 AM CDT, September 6, 2010 (see this post): 60mm refractor, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. I used the small refractor instead of the usual 8″ reflector, as the lower magnification shows Earthshine more clearly. Briefly, the dark part of the Moon can [...]
