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 [...]
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Did Jesus Exist?
Posted in Astronomy, Christian Apologetics, Science, The Bible on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
The Moon on 3-13-11; “Proof of Moon Shift” indeed!
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Moon photos, Science on March 14, 2011 | 5 Comments »
UPDATE: See my further response to the subject of alleged “Moon shifts” by clicking HERE: “A Layperson’s Guide To Dr. Lorenzo Iorio’s Paper On the Moon’s Orbit.” Clouds stood in the way of my hoped-for view of Mercury this evening, but my consolation prize was a nice view of the waxing gibbous Moon, shining through [...]
Do Not Trust National Geographic
Posted in Jewish Studies, Science on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On their website (click text to view the article and photo gallery): The Dead Sea Scrolls—the oldest known surviving biblical and extra-biblical texts in the world—are slated to be scanned with high-resolution multispectral imaging equipment and shared online, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Google announced Tuesday, when this picture was taken in an IAA [...]
Rorschach Test
Posted in Humor, Open thread discussion, Science on October 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This curiously shaped spot is on the painted concrete floor of a room in the building where I work. To me it looks like the silhouette of a Scottish Terrier, nose to the upper left. Do you agree?! What does it look like to you?
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 [...]
