[T]he superstition that the budget must be balanced at all times, once it is debunked, takes away one of the bulwarks that every society must have against expenditure out of control. . . . [O]ne of the functions of old-fashioned religion was to scare people by sometimes what might be regarded as myths into behaving in a way that long-run civilized life requires.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
The body of Jesus?
27 years ago, Israeli construction workers discovered a 2000 year-old cave containing 10 tombs labeled "Jesua, son of Joseph, Mary, Mary, Mathew, Jofa and Judah, son of Jesua." According to Time, "[F]ilm-makers [James] Cameron and [Simcha] Jacobovici claim to have amassed evidence through DNA tests, archeological evidence and Biblical studies, that the 10 coffins belong to Jesus and his family."
I'm still quite skeptical. DNA tests? WTF? I guess I'll have to wait for the actual evidence.
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Didn't find the Ark while he was at it perchance?
ReplyDeleteIsn't the Ark safely stashed in a government warehouse somewhere?
ReplyDeleteWould that be the green one or the metallic looking one?
ReplyDeleteOr the one this "Chemistry teacher" from a "Major US university" (Corpus Christi Texas) used as a master template to build his model from.
ReplyDeleteYou have to hand it to that Noah, he sure could throw a lump of wood together.
Check out the intro on this clip, it's a pearl, not least the "wide eyed bushy tailed kids"
Then if you are anything like myself, the rest of the clips in the series become a "must see"
Whoops.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuQnEYCNbFs
Would Catholic ninja commandos have to kill James Cameron? Because that would be kind of rad. And also just punishment for Titanic.
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