Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Remember me to one who lives there She once was a true love of mine. -- Simon & Garfunkel I don't know what made me think of "The Graduate." Maybe it was reading an article about the new film "Barney's Version," in … [Read more...]
The God Who Isn’t and Is
Some thirty years ago, one of my students at UNC complained that I was like all the profs in the Religious Studies Department. "They'll never tell you what they believe about God!" I thought it over and decided he had a point. So I tried to come up with a clear, straightforward answer I could … [Read more...]
Talmud and Taekwondo
On most Saturday afternoons, I get together with a group of friends to study Talmud—the ancient, massive, intricate text that explores the nuances and implications of what orthodox Jews regard as divine law. Sunday mornings I go to church. The combination isn’t as eccentric as it seems. I’m a … [Read more...]
“UFOs and Me,” on the Lit Fest Site
My post "The UFOs and Me" appeared today on the website of Lit Fest Magazine. It's the first of a four-part series of guest blogs on "the UFO myth. What it meant to me, what it still means to me. What it means for us all." I'll be posting here tomorrow, on a subject that has nothing to do with … [Read more...]
UFOs–A Myth
(This post originally appeared on my website last spring. Now that the site's been redesigned, I'm using it to inaugurate my new blog. New posts will appear here each Tuesday from now on.) Back during my teen-age UFO investigator days, Harvard astrophysicist Donald H. Menzel published a book … [Read more...]
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