Ralph Blumenthal. The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack. High Road Books, 2021. (For the first part of this post, click here.) "It is also possible that some of the affective energy which is displaced onto the UFO controversy derives from the … [Read more...]
Jesus and the Speaking Skull (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of my post last week, about the Muslim story of "the prophet Jesus and the skull.") "I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all." --T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Eliot got the story a little bit wrong. More … [Read more...]
