Metaphors for God, the true Prometheus, in science and science fiction. Reviews of some sci fi.
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How God is like your hypothalamus
I thought you might like this conversation I had on fb the other day about how God is like my hypothalamus. --Petre Pan twitter: @petrepan
Mario and God--what they have to do with each other
It's been a while, hasn't it?It feels quite pleasant to write about this again. For a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is all the other writing I've focused on.In the last level of the newest Super Mario Brothers for the Wii, just before you fight the very large and imposing Bowser, you hop into this chamber of slowly sinking lava. You stand on this platform that sinks faster than the lava does, dragging you down in the goopy orange that makes Mario shout "oh no" and Luigi yell "ow ow
Excerpts from a Trip Beyond the Equator
"This place feels like such a home to me. Every little thing, from our bus (tetanus waiting to happen) to my moisture enhanced bedroom (the brick holds in water really really really well...way too well) to the night sky chock full of stars I´ve never seen before somehow just welcomes me. The people are so real here--the world is awfully dark, and to hear the stories people have about their lives is to cry inside (one of my friends here was very surprised to find that both of my parents a
