Day: July 11, 2012

The Least Helpful Higgs Boson Explanation, Which is Only Slightly Worse than the Best

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This explanation of the whole Higgs Boson thing in the Atlantic at least has the benefit of not pretending to know what’s going on any more than any of the rest of us: Let me explain to you what the Higgs boson is.  Just kidding! Nobody can explain to you what the Higgs boson is, because if they try they’ll More …

The Historic Accuracy of the Gospels

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This… Justin Taylor interviews Craig L. Blomberg, biblical scholar and author, about the historical reliability of the gospels. (And hey, he just happens to have a book by that name!) Could you give us a couple of examples of alleged contradictions that have plausible solutions?  Did the centurion come to Jesus right off the bat and ask him for his More …