Today I went and saw ‘Ready Player One.’ It was more or less what I expected: shallow pop-culture porn, only not as good. I won’t say I didn’t enjoy parts of it, but the enjoyment was mostly of a very simple nature: ‘oh, hey, this is cool, oh, I recognize this.’ I think there is … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Ready Player One’
Author: DBreitenbeck
Giants were Upon the Earth in Those Days
There is a strange passage in Chapter Six of the Book of Genesis. In the Duay version it runs thus: And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of … Continue reading Giants were Upon the Earth in Those Days
Easter Feminism
Wow, this one is weapons grade stupid! "But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense." -- Luke 24:11 Even before we begin there’s a bad sign. Should I deal with this now or later? Later I think. The men refused to listen to her story. She was publicly smeared … Continue reading Easter Feminism
A Thought
Economics and Religion are the two subjects most prone to lead otherwise brilliant men to talk absolute nonsense.
Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
[Note: I wrote this piece for another site, but since it doesn't seem to be being published there I'm putting it here. It's intended as a bit of a companion piece to my most recent 'Federalist' article]. I’ve heard some people talking about the recent student march in Washington saying things like “it’s really a … Continue reading Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
The Two Thieves
All four Gospels note that Christ was crucified along with two others. These two are described as ‘thieve’ or ‘robbers,’ though this is sometimes rendered ‘revolutionaries’ or simply ‘criminals.’ One was crucified on His right, the other on His left. Viewed from a modern perspective, the designation of right and left is a little interesting, … Continue reading The Two Thieves
New Federalist Article
...With a title that doesn't really match the point. I didn't want so much to make a simple 'abortion kills more people than guns' argument, but to point out how fundamentally different the two positions - pro-life and pro-gun control - really are. Oh, well: go check it out for yourself Sample: Of course the … Continue reading New Federalist Article
Another Thought
There is a popular idea, particularly in feminist circles, that men generally want women with pretty faces, empty heads, and closed mouths. Jane Austen thought this idea was stupid back in 1815. Emma: "I am very much mistaken if your sex in general would not think such beauty, and such temper, the highest claims a … Continue reading Another Thought
Thought
An Aristocracy is only an old Meritocracy.
What’s Wrong with ‘Victoria’
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been watching Masterpiece’s Victoria. I really love the Victorian era as a historical period, so I ought to love this. But I don’t. It’s not…bad, but it’s not very good either. The actors are good and very well-cast in general, the characters are mostly fairly enjoyable (I especially like the … Continue reading What’s Wrong with ‘Victoria’
Serpent's Den 