Evolution, DNA, and God

Your links of the day: Keats’ project asks some serious scientific questions — and no small number of religious ones: If evolutionary theory is accurate, then God’s genetic makeup should most resemble Earth’s first life forms. Or, if creationists are right, then God’s DNA is more like the life forms he created in his own …

NPR, Saved

Sunday afternoons are quite enjoyable with public radio. First up is This American Life, then The Next Big Thing, then Sounds Eclectic. An easy way to get your weekly recommended intake of stories, cultural examination, art, and great music. Watched Saved! on Friday night. It was thoroughly enjoyable. I suspect my enjoyment of the movie …

Apocalyptic Christians

A very interesting read from the Village Voice regarding the meetings of the National Security Council’s top Middle East aide with apocalyptic Christians. The problem is not that George W. Bush is discussing policy with people who press right-wing solutions to achieve peace in the Middle East, or with devout Christians. It is that he …

Heavy curtains

Woke up to the new ball park down town setting off fireworks. Uhg. I hope that isn’t a regular thing. The lights on the thing have already ruined my poor view… I can only guess that the people in their expensive places downtown are buying heavy curtains. Went down to Puerto Nuevo yesterday with my …