Daily Archives: January 5, 2010

A Profound Job-Like Meditation on Suffering

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

And probably now illegal to perform in Ireland: I think the secular blogs—and I include mine among them—should call for a boycott of Ireland’s tourism industry until its anti-free speech laws are rescinded. I’m in. 20th century journalist, I.F. Stone: [N]o … Continue reading →

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Balinese Monkey Dance Based on a Story in the Ramayana

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Some thoughts related to this here. Background here.

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The Universe’s Existence: Is it an Ontological Mystery or Just a Very Complicated Problem?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

At the heart of the universe are three staggering paradoxes, and one of them, however absurd and inconceivable, must be true: either the universe made itself; or it has always existed; or some self-made or eternal telos is behind it Theists … Continue reading →

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Caelius Secundus Curio and Laelius Socinus: Two Heroic 16th Century Resisters of John Calvin

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

The following appears on page 478 of Will Durant’s wonderful history of the Reformation (which you can find at Amazon here): Calvin faced on the left a group of radicals recently arrived in Switzerland from Counter Reformation Italy. Caelius Secundus Curio, … Continue reading →

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