Monthly Archives: May 2006

HintWiki Picking Up Steam

Posted on May 30, 2006 by arensb

It looks as though word is getting out about the HintWiki. Since last week, two people, complete strangers, have put up pages of hints for AGON Episode 3: the Pirates of Madagascar and Trace Memory. Très cool.

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Dreamfall on HintWiki

Posted on May 20, 2006 by arensb

I’ve added hints for Dreamfall (the sequel to The Longest Journey) to the HintWiki.

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Have You Been Saved?

Posted on May 18, 2006 by arensb

On the Apr. 21, 2006 edition of Point of Inquiry, Lauren Becker has an excellent and non-mushy editorial on environmentalism, “Have You Been Saved?” (the show is here; the editorial starts at the 1:50 mark). Go listen to it. The … Continue reading →

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Discovery Institute Shills Lie About Their Connection

Posted on May 13, 2006 by arensb

.same { background-color: yellow; } .diff { background-color: cyan; } There’s a new site on the block: Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity. Not much new there. It’s just “30 Helens agree. Evolution doesn’t work” (sadly, their list of Helens … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Pope Does Not Have Magic Powers, Says Vatican

Posted on May 10, 2006 by arensb

An article in the Scotsman says that BELIEVING that God created the universe in six days is a form of superstitious paganism, the Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno claimed yesterday. The rest of the article goes on to say that the … Continue reading →

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And Speaking of Satan…

Posted on May 10, 2006 by arensb

Why don’t Christians and Muslims pray for Satan to be saved? If they think that Satan causes a lot of bad things to happen, and if they believe that prayer works, wouldn’t it be a Good Thing if Satan became … Continue reading →

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God and Free Will

Posted on May 10, 2006 by arensb

This may be an old argument, but I just ran across it on a random podcast: One argument for the lack of clear evidence of God is that it would undermine free will: anyone who knew for a fact that … Continue reading →

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Terrorist Shoes

Posted on May 4, 2006 by arensb

Would someone please explain to me why the TSA requires passengers to take off their shoes at the airport? Seriously. I understand that it’s a reaction to the shoe bomber, but what I’m asking is what security benefit this procedure … Continue reading →

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