April 1, 2020: April Sage’s Day

Usually I’m a big fan of harmless pranks on the level of “there’s a spider on your shoulder” on April 1. As silly as it is, I’ve also taken it as a sign of affection. If you’re not a susanmclellan_310x206jerk, you only prank people you like on April Fools Day.

But this year is different. If we’ve ever Continue reading

Prophecies, Predictions, and Preposterousness

Lottery scratch ticketHow can a religion prove its own validity?

One of the arguments often put forth is that a religion is true because its main book says that it’s true, but that’s a terribly circular argument. A better argument is that certain prophecies made in its main book have come true over the years. This is, I believe, a more accurate gauge, but Continue reading