William M. Briggs rants on the absurdity of arresting (and sometimes killing) sea lions for breaking the law.

Alvin Plantinga has been described in by some secular sources as the foremost orthodox protestant Christian philosopher of the current age. We don’t mean that to be a commendation, but we do think it is worth getting to know that man a little more. It is interesting to see what the secular world understands as being the best that orthodoxy Christianity has to offer.

So here is what Alvin Plantinga calls his “Spiritual Autobiography.” It is a little out of date, but I don’t think too much has changed in regards to his world view.

Do Toyota’s really have a problem?

Another useless medical test.

Why Greece can’t pay.

A bill has been introduced in the New York State Assembly that would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

The above is almost as smart as expressing your anger at another nation by destroying your own.

Is Alzheimer’s an overreaction to infection?

The print edition of the paper included a picture of a jug of water with a flame burning on it.

I would have thought that anyone who expected a drilling operation anywhere in their neighborhood would seek to get a baseline analysis of what is in their well water right away. I would want to know what I have been drinking all along so that I know if I am just getting hysterical when something turns up in the water later one.

Using lasers and gold to fight Toxoplasmosis.

Scrap metal dealers tend to be scary people for a lot of reasons. This is one of them.

History is being made. Don’t you feel special to live in times like these?

9 days after a big quake.

You mean that people did not already know this?

What the future looks like. If you are optimistic that is.

Sometimes the small guys are the meanest.

H/T Hip And Thigh

A very old example of an acrostic poem. But it must be admitted that the translation is no longer acrostic.