The current use of the term conspiracy theorist instantly triggers the thought that such a person is an idiot who believes stupid lies/wild fantasies. Everyone rolls their eyes at the…
In Defense of Conspiracy Theorists
Category: culture
A Critique of the Ancient Aliens TV Series
The Ancient Aliens TV series (History channel) has viewers asking questions but, in my opinion, not asking far enough down. Let’s look into one sample episode to highlight problems that…
Trained Controversialists
The following quote is reflecting a situation from many, many years ago—and in another part of the world. But it struck me as resembling, just a bit too closely, our…
Detective Perspective
Remember the TV series Columbo (with Peter Falk as the detective)? Yeah? Well, so do a lot of other people. And back in the day, the word was that even…
They Want Our Kids
At the 2022 International Conference on Missions, my sister and I led a workshop titled “They Want Our Kids.” Here’s the handout we used. The handout is a limited bullet-point…