Esceptico

Message to John Burroughs High School, Burbank, California, Class of 1959, for the 65th Reunion, May 2024.

About 80% of Americans believe in a supernatural power. The February Forum will explore the question: What is the “it” believers believe is their god? This Forum is an intellectual inquiry to learn if believers can intelligently define what they believe in or if it is just a feeling.

Are IQ Tests Valid or Voodoo? If IQ tests are meaningless, is that the end of Mensa? A review of IQ tests, the scientific method, and avoidance of common errors in thinking. The speaker is Dr. William Svoboda, retired professor and ASU dean.

Pit Bulls. Often portrayed as sweet and loving family pets. They were bred to kill Bulls. They kill people, too. Is a pit bull worth risking your life?

Often portrayed as sweet and loving family pets. They were bred to kill bulls. They kill people, too.

Explain what happened on Easter. This is not a “trick” question. The conditions are simple. In each of the four gospels, begin at Easter morning and read to the end of that chapter. References are to the Gideon edition, found in many hotel rooms. In Matthew, Chapter 28 (page 967), St. Mark, Chapter 16 (page 990), St. Luke, Chapter 24 (page 1029), St. John, Chapters 20 and 21 (page 1059). The verses are short. To make the task easier, Use the following table or make one yourself. https://mega.nz/file/nU5mXCYI#Iv-mx_k90FZIC2kYCouo0k3RFlJmBL312APQk72i0J4 Then, without omitting a single detail from these separate accounts, write a straightforward, chronological narrative of the events between the resurrection and the ascension. What happened first, then second, then third, and so on. Include who said what to whom, when said, and where things happened. In short, give a plausible account using ALL the facts from these three contradictory stories in the Bible. You may add an additional explanation of the narrative by setting your comments apart in parentheses. The most important part of the challenge is you cannot omit one biblical detail.

Poem about nostalgia and the past.