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Post-apocalyptic Nanotechnology and the Selfish Nature of Humans Author: Jeff Carlson Beginning with a Cormac Mccarthy like bleakness, Plague Year highlights a scene of desolation and survival sustained by cannibalism and betrayal. High on a sparse mountain top, well about the 10,000 foot mark, a group of dirty survivors, sucking the marrow out of their latest murder, wait for the end, distrust rampant. Below them, a plague of machines, nanotechnology robots originally created to invade the body and kill cancer, eat the world alive, including every living thing except the swarms of hungry insects. Meanwhile, a few still survive in [...]

Authority, History, and Tradition of Scripture Broken Down Author: N.T. Wright I grew up fundamentalist and deeply rooted in proof texting and the idea of the Bible as a ridged rule book. As I grew older, the discrepancies inherent within the Bible itself, even the blatant contradictions, confused me, and my church did not welcome such questioning. I left fundamentalism, but did not feel that Christianity in itself was wrong, deceptive, or a religion for ignorant people who don’t question. Seeking answers and being a bit of a study hound (heck, I’m getting a Masters now at night), I joined [...]