Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2, Isaiah 53: No Messianic Prophecies
A critical read of Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2, and Isaiah 53—set in their own centuries, not messianic forecasts—Ahaz’s crisis, Assyria’s threat, and Israel’s servant.
Skepticism
A Quick Note About Evidence
A skeptic’s guide to weighing evidence: why subjective claims and eyewitness reports mislead, and why only objective, verifiable data deserves belief.
James Randi and the Project Alpha Hoax: How Two Magicians Fooled a Parapsychology Lab for Four Years
In the 1980s, two teen magicians duped a psychical research lab by pretending to have psychic powers. They didn’t prove ESP—they exposed bad science. Project Alpha is a legendary warning about belief, deception, and the need for real controls.
The Bloody Host: How a Fungal Infestation Became a Eucharistic Miracle
A Texas church believed a communion wafer was bleeding—but lab tests found it wasn’t blood. It was a red-pigmented microbe. The faithful called it a miracle. Science called it a fungus.
How Revival Preachers and Hypnotists Hijack Your Memory
Memory isn’t a recording—it’s a rewrite. From revivals to hypnosis to courtroom drama, we explore how suggestion and emotion inflate our memories into false certainties that feel undeniably real.