“A Good Bargain”
A story is told of Sheridan, himself an Irishman, that one day, when coming back from shooting with an empty bag, he did not like to go home completely empty, and seeing a number of ducks in a…
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Faith and Reason
Jean Buridan presented a "logical" proof of the existence of God: God exists. Neither of these sentences is true. The two statements can be reconciled only if God exists. via futilitycloset.com
Gold Into Lead
Concerned that the men of 1768 no longer read the Bible, Edward Harwood decided to translate the New Testament into modern language. The result has been called “turgid,” “absurd,” “ridiculous,” and “one of the most discussed and insulted”…