“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery How long has it been since you last practiced your math? Let’s put it to a test with two simple riddles. We’ll start with this one: Suppose you randomly pick an integer (that is, whole) […]

Sounds almost funny, doesn’t it? Well, this is what a “respectable” Israeli parliament (“Knesset”) member, Mr. Shlomo Benizri, said today in a public speech: The recent (weak) earthquakes in Israel and the area occurred because of homosexual activities (in Israel). This is not the first time Mr. Benizri and his friends demonstrate their knowledge in […]

Let’s conduct a seemingly simple experiment that may be done during common theological arguments (which I’m sure you’ve encountered many times). After hearing all the usual claims about the miracles supposedly created by the wonderful divine supervision, ask your religious friend the following question: “Tell me yourself, what will cause you to quit believing… Is […]

Do you belong to the PC-DOS generation? Have you ever played Lemmings? Many people have speculated about the suicidal behavior of these small rodents, which are known to deliberately run in large numbers over high cliffs to their deaths. The Lemming Suicide Plunge was granted interesting evolutionary explanations. Some said it was a natural impulse […]

“The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.” – Henry Havelock Ellis We’ll start this little fascinating research with three different short stories. One of them is somewhat fictitious. The other two are based on fact. Two of them (not necessarily the same two!) […]

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who lived in the 18th century. Kant, like many others before him, was bothered by the discomfort raised by questions such as “Is there a beginning to time?” or “Is there an end to space?” He realized that we humans could find no satisfactory answers to such questions. Suppose […]

“Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” – Niels Bohr “Red is grey and yellow white, but we decide which is right, and which is an illusion.” – ‘Late Lament, Nights in White Satin’, The Moody Blues, Graeme Edge There is a well-known story about a woman who attended a lecture, […]

Much of our scientific knowledge is known to be true with high probability. When archaeologists speak about ancient discoveries, they analyze and compare them with other findings and common knowledge. When biologists research the influence of a chemical on our body, it is again tested for actual results and compared with other contradicting findings. These […]

“The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.” – Mark Russell Did you know that every modern scientific discovery already appears in the Bible and its various interpretations? Perhaps you didn’t know that tidbit, but many Orthodox Jews are brought up with this knowledge. […]

We all know the Biblical story of Noah and the great flood. As children, we learned about it in school. It’s very likely that since then we’ve encountered several religious preachers, who bothered to explain some archeological studies, which allegedly revealed the traces of that secret flood deep underground all over the world. The real […]