EXPLAIN THIS: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Here’s a question for you: Why is there something — you, me, the Universe — rather than nothing — zero, zilch, ain’t anything anywhere? Martin Heidegger is credited with formulating that specific question, but other philosophers have been pondering the issue since ancient times. Aristotle, for instance, defined “nothing” as “what rocks think about.” If…

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STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week

Courtesy of Legistorm: MICHAEL DUNN is the new Legislative Director for Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), moving up from his previous slot as the Deputy Legislative Director. Michael is a 2013 BA graduate in Communications Studies from the University of Nebraska. SAMANTHA CANTRELL is now Communications Director for Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.). Previously, Samantha was Deputy…

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Is Jesus Just a Copy-Cat Savior?

One of the claims that is sometimes heard about Jesus Christ is that He really was just another itinerant preacher in Judea, a backwater Middle Eastern nation, whose disciples copied certain attributes from a bunch of pagan deities and then claimed He was God. Well, if you aren’t already familiar with ancient pagan deities or…

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