Author Archives: rbiser

Racket

Posted on 13 December, 2020 by rbiser

Repost: I was in Sam’s Club recently and saw that the Christmas Decorations and gift baskets are on display and for sale a full month before Halloween. I was reminded of a C.S. Lewis essay. Xmas and Christmas — A … Continue reading →

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Truth dies in darkness

Posted on 10 November, 2020 by rbiser

Journalists vindicate Trump’s criticisms.

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Cyrus, David’s Heir?

Posted on 4 November, 2020 by rbiser

What did it mean in the late sixth century BCE for the pagan king Cyrus, ruler of the foreign empire Persia, to be called “my shepherd” (Isa 44.28), and “his messiah” (Isa 45.1)? Is Cyrus also a “servant”? Indeed, while … Continue reading →

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The Common Central Metaphor

Posted on 4 November, 2020 by rbiser

Red Pill || WokeWoke || Red Pill The central metaphor for the inculcation of esoteric gnosis is that of arousal from slumber. Mystery religions are perennial. Critical Race Theory, Progressivism, Far Leftism; and Neo-Reaction, Q Anon, Far Rightism. Update February … Continue reading →

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Thanks Who! (World Health Organization)

Posted on 16 October, 2020 by rbiser

We’ll remember how much to believe you in the future:

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Two favourite video games of the past 10 years

Posted on 1 October, 2020 by rbiser

Universal Paperclips; You might be the villain. This War of Mine; You are at least not a glorious hero. These are particularly great video games for thoughtful people who don’t actually like video games.

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We won, we flattened the curve

Posted on 30 September, 2020 by rbiser

The 2020 Pandemic much less deadly than two other forgotten chinese pandemics of 1957 and 1968. 1968 was 3 times more deadly. 1957 was 5 times more deadly. No one noticed. We flattened the curve back in mid April…

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Gin and Tonic

Posted on 20 August, 2020 by rbiser

Still good for Malaria.

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Herds

Posted on 7 August, 2020 by rbiser

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.26.20162420v1.full.pdf

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News from Sweden

Posted on 7 August, 2020 by rbiser

Sweden, Sweden, Sweden.

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