Culture

Margin of Error: 3%

This is too funny: 97% of born-agains believe in God; can you say margin of error 3%? @jakepronews

The Theology of Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica has numerous cultural and psychological threads throughout its ongoing plot. One of the most interesting themes is the struggle between humankind’s creation — the Cylons — and the struggle between reason & science and religion. Christos Tsirbas ponders the intent and meaning of the Cylons and how it reflects on our own superstitions [...]

Low Self-Esteem and Materialism Goes Hand in Hand

Rebecca Sato writes about self esteem and materialism in a recent entry on The Daily Galaxy. She starts off with a classic quote from the movie Fight Club, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. “Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” The [...]

Why Are We Called “Americans”?

If you live in the United States, calling yourself an American is quite silly. In fact, it’s probably offensive to citizens who live in other countries that also share our continent. It’s also quite arrogant to apply the entire continent to yourself and imply membership/ownership. I can only imagine how it came to be. I [...]