Author: Mark Egge

Here’s an empowering thought: culture isn’t static. The moment culture ceases to develop, to change, to be active and relevant, becomes little more than history. What’s more, culture is just a conglomeration of a thousand contributing members– the aggregate sum of everyone within the culture. So the empowering thought is this: we, as a generation […]

There’s a notion that the world is firmly set in its course; nothing will deter us from our manifest destiny. We have visions of a sterile, technologically robust future and we feel that, come what may, we’re going to make it there. We’re sure about it. We count on a better life for our children, […]

Sabres: 3Senators: 2 Over-time victory of the Sabres. I personally predict the Sabres are going to make it to the finals, but not take home the cup. We’ll see.

For both Darwin and Freud the idea of death saves us from the idea that there is anything to be saved from. If we are not fallen creatures, but simply creatures, we cannot be redeemed. If we are not deluded by the wish for immortality, transience doesn’t diminish us. Indeed, the traditional theological conviction that […]

The difference between the Christian who fears and polemically attacks Harry Potter and the 5th grader who reads and enjoys the same is this: whereas the 5th grader (rightly) understands spells, witches and sorcery as belonging to the magical realm of Children’s Literature, the Christian believes in their literal and “evil” existence. Although– would Harry […]