Daredevil and the Moral Value of Pain
Blind lawyer Matt Murdock beats up bad guys and they beat him right back. Is that pain worth anything in and of itself? Or is it just a means to an end?
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Religion on Overthinking It
Episode 327: Saturday Morning: Has It Been Raptured, or Has It Been Left Behind?
The overthinkers tackle the Rapture in pop culture, the end of Saturday morning cartoons, and the role that sugary breakfast cereal played in their enjoyment.
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You won’t believe what happens when a dozen real college students send their final papers to Overthinking It
Fenzel is one heck of a tough grader.
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Terminator: Genesis: A Biblical Analysis of the Next Terminator Movie’s Title
Did God create Skynet in his own image?
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Thy Harlem Come, Thy Shake Be Done: Searching for the Divine in “The Harlem Shake”
What does the Harlem Shake have to do with Judeo-Christian narratives of prophecy, revelation, and redemption? Quite a lot, actually.
The Biblical Terminator: Heteroglossic Discourse and Poetic Authority in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
How “Terminator 2” imitates the epic language, and the problematic self-contradictions, of The Bible.
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OverWinging It: Season 2, Episodes 6-8
“The Lame Duck Congress,” “The Portland Trip” and “Shibboleth.”
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Episode 54: Pascal’s Wager
Sheely and Wrather return with Gossip Girl’s 2012 debut, “Are You There, God? It’s Me Blair.”
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From Stage to Screen: “Rock of Ages,” Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars
Why is the villain in the “Rock of Ages” movie a Bible-thumping prude instead of an evil real estate developer?
Are You There, God? It’s-a Me, Mario!
On video games and the anthropic principle.