Nick Bostrom

Can one use the Bible Code to predict movements in the stock market? Are we living in the "end of days"? Michael Drosnin explored these questions and more in his Bible Code series of books. Despite criticisms of Drosnin's work, I find the Bible Code series to be quite fascinating and...

I. The Death of Capitalism?A recent MarketWatch article written by Chris Oliver discussed how a financial author named Richard Duncan believes that capitalism is dead and credit is forming the basis of the contemporary economic system. According to the article, Duncan has said that "this...

"It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was just a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning, they shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid general applause from all the wits, who believe that...

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on how Pope Benedict XVI met with 300 religious leaders from a wide range of faiths to engage in interreligious dialogue in Assisi, the city of St. Francis. Where Pope Benedict had once criticized interfaith dialogue, the most recent gathering in Assisi...