Tag: Origins

Released in 2013 just two years after Arkham City, the new open world Batman game was set to be the first in a prequel series set in the early years of Batman’s career. It was produced and released by a different arm of Rocksteady that had released the multi award-winning Arkham Asyl...

Iheard the “pop!” from my living room as a brand-new pack of Amazon batteries spontaneously exploded on the kitchen counter, oozing a gritty black substance in fits and spurts. The small, unassuming item is one of Amazon’s most popular “in-house” products sold under the...

In the beginning, people were like those from the Rupa-dhatu (Form Realm). In Chapter 22 of the Dīrgha Āgama, the Sutra on the Origin of the World, it is explained as follows. Originally, people did not possess physical bodies like today’s humans; there were no individual differences due ...

The Logos (Word) was a common term in many religions/philosophies of the first century. So the many proposed overlaps between these beliefs and John 1:1–18 are not unsurprising. Talmudic scholar Daniel Boyarin offers a unique perspective. A Rabbi immersed in the origins of early Judaism and...

mr. S. Soekotjo Dihardjo. For as long as I can remember, that’s how my father used to write his name on every administration document I ever laid eyes on. The title ‘mr.’ here is not short for Mister which is written Mr with a capital M, but for Meester in de rechten. Mee...

The Huns were one of ancient Rome’s most fearsome enemies. History records that they emerged out of nowhere in the plains of Hungary and devastated the region. In the fifth century, the Huns under Atilla built one of the world’s biggest empires. The glory of the Hunnic Empir...

Mesopotamian Origins Picture this: thousands of years ago, in the land of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were rocking the world with their math skills. They had this nifty little number system based on 60, known as the sexagesimal system. Why 60, you ask? Well, it turns out that 60 is super handy w...

The invention of the wheel is one of the most significant milestones in human history, revolutionizing transportation, commerce, and technology. While the precise origin of the wheel remains shrouded in the mists of prehistory, archaeological evidence suggests that its development occurred independe...

The enigma of Black people with blue eyes has sparked fascination for generations. In a world where brown eyes dominate among people of African descent, the appearance of blue eyes is striking, a stand out as a rare phenomenon. However, through scientific and genetic analysis, researchers have begun...