Today is Easter Sunday, the holiest day in Christianity, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion.  What is the truth about this day?  According to Google AI: The Resurrection Theory:   The traditional view that Jesus physically rose from the dead, which accounts for the empty tomb, the sightings, and the disciples' sudden courage. The Hallucination Theory:   Suggests the disciples were so grief-stricken that they experienced "grief hallucinations." Critics of this theory point out that group hallucinations are psychologically rare and wouldn't explain an empty tomb. The Swoon Theory:   Proposes that Jesus didn't actually die but merely fainted on the cross and revived in the tomb. This is generally rejected by medical experts who note that Roman executioners were professional killers who ensured death. The Displacement/Theft Theory:   Suggests the body was moved or stolen. However, there is no historical record of the a...

Dexter Resurrection  and  The Rainmaker  are two series I'm currently watching not from Netflix or Prime. Dexter Resurrection  ( Rotten Tomatoes , 94/86 ) is the latest continuation of  Dexter  ( RT  71/81 ) starring Michael C. Hall, which began on Showtime in 2006, and endured for seven seasons.   In that original series, Hall played Dexter Morgan, a forensic technician for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department. However, he led a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer of murderers Extremely bloody and gory, but nothing compared to  Squid Game  ( RT  86/66 ) from South Korea.  In a ranking by  IMDb  ten years ago,  Dexter  was #14 in a list of 18 most gory and bloody shows.  Earlier this year  Collider  had a top ten most violent shows of all time, and neither series was included.  Three were animated productions and most violent was  Warrior  (2019-present...

Easter is the day Jesus was resurrected, two days after his crucifixion.   Otherwise, it has become a melange of historical and temporal variations.  For example, that day each year is any Sunday between March 22 and April 25 following the first full moon after the spring equinox, which occurs on March 21.  The next time Easter can occur on March 22 will be in the  Year 2285 .  Will be on April 25 in 2038. The  origin of the term Easter depends on who you ask . One is the corruption of Austre, the ancient pagan Scandinavian goddess of life and liberty. Derived from Eoastre or Eostae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility. Another is the variation of the German word Ostern. Perhaps most popular is some composite of the Latin  in albis , German   eostarum   and Greek   pascha . Easter eggs are also called Paschal eggs. The USA is somewhat unusual because Easter is not a national holiday, as celebrated in 135 countries. ...