The current travesty occupying Washington bears remarkable parallels to the Salem witchcraft trials. Both cases involved female accusers and sexual violations. Supporters urged others to…
Welcome to Richard D Patton!
This is the blog of me, Richard D. Patton. It is about my interests and writings. I am an aspiring author, scholar and engineer. I…
Next few months
I am putting this blog on hiatus until August. I am reorganizing the website and opening a new one. Please be patient. Thanks, The…
Upcoming Events
Readers of this blog will note that blogging has fallen off. I am currently working on two books, and this is cutting into the time…
Columbus and the Flat Earth Myth
Sebastiano del Piombo Unknown, Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus, CC0 1.0 One of the most common myths about Christians is…
7 Stupid Things about Greco-Roman Technology
 Cupellation furnaces, Agricola 223, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons One of the things that is annoying about studying Greco-Roman civilization…