“My apologies” in modern vernacular is taken to mean, “I’m sorry.”  It implies a request for forgiveness.  In classical times, an apologia was a verbal defense, a well-reasoned reply that presented evidence that was supplied by compelling proof.  Socrates made such an apologia at his trial before the Athenians where he demonstrated the essential rationality…

In the beginning was the Word.  The Word was before the beginning.  The beginning of what?  Simply put – the beginning of time.  When did time begin?  Has there always been time?  What is the measurement of time in deep space?  Is it still measured by the rotations of the earth as it revolves around…