I can see the comparison to Vonnegut, but it's true only sometimes, and a little bit. Yet The Braindead Megaphone, Saunder's weakest work, comes across as a collection of nonfiction Vonnegut imitations to my mind. I appreciate Vonnegut, so it's not meant to be a slam—not completely—but the voice he uses, at its worst,…

@Archmage
Hiptser Name is correct in one important regard. To put it simply, any viable notion of causality needs time.

I don't think scientists are unwilling to take a 'meta step'. I think the problem is your big bang question presupposes a time before the big bang, something prior to the big bang to explain, why the big bang. Was there time before the big bang? The conventional answer is no, but who knows, really. The answer to your…

Paul Reiser was good in Aliens, that's about it.

Delocated is way, way underrated. I think it might have been the best comedy show this year (certainly in the league of Parks and Rec, Louie). Also, it was the best thing on Adult Swim. Childrens Hospital's later episodes just aren't that good.