The NYT interviews someone named Peter Watson, who is supposedly an expert on ideas — or, rather, Ideas, as in Big Ideas. Asks our newspaper of record: “What do you think is the single worst idea in history?” Surprisingly, the answer is not “the Detroit Lions hiring Matt Millen as general manager.” Instead, it’s “The idea of one true god.” Explains Watson: “The idea that our life and ethical conduct on earth determines how we will go in the next world. This has been responsible for most of the wars and bigotry in history.”

Merry Christmas, everyone!