May 2007
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March 2007
9 posts
Straining to see past the plank
I have been listening to an atheist scientist speak on why his expertise in the area of evolution have convinced him that there is no god. The implications of this alarm me. And not because of any sort of separation anxiety in regards to existence with a deity. It may be just because I am simple and ignorant to the intricacies of the depth of philosophy and sociological theory pertaining to a...
The Hale is coming
As many of you may know, I was in Grad school with actor Tony Hale, and have been following his career as a sort of vicarious success experience since then. Latest, Hale news——He’s going to be in the latest Switchfoot video. I love Switchfoot. And their new ablum is amazing. Tony rocks. Or at least, he will.
middle man
I hate it when there is a disagreement between two people who I like and have no problem with. Even if they never ask you to take sides, you always feel like you are being a little unfaithful when you are with either. Tip toeing around the elephant in the room. Knowing what they think of the other, and feeling that your presence makes them think of their feelings and how you don’t share...
Quotes
S. James Gates Jr. (U. of Maryland string theorist who spoke on NPR’s program Speaking of Faith about Albert Einstein): “I suspect that he [Einstein] would have said that being and outsider is not always a bad thing. That the outsider often carries, because of a slightly different viewpoint, the seed for an innovation.” “One thing I think is true about people in general is that we abhor...
Running O' the Green
Well, I survived St. Patty’s day. At our house it’s an observed holiday of a sort, but not because of the Irish connection, even though my side of the family does bring the Irish. Even though we’re Christian we’re not celebrating any religious aspect associated with any saint. Even though we wear green, it’s not about the green. At our house it’s pretty much...
my paradox me
It’s funny: i never claim to be more than i think i am but i always hope other people can see how much more they are than they think
more thinkin'
Also on the “Einstein’s God” episode of NPR’s Speaking of Faith program they talked about Einstein’s theory of the warping of time. This to me goes a long way to speaking to the question of creation. I’ve never been one to look at Genesis as a science book, as some do. To me it’s more importantly a book of attribution than of technicalities. (I should also...
Thinkin' spiritual
I was listening to the podcast of the NPR show “Speaking of Faith”. They discussed how Einstein said of Jewish faith, how he was impressed that it was concerned with “Life as we live it, and can up to a point grasp it…”. They said that he was perhaps “accustomed to and even thrilled by what you can’t yet know.” They told of how he spoke of art,...
This is just a test
Ok, so this is actually the second test of this new tumble-log concept. This first one was a bust. Tumblr has a little pop up that you can put in your web browser favorites, but when you use it, it makes whatever you type into it a link to the website you were on when you pulled up the little dialogue box. Shame that. It would be cool if I could just bring up that dialogue box and type in...