Armor of God
A recent letter writer declares herself a Christian, quoting Ephesians 6:11-13. These verses admonish individuals to “put on the full armor of God…against the devil’s [...]
Ghosts in the Machine
By definition, everything leads to God. It is a metaphysical truth well understood by philosophers. For that which denies the existence of God, [...]
Who Wants to Live Forever?
Most spiritual and philosophical paths speak of the transcendence of man over his nature. By definition, one can never transcend one’s self. He [...]
The Grand Canyon Revisited
In an earlier place we mention how Catastrophism contributes to the Gradualism championed by modern geologists. As an example multiple theories as to [...]
Self-Service of a Different Sort
In a former post, Pity the Unhappy Rich Man, we introduce the idea that the poor who seem happy may be qualitatively different [...]
Pity the Unhappy Rich Man
There is a saying, “Pity the unhappy rich man for unlike the poor man, he cannot blame his unhappiness on poverty.” In [...]
Tribal Miasms Part I
TRIBE /traɪb/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[trahyb] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, –noun 1. any aggregate of people united by ties [...]
Survival of the Highest
Throughout Earth’s history exist periods of both intense genetic diversity and relative homogeneity. Sometimes environmental catastrophes appear to consolidate species and other times [...]
Can You Infer the Inferrer?
Last week while posting about the link between science and spirituality several discussions spawned. Some posters attacked, others asked. Regardless of strategy, a [...]
The Bridge: Graduate Spirituality
A fellow professor and I meet once a week to discuss the world. It usually ascends to the topic of man, god, and [...]