“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.†– Mark Twain This is a wonderfully interconnected triad that gifted naturalist Annie Dillard would regard as a “bright snarl.†Without a Creator there would be no “astronomy†or evolution. Without evolution the universe … [Read more…]
In his own words, “The Autobiography of Charles Darwin:†“When thus reflecting [‘on the universe, including man’] I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man’ and I deserve to be called a Theist.†Shame on Richard Dawkins, and other science atheists who … [Read more…]
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.†– Albert Einstein There are a growing number of practitioners of “scientism†who become exercised when their critics suggest that science may have some wrong conclusions. Paraphrasing Einstein’s logic, all scientists have been wrong … [Read more…]
The Excesses of God Is it not by his high superfluousness we know Our God? For to equal a need Is natural, animal, mineral: but to fling Rainbows over the rain And beauty above the moon, and secret rainbows On the domes of deep sea-shells… – Robinson Jeffers In his wonderful poem, “Excesses of God,†… [Read more…]
Perhaps the most common mantra I chanted was, “I don’t care what you think, I care deeply that you think.†Contrary to what many people think, an overwhelming amount of education involves massive memorization and minimal original thought. I preferred the Socratic method of teaching, which involved asking students what they thought about reading assignments, … [Read more…]
Warning! Readers of this post are likely to experience a severe brain cramp! Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Chap. 10, Matthew I. Unbeknown to me, a quiet, thoughtful Latina girl went to church the following Sunday. After the service, she approached her priest and asked, “Father, if God made the universe, what made God?†… [Read more…]