Sun and Shield: pessimism

Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.

Showing posts with label pessimism. Show all posts

Showing posts with label pessimism. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 22

For our Titanic purposes of faith and revolution, what we need is not the cold acceptance of the world as a compromise, but some way i...

Sunday, May 03, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 21

The evil of the pessimist is, then, not that he chastises gods and men, but that he does not love what he chastises—he has not this pr...

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Martin LaBar: I have retired from teaching science at Southern Wesleyan University. That's my wife with me in the picture.

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