Sunday, August 30, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 36

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The following propositions have been urged: First, that some faith in our life is required even to improve it; second, that some...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Sunspots 535

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Relevant tells us that private com...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterson, 35

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This is the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy. People have fallen into a foolish habit of speaking of orthodoxy as something heavy, humdru...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

On the implementation of penicillin - Howard Florey, Edward Abraham, Ernst Chain, Norman Heatley and others

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I recently read The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The story of the Penicillin Miracle , by Eric Lax. The book was a thorough study of the...
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Sunspots 534

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:    The Arts: Relevant has some questions for...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Biologos visits Answers in Genesis's Creation Museum

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I've never been to the Creation Museum, and I probably won't ever go. But the idea is interesting, and the museum is, too. In case...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Sunspots 533

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Ken Schenck tells us that t...
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Monday, August 03, 2015

Parasite Rex

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Carl Zimmer is an important communicator of science, perhaps the most important such communicating in English, at the present time. I have ...
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Sunday, August 02, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 34

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This is what I have called guessing the hidden eccentricities of life. This is knowing that a man’s heart is to the left and not in th...
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Saturday, August 01, 2015

Relevant on why Christianity and science should be friends.

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Here's a brief essay from Relevant , entitled " 5 Reasons the Church should Embrace Science. " There are other reasons, such...
Friday, July 31, 2015

It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of the resurrection!

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  It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of the resurrection! The poster above is a graphic portrayal of the slogan used in...
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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Death, Life, and 1 Corinthians 15

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  The graphic above should is an attempt to portray 1 Corinthians 15:53, which says "For this perishable body must become imperishabl...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Sunspots 532

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: An essay in Relevant on " What ...
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Sunday, July 26, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 33

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Charity is a paradox, like modesty and courage. Stated baldly, charity certainly means one of two things—pardoning unpardonable acts, ...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Revolutions in genetics - again, part two

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A previous post considered new techniques in genetic engineering, and pointed to some discussions of these techniques. This one considers a...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Revolutions in genetics - again, part one

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In 1975, an important conference , called by a scientist, and attended by scientists in a particular research field, and some key non-scient...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Sunspots 531

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:   Christianity: Relevant warns us against...
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Monday, July 20, 2015

The purpose of learning

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  The graphic above is, as you can see, based on Isaiah 50:4a The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may ...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 32

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When one came to think of one’s self, there was vista and void enough for any amount of bleak abnegation and bitter truth. There the r...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Genetically Modified foods are safe to eat

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Slate has published a thorough study of the opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, and found that such foods are saf...
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