Knowledge, Wisdom & Curiosity
For many years, I tried to identify the key differences between liberals and conservatives, the functional definitions, beyond the hot-button issues. I have not completely given up on that, but I have decided that the division between left and right is secondary, that there are more important considerations. To start, one of the things I … [Read more…]
The heroic Tin Can Sailors of Taffy 3 in the Battle off Samar is almost unknown; but men like Thomas J Lupo challenged military discipline, and won.
Physical, emotional, sexual abuse; what about intellectual abuse? Modern education begins in the medieval, when there was no respect for freedom of thought.
In the previous post, we continued with the argument that many religious adherents assert, that God created the universe and all life, with only some minor changes coming from evolution thereafter. Given those premises we then asked, Why did He leave clues to suggest something else is going on? Let me offer a solution for … [Read more…]
How Tony Kushner introduced me to Darwinism, how Darwin exceeds the scientific method, and how that disconnect illustrates scientific dogmatism.
Yesterday I posted a defense of creationism. I would guess that some fundamentalists cheered. “Not so fast, my friend.” I’m not on anybody’s side. I’m on everybody’s side which if you think about it, means I’m opposed to sides altogether. I’m trying to get people to talk, and listen to one another. And to do … [Read more…]
Related: Secular Faith & Scientific Zeal Yesterday I related a story in which my father admitted his own occasional doubts about God. Some might think it sacrilege to doubt God, particularly for a man of the cloth. I also noted in my opening post that there seems to be a lack of faith from certain … [Read more…]
Despite my mildly Semitic last name, my paternal grandparents were Greek Orthodox immigrants from Syria (we have since moved up to become Lebanese parvenus). My father ‘got religion’ after had he established the family business and married my mother, and in his 30’s went to college and became an Episcopal priest. ‘Father Abraham’ no less. … [Read more…]