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Category Archives: philosophy
Twilight and the burden of free will
I watched the movie Eclipse recently. I’m not a Twilight fan, but – well, we all have people in our lives, don’t we? One moment in particular stood out to me. In the middle of the one of the most … Continue reading
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The Structure of Human Hope: personal eschatology
As I’ve hinted in my previous posts (1, 2), I think “God” means that there is progress and growth for infinity, that our efforts and actions reverberate down through eternity, and that there are always new things to learn and … Continue reading
Posted in 2, 3, Uncategorized, christian, god, jesus, life, philosophy
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The Structure of Human Hope: in the first century
In my previous post, I outlined what I think reality must be like in order for human hope to persist. Now I want to examine how that looked in the first century. The New Testament scriptures begin with a declaration … Continue reading
The Structure of Human Hope
There are many philosophies of the future, many perspectives on how society progresses, and many thoughts on what gives us hope. It seems by now to have been well-established that humans need hope in order to survive. When hope fails, … Continue reading
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One mind?
Yesterday, it occurred to me how much of our human relationships are characterized by guilt or judgment. Guilt and being judgmental are two sides of the same blade, and that blade separates people into their own little self-focused domains. For … Continue reading
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Going public with my ideas
I am a grand schemer; I devise plans not just for me, but for the world. And a small part of those ideas get put into practice, and change things. But most of it goes undone. During the weekend in … Continue reading
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Babies see pure color, or, Why Pink?
Scientists have discovered that babies see colors differently than adults. Where babies see things are they “are”, adults process colors through the filter of their language. Apparently, people who speak Russian see blue differently than people who speak English. Babies … Continue reading
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A Vast Wilderness
Every day I teach, I take a 20-minute drive from Nashville to Murfreesboro. This drive is nothing at all compared to the pain of the morning commute into Nashville everyday. In fact, the drive just flies by. I listen to … Continue reading
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Travel and Life
We just got back from a great weekend, involving a trip to WV, spending some time with our grandparents, hauling a large radio antenna across town on top of our car, getting stung by a wasp, staying out until 2am, … Continue reading
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