There was recently this really good article on Hacker News about the regrets of the dying. The author had the privilege of working in palliative care for years, working closely with patients during the last weeks or months of their lives. The five regrets he talks about are really interesting, but it’s the first two [...]
I’m not always as up to date on the news as I should be, and something caught my eye today that has probably been in the national news for months, but had previously escaped my attention. The issue in question? The Ground Zero Mosque. At first I wasn’t sure what the controversy was, and I [...]
I wrote a post a few days ago about Young Earth Creationism and the inerrancy of Scripture, and I think some of the commenters misunderstood the point I was trying to make, so let me try again. Imagine an isolated group of non-religious people discover a new book about reality. It purports to offer answers [...]
I’m confused about something, and I’m hoping that someone out there can help me understand the issue better.
I know a lot of Christians who believe in what’s termed “Young Earth Creationism” (YEC), which is the belief that Genesis refers to a literal 6-day creation period, and that the universe and all that’s in it is around 6000 – 7000 years old. This figure is arrived at by adding up genealogies in the Bible and the estimated life-spans of each person in those lists, which span from Adam to Jesus.
How does this view fare in the scientific community?
Over the last couple months, I’ve engaged in dozens of conversations about religion, politics, and other sensitive topics. The conversations have been online and offline and with people with whom I agree and disagree, in some cases vehemently. After some reflection, I wanted to point out a few things that I’ve learned can be helpful [...]
Yesterday, I blogged about how I’m having trouble aligning my goal plan with my overall values in life. In particular, I’m having trouble determining how to write specific, measurable, actionable goals for more nebulous and ongoing journeys, like my faith, my relationship with my wife, contentment, peace, etc. When I wrote the post yesterday, I [...]
For the last week or so, I’ve been working on reviewing, streamlining, and unifying my goals across different areas of my life. I’m building a comprehensive goal plan for the next ten years, and I’m calling this effort Project Goalpost (cheesy, I know). One of my guiding principles that I’m employing while working through all [...]
A friend of mine wrote a great blog post on the intersection of politics and Christianity in America. It eloquently sums up much of what I feel on the subject. Here’s an excerpt…check it out! Modern Christianity has transformed itself from a grassroots movement that sought to change society by changing lives, into a Political [...]
I’ve decided to start a side blog about Christianity (or faith in general) and science, technology, and the future. I need a name. Here are my thoughts so far: Would Jesus Have an Ipod? Yeah, that’s all I’ve got so far. Seriously, toss some ideas my way. Please.