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 [...]
My wife and I hired a housekeeper today. I was surprised when they showed up with three people and said it would take 60-90 mins to clean. We only have a small two bedroom apartment, so I didn’t think it would be that much work to clean. I had an appointment, so I left them [...]
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?
My wife and I had a good discussion this evening about habits, after she read my post from yesterday. I realized that my habits are both effective and important because most of the things on my list of daily habits fall into the category of being important (in the long run), but not terribly urgent. [...]
I’m fairly ambitious and goal-oriented, and I tend to set my sights pretty high, but that can backfire. Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in a rut, that my goals will never happen, that I’m just not moving forward in my life. It’s taken me a long time to diagnose the problem, but I think [...]
Yesterday, I met a friend for coffee to talk about a big life change. She just quit her job to work for herself and she’s in that phase of simultaneously feeling excited, nervous, and really overwhelmed. But like most people who have taken that step, I think what she feels most is freedom and a [...]
Backstory: A couple weeks ago, I launched a site called PRManna.com, to help startups and small businesses connect with reporters and other journalists who are looking for experts and sources for stories. The launch was well received, got picked up on ReadWriteWeb, and people have been using the site for the last couple weeks. I [...]