Category Archives: Theology

Christian and otherwise. Lots of overlap with philosophy, although I claim no expertise in that field.

God on our side in Twenty-aught-six?

Posted on 5 January 2006 by Michael

Today’s quotation from A.Word.A.Day: The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can’t change your mind, because God sure isn’t going to change His. — Roger Ebert, film-critic (1942– ) I’ll give that an … Continue reading →

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Naturalistic Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: Paradigm Smackdown!

Posted on 30 November 2005 by Michael

Clerk’s Log, MJDate 55179.26: They say, “Don’t mess with success,” and it’s true that this is the most heavily commented article at the Scriptorium. But I’ve made some revisions anyway, for reasons I’ll report shortly. In the meantime, enjoy — … Continue reading →

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When life didn’t go according to plan

Posted on 27 September 2005 by Michael

So here you are. You’re getting older, and what’s happened to your life? Precious little, that’s what.

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Reflecting on Hurricane Katrina

Posted on 12 September 2005 by Michael

My boss returned yesterday from Shreveport, Louisiana, where he helped to organize relief operations in Hurricane Katrina’s wake. Like other experiences of extreme conditions, the aftermath of the hurricane has shown us humanity at its best and at its worst.

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Valuing persons 3

Posted on 18 April 2005 by Michael

Observation on the preceding article: What I’ve called “assigned value” shows up all the time in the pricing of merchandise. How much is commodity X worth? Answer: Not what the maker thinks it’s worth, not the cost of the materials … Continue reading →

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Meaning and mind-changing

Posted on 19 March 2005 by Michael

I noted in the introduction that this site isn’t a blog, although it certainly seems we’re blundering into that territory. One distinction is that because of the nature of blogger software1 — and if I’m wrong here please correct me … Continue reading →

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On meaning

Posted on 23 February 2005 by Michael

Where there is no meaning, there is no being. — Vera Nazarian [Note: The above was initially used as the epigraph for the Scriptorium.] So what about that quotation up there? Well, it makes sense — even if you violently … Continue reading →

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