This is a very nice little piece attacking some of the fundamental tenets of the Scientism religion. Personally, I don't believe the laws of physics are immutable. In fact, I believe exactly the opposite. Assumptions such as, say, the speed of light being forever constant or, for example, the rate of decay of carbon 14 atoms being the same now as many years ago, have led to one of the most egregious thought errors in history, namely that the universe is much older than an honest reading of Scripture teaches. Which is why I don't have faith that the laws of physics are immutable. Only God is immutable. That is all.
November 2007 Archives
My parents were here these past 3+ days to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. We have a very nice time and the kids loved having Oma and Opa here. Jamie baked a turkey and the usual side dishes. Mom brought apple dumplings and a strawberry rhubarb pie. Everything was, of course, delicious. We got a smallish turkey and it is pretty much gone already, which is good. It's nice not to have tons of leftovers; it feels like we didn't overdo it.
We exchanged gifts with my parents, too, since although both my family and they will be heading East for Christmas, our visits won't coincide. My brother called us on Thanksgiving Day from California and between all of us we talked to him for over an hour. We hadn't heard his voice since he visited this spring so it was nice to talk to him. Hopefully he will swing through our area sometime during his journeying over the next couple of months. He is heading back to New Orleans for the winter by a roundabout route.
Dad, the 6yo, the 5yo, and I went disc golfing on Saturday. It was a nice day for it, sunny and clear with a slight breeze and the temperature in the low 40's. It was Dad's 60th course by my count, and my 83rd. At this rate I'll play my 100th different course sometime in 2010. W00t!
I hope your Thanksgiving weekend was as enjoyable as mine. Prost!
. . .when your 6yo is doing a Bible read-through plan on his own time. For instance, if you're not careful, you might hear something like this at the supper table:
"If you bleed when you die, the dogs will come and lick your blood."
Oh really? It took me a second to realize how this thought came into his head. Apparently he came across the story of Jezebel somewhere in his reading.
I'm kind of torn. Yes, there are parts of the Bible that are less than, shall we say, kid friendly (I can't wait until he gets to Song of Songs!). But on the other hand, I don't want to hold him back from reading Scripture when he has such a desire to devour anything printed. So I guess we'll take the challenge (for the most part) and encourage him to keep reading. Even if all that sticks out is that one of the possible consequences of defying God is having the dogs lick up your blood when you die. :)
So, I've heard that the people who write scripts for television shows have gone on strike and western civilization is coming to an end. Okay, so not really. Hopefully for most people the inconvenience of stale television ranks right up there with having your appendix taken out: as in, we didn't really need it and now that it's gone, we don't even notice -- though the removal process itself was painful, if only for a short time.
I don't know if the WGA thinks it provides any kind of useful service, but it doesn't. Entertainment is not a basic human need (though we may think so sometimes) and hopefully, rather than turning to some other format, the American Public (whatever that means) will just turn off their televisions and find something more useful to do. I can't remember the last time I watched a scripted TV show. And while I enjoy watching movies, I could walk away from them in a heartbeat and never watch another movie in my life, and my life would not be one bit less fulfilling and enjoyable.
I hope the strike lasts for years. . .
