Category Archives: Science

Live the Trinity – into suspended animation?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by admin

I might have to take a page from the Red Stick Rant book and put this website into temporary(?) hibernation. The last 2 weeks have been working 10-12 hours/day which is fine. Hard work is part of congregational ministry. But … Continue reading →

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Smaller government and why entropy does not disprove evolutionary theory

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

Came across a Los Angeles Times article criticizing a Tea Party coloring book for kids. Fair enough. More interesting are the comments. Most take issue with the criticisms. Only a few take issue with the Tea Party movement and/or the … Continue reading →

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Science when it’s convenient (or) Afternoon tea

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

Jetlag plus allergies maybe even a cold. Ugh. Thanks gentle readers for your patience. Have hardly posted anything new since the end of May. I was genuinely grateful for the respite from American politics/news while in China. Although they do … Continue reading →

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NPR celebrates $20 gas and the forced hyper-urbanization of America

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Rick

Somebody please explain to me why I listen to NPR. Friday afternoon listening to “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday” hosted by Ira Flatow. Talking with writer Chris Steiner author of $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Price of Gasoline … Continue reading →

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The invisible tribe (or) the sinister minority

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Rick

It hit me while watching the movie “Marley and Me” with my family. Owen Wilson is left-handed! I have noticed how quickly I notice left-handed people. Watching a movie. Watching a television show. Signing some forms at a store or … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer – science unburdened by ethics

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Rick

Yesterday I was listening to “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday” with Ira Flatow who interviewed two scientists to ask how they felt now that President Obama has lifted the ban on using federal funds for stem-cell research. Notice how … Continue reading →

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Why religion and science need not conflict

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Rick

I have been slogging through The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky (a little light reading – actually I barely understand a fraction of it) and in his chapter on “Created Beings” came across this interesting section: … Continue reading →

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Gary Graham – Choose *what*? (or) Abortion (il)logic

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Rick

For four years I was a hardcore anti-abortion activist. There. Said it. Now you know. President of Cornell (University) Coalition for Life for 3 years. March for Life? Been there done that got separated from my group and searched the … Continue reading →

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Yes Virginia – there is a black hole at the center of our galaxy

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Rick

Not everyone knows that for most of my life I have been an astronomy buff. Was given my first telescope around age 8(?). Built a telescope (six inch Newtonian) in eighth grade. Took daily observations primarily of the sun and … Continue reading →

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Really Bad (Non-)Arguments About Abortion

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Rick

I despise talking about the abortion issue. Sick to death of it. Avoid it like the plague. (I was president of the Cornell Coalition for Life for three years. Know the issue. Know the arguments – most of them – … Continue reading →

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