Big brown bear at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel by Carol M Highsmith is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Where do we keep wild animals? In cages in zoos. Why? Well, if you have ever seen a grizzly out... Continue Reading →
THE ODDS OF WHAT?
Most find the chapters in the Book of Genesis that provide a record of Creation and Noah's Flood somewhat disconcerting. These chapters cover lots of times with very few words. Moreover, they were written to people now long dead. So while these chapters may have answered the concerns of the Hebrews, they still leave us... Continue Reading →
A SERIES OF COMMENTS RELATED TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
We are too often full of ourselves, making big fusses about small things -- forgetting what matters. Therefore, in my last post the discussion got sidetracked. Yet we can still use that discussion to make the larger point. In a comment (on WHY DO CHILDREN NEED A RELIGIOUS EDUCATION?) replying to tildeb (here), Matthew introduced the subject of the Theory of Evolution.... Continue Reading →
Who Owns Your Children (and other stuff worth reading)
In Who Owns Your Children (and other stuff worth reading), Thinking in Christ points to five articles very much worth reading. An assault by the Swedish government on the sanctity of the family. A rational discussion of the science behind climate change. What the proliferation of cameras means to privacy. The consequence of believing in... Continue Reading →
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