"Christians believed that science could be done and should be done."
Philosophy
Newswalk: The Downtrodden 99 Percent, The Legendary Prophet, and The Religion That Justifies Anything
"As often as not, the constructs that emerge in the theoretical sim world do not qualify as proof of what happens in the real world."
An Update on “Creeping Sharia” in the United Kingdom
"It cannot be overemphasized that Muslim terrorism is a symptom of Islam that may increase or decrease in intensity while Islam proper remains permanently hostile."
The Upset Milk Jug — C. S. Lewis on the Explanatory Limitations of Accidents
"If so, then all our present thoughts are mere accidents—the accidental by-product of the movement of atoms."
Freedom of Religion for Everyone — Well, Almost Everyone
"It's part of a pattern. There is basically a war on anyone who dissents from Darwin and we've seen that for several years." — John West
A Contemporary Reaction to ‘The Time Machine’
"... Wells has written a very clever story as to the condition of this planet in the year 802,701 A.D., though the two letters A.D. appear to have lost their meaning in that distant date ..."
Sin Can Be Therapeutic and Socially Beneficial, Says a Psychologist
“Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.” — Benjamin Franklin
On Giving Up The Internet For Lent
I’m giving up the Internet for Lent. I did the same thing last year. This might at first blush seem a very odd thing to write about on a Webpage. After all, if everyone followed my lead there would be no new posts and no readers on The American Culture from February 22 until April 7. Sam Karnick would not be very happy with me. Thankfully, I know my odd little decision is unlikely to influence anyone, so I can rest assured that the lively exchanges on this site will proceed as scheduled. I will also admit I am being a bit misleading when I say I’m giving up “the Internet.” I work for a software and IT company and am online for most of the workday. I also co-administer the company’s Facebook page. What I’m really talking about is giving up personal Internet use: email, web surfing, social networking (aside from any that pertains to my company), and instead using all that extra time to focus on my family, my spirituality, and my self. As a writer it also affords me the chance to devote my energies to my craft rather than to the perpetual online hustle of selling
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