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sophistree
A dear friend posted on Facebook a link to this. Saith the New York Times,
A few times each month, second graders at a charter school in Springfield, Mass., take time from math and reading to engage in philosophical debate. There is no mention of Hegel or Descartes, no study of syllogism or solipsism. Instead, Prof. Thomas E. Wartenberg and his ( Read more... ) -
theology of another part of the body?
The following ideas have been kicking around in my head for some time now. I'm moved to put them up here by a chance remark (as we say in Middle-earth) of ephraemsyrus. Holy Thursday would have been a better day, or Corpus Christi.
Of course it starts with the Eucharist. Food and drink changed completely into the Body and Blood of Christ.
Well, don't we change ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Paint the town green
I was about to write on a similar topic, but Writer's Block happened to provide a hook to hang it on:
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breaking news
From a News-Gazette story today on the University budget:
Ikenberry conceded that chances are slim the governor and legislature will come up with a solution this spring-"probably somewhere above 0 and somewhere less than 1."
Can't go wrong with a prediction like that. He should be doing the weather. -
evolution not in action
Sign in the restroom of a bar in which I played music this past weekend:
evolve. use a condom every time.
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guns and snowballs
When I first heard the headline that an off-duty detective in Washington, DC had drawn a gun at a snowball fight, like most people who heard it I jumped to the conclusion that he was overreacting.
Then I read the story and saw all 5 minutes of the video here. Now I am on Detective Baylor's side.
Seeing the video took me back to my college days. ( Read more... ) -
bad medicine
I think we need a much deeper national discussion on the health care market itself and its hidden axioms before we pass any bill ( Read more... ) -
puzzled
At Morning Prayer, the Canticle consisted of Isaiah 2:2-5. The Reading consisted of Isaiah 2:3-4, so the same text was duplicated in both places ( Read more... ) -
annoying police jargon
Here's part of a report on a crime recently sent out by a police department:
Two suspects knocked on the door and entered the victims' apartment with ( Read more... ) -
too silly
A story enjoyed by ephraemsyrus brought this to mind. ( Read beyond this point at your own risk... )