Sex and Food
“If anyone says that sex, in itself, is bad, Christianity contradicts him at once. But, of course, when people say, ‘Sex is nothing to be ashamed of,’ they may mean ‘the state into which the sexual instinct has now got […]
Horrible Henry
I had to pull out yards of wool again last night when I realized that Horrible Henry once again had errors. It’s a simple pattern — k2 slip2– but it starts at a different point in each row so as […]
Right, Wrong, and Math
#1 son came over for dinner last night (Beer Braised Chicken and Mushrooms with noodles, broccoli, and apple compote) and we got into a discussion of Right and Wrong. He feels that choices may be right or wrong depending on […]
Evil and Cookies
Once again The Evil Mad Scientist is making cookies. The Evil Mad Scientist charmed me a couple of years ago with Fractal Cookies and now has made cookies reflecting 2D projections of 3D probability density maps of hydrogen atoms. I […]
Moral Absolutism vs. Moral Relativism
Canadian National has brought up some points about good and evil. I haven’t written about good and evil for a while, so I’m thinking we need a bit of a recap. Popular positions on good and evil include the following: […]
Creation and Evolution
It happens that I have found myself recently involved in discussions of, and in thinking about, creation and evolution. This is a little surprising to me because it is essentially a settled question for me, and for most of the […]