I am going to do a very loose interpretation of this concept. I don’t know much about the biblical interpretation of the dangers of graven images. Let me give you my take on this concept. I believe we are here in this existence for a few profoundly important reasons. First off, we are here to…
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A sobering comparison between wine making and civilization
A sobering comparison between wine making and civilization I am a mead maker. You might not know what “mead”is but it’s really simple to understand. Mead is wine. But instead of being made with grapes it is made with honey. Any type of winemaking can be extremely complicated with an enormous array of variables to…
That small mistake that transformed Van Gogh into what he was
Vincent Van Gogh had a career that spanned only ten years. (1881 – 1890) Part of his transformation comes from the fact that in 1886 he moved from the Netherlands to Paris. This change in environment had a profound effect on his work. But… there is a little thing I want to point out. I…
Capitalism doesn’t work without Christianity
I remember a news story I read many years ago. It was about a lawsuit that people had filed. There were these people, I guess you could say they had a company, that was advertising an easy to follow weight loss program. And it was absolutely guaranteed to work.But, it was expensive. Maybe a hundred…
Two more thoughts about the battle between good and evil
Values and benefit One thing about good is that it has a value system that is outside itself. A series of beliefs that are adhered to. And when things get difficult that belief system is stuck with. It is a difficult thing but it goes to a person believing in morality, justice, doing the right…
Thoughts on the battle between good and evil
Right now you are awash in a myriad of electromagnetic waves. They are coming from a variety of sources including cell phones around you, cell towers, wifi routers, satellites, and all kinds of other electronic devices. And you can’t detect any of it. Yet you are bathed in it. This is a simile for you…
The benefits of the rise and fall of civilizations
In a previous post I talked about how human beings are perfectly adapted to live and thrive in small groups of around 100 people. And I talked about the dangers of groups growing to enormous numbers of people. But, we have witnessed throughout recorded history the growth and eventual demise of many great (and large)…
I know what’s wrong with the world – I just don’t know how to fix it
I know what’s wrong with the world – I just don’t know how to fix it Since the beginning of humanity we have been attuned to gathering, and surviving, together in small groups; probably no larger than one or two hundred individuals. Everything about us has adapted and adjusted to this. Our bodies, our cultures,…
Elon Musk is coming to Jesus
God works in mysterious ways and he has a wisdom that is far beyond our understanding. This holds particularly true when it comes to our lives as human beings and our development. It is a mysterious ladder of growth that we go through as we live our lives. And this development often comes in various…
The creepy third arm of AI
I am working on another book (It’s a Leonardo DaVinci themed book) and I thought I would once again tinker around with AI to see what kind of book cover could be created. That previous sentence is curious because I had to overwrite my urge to write “What kind of book cover I could create”….