Monthly Archives: September 2009
wonder
“Look, we all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t have to make stories up, you don’t have to exaggerate. There’s wonder …
book reviews
Going on from what I was saying yesterday about rediscovering a love of learning, I wanted to write about some of the things that inspired me to begin to think like that. The internet. Number one greatest thing ever. Free …
how to talk to children
That’s the great thing about our universe. The more we learn about it, the more questions arise, the more unimaginable it becomes.
hallucinations — more common than we think?
I was on the bus a few weeks ago and this homeless guy was telling me how when he was in prison, he turned around in his cell, and saw jesus.
Some fun stuff for everyone: our bible quote of the day is:
“If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or …
surprising science behind what motivates people.
Money is necessary to motivate people. In an equal society (where everything is available to everyone) people would be lazy and no one would do anything, and nothing would get done. Therefore, no equal society. Well, there’s that way of …
nostalgia
The past sucked. Dick. Anyone who wants to go back there should take a minute to think about everything they’d be giving up.
