Archive for November, 2013
Mars conjunct Mars – A Friendly Warning
My friend of many years does the Astrology thing. My personal aversion to Astrology is less than my aversion to other more acceptable organized religions. My friend happens to test genius on IQ tests. He is also well educated with terminal degrees. He reads, he thinks, he ponders, he hikes mountains and canyons, his is […]
27Nov2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on Mars conjunct Mars – A Friendly Warning | ContinuedJob – More Fun With Christians
DarkMatter2525 has come through again. This time with the satirical interpretation of the Book of Job. The humor is blatant, the sarcasm unveiled, the truth challenged. My view is that these folks are doing a great service to humanity. Any healthy Christian faith must recognize the absurdity of the literal interpretation of the Bible. Comments […]
26Nov2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on Job – More Fun With Christians | ContinuedBible Biology – Esau and Jacob
Bible biology is always a complex matter. If there were no complexities in bearing children (like a sterile woman) what use would we have of God? Take the case of Jacob and Esau. They would not exist without the intervention of a loving God. Well, one might have to understand that God is loving but […]
26Nov2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on Bible Biology – Esau and Jacob | ContinuedClimate Change Is About Rate Of Change And Individualism
We have argued before that climate change is about rate of change. Our planet has been as much as fourteen degrees hotter than our current temperatures and life flourished. Dinosaurs roamed the lush tropical forests of South Dakota. Scientists have known for years that we are not going to bake in the oven. The question […]
20Nov2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on Climate Change Is About Rate Of Change And Individualism | ContinuedTesting! Nuclear Testing! Guess How Many Nuclear Tests Have Been Conducted
Other than a few lost tribes in the Amazon people are aware of nuclear bombs. We know some things, like which countries have the capability, which countries want the capability, which countries we do not want to have the capability, and which countries have nuclear warheads mounted on intercontinental ballistic missiles. All scary things by […]
16Nov2013 | Gary Clark | 2 comments | ContinuedFor Miranda, A Special Granddaughter
Billy Collins is an inspirational modern poet. There is some amusing irony in this particular Colbert episode with Collins. Collins speaks to writing out of a ‘persona’. The irony is his interviewer is Colbert – a man who lives his life in a persona separate from himself. But this post is not about Colbert or […]
2Nov2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on For Miranda, A Special Granddaughter | Continued