Author Archives: ehurst

Rat-Killing Passwords

Posted on April 10, 2014 by ehurst

It’s rat-killing day around my place. It means raking debris from the yard so I could make the first lawn cutting with my reel mower, burying that electric line between the house and the shed so the freaking punks will … Continue reading →

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The Refugees Keep Coming

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ehurst

I’d rather not talk about it, but this thing won’t die. Some of my readers are aware of my pointed criticism of LifeChurch.tv. There are several posts here, but one in particular drew way too many comments from people who … Continue reading →

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Miracles versus Mythology

Posted on April 8, 2014 by ehurst

You aren’t cynical enough. Seen on Facebook today: two contrasting images vertically stacked proposing to offer some moral lesson. The top image was a trio of pubescent white girls facing the camera and tamely clowning a bit. The bottom image … Continue reading →

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AI’s Children Published

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ehurst

It’s ready! Thanks to Linda for her help in catching a few typos and such. You can get your free copy here.

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Call for Consciousness

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ehurst

It’s documented if you really want to see it. About a century ago in the US a bunch of wealth industrialists and financiers hired some pointy-headed elitists (a think tank) to devise a means for hijacking classical liberal arts education. … Continue reading →

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Enough Kubuntu

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

I had enough. By no means did I expect perfection of any sort. The thing was in beta, so it was supposed to be a little buggy. That is not what bothered me. It was the constant defaults that were … Continue reading →

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A Critical Lesson of Job

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

Our lessons in Job will end soon enough. Most Western scholars miss the best parts because they refuse to consider Job from Job’s own cultural matrix. It’s not that I pretend to be such a grand expert, but that I … Continue reading →

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Job 34

Posted on April 5, 2014 by ehurst

Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading →

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Draft of AI’s Children

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ehurst

It’s ready for review, so if you are interested, let me know.

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Unpersuasive

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ehurst

I don’t write to persuade. People can use footnotes and facts to lie as easily as to support the truth, so there is nothing special about chasing down every reference. History isn’t objective; it is merely the narrative of the … Continue reading →

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