Category Archives: sanity

Maybe You’ll Notice

So far, the Internet is different from previous means of communication. Let’s back up a bit: Humanity is fallen. We should never be surprised at the depths of human depravity. It makes for nice words to say that, but until … Continue reading

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Linux Users = Extremists

Okay, so it’s all over the technology news sites, but maybe you don’t read them: RT Slashdot The Register Even Boing Boing In essence, someone got hold of the source code for one of the NSA’s snoop and scoop programs, … Continue reading

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Depression and the Spirit

This is something that’s been rumbling around in my head for a while. Recently someone asked a question about it and it seems a good time to post on it. God’s revelation is a two-edged sword, we are told in … Continue reading

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Defining Truth

Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information. “Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In … Continue reading

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Talking Past Each Other 2

(The previous post by the same title is about computer stuff, but the principles are similar.) You cannot prove God exists, and they cannot prove He doesn’t. We who are spiritual are aliens to those who aren’t spiritual. They live … Continue reading

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Parable of Boundaries 2

This continues on the thoughts from a previous blog post. Babies recognize no boundaries, particularly ego boundaries. Older children tend to project their personal boundaries as absolutes, but so do a great many adults. Sophisticated people recognize that boundaries vary … Continue reading

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Chunky Love

I’m not special. I’m pretty ordinary. Over the past three years I pushed my aging and injured body from kinda fat to fairly fit. Call it the last hurrah before I’m too old for that stuff. Of course, the real … Continue reading

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Booming, Buzzing Bullhorns

My mission is the message, not some bloody battle for ephemeral gains. Regular readers already know it. I do not support the recent government attempt to dispossess Bundy and his family and cattle. I do not support armed resistance against … Continue reading

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ADD Is a Symptom of Sick Society

The particulars don’t matter. If you start from the wrong place, you can’t get to the truth. We struggle against an entire civilization that builds on the sand of human accomplishment. It’s not that our world cannot get the facts; … Continue reading

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The Law of Context

As humans, we cannot function without context. It’s a critical task in the stages of development that we gain some kind of context. Descartes’ thought experiment was a prime example of delusion; you cannot start with nothing when you already … Continue reading

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