Tag Archives: psychology

Flooding Human Vanity

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ehurst

We think of vanity as a bottomless pit. Solomon’s royal service manual (Ecclesiastes) starts out announcing that our human existence is vanity. The translation could as easily be meaningless, pointless or futile. The root meaning of the English word “vanity” … Continue reading →

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I’m Tech Support

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ehurst

This is an exercise in mirror reading. There is no social group for me. I’m an alien in virtually every human context, in part because I am “not of this world” (Romans 12:2) — Even among my fellow Christians, I … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged epistemology, ministry, mission, mysticism, philosophy, psychology, social context, spirituality, tech support, technology, virtual world | Comments Off

Oklahoma County Jury Duty

Posted on January 27, 2014 by ehurst

The county website is pretty sparse on information. Recounting my experience will provide a snapshot for early 2014. The County Courthouse is right downtown OKC, and the maps are good enough to get you there. I was coming in from … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | Tagged Gail Bowlby, government, law, parking garage, psychology, The County Courthouse | 2 Comments

Fanboy Folly

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ehurst

Computers are just a tool, not the prime mover of human future. If we could stuff a soft, fat rubber ball in the mouths of the world’s mindless fanboys, the silence would be suddenly deafening. That includes the vast majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged computers, culture, fanboys, game, linux, Open Source software, philosophy, psychology, religion, windows | Comments Off

GUI Races (Updated)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ehurst

I’m watching. The current trend in computer user interface is racing up a dead end street. I could be entirely wrong about this, but we’ll see. I am certain the current leadership in development projects are almost uniformly stupid about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged computers, culture, economics, eldercraft, linux, marketing, psychology, technology, windows | 1 Comment

Sickness Post-mortem

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ehurst

I’m still feeling crappy. Intermittent fever and sinus allergies have ruled the last couple of days for me. This morning I thought it was all gone after such a hard sleep, but it came back. So I took a good … Continue reading →

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Your Feelings; Your Problem

Posted on January 15, 2014 by ehurst

Human emotions are the most unreliable indicator this world can offer. Our single greatest moral duty is obeying divine justice. That moral justice does not include a duty to consider someone’s feelings. You have no duty at all to my … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged civility, civilization, divine justice, epistemology, moral duty, psychology, scripture, social mythology, society, spirituality | 2 Comments

Governed by Self-indulgence

Posted on January 12, 2014 by ehurst

Don’t be self-indulgent and allow yourself to operate like a six-year-old. When I describe the stages of human moral development, I’m offering a frame of reference. It’s a working model of how things tend to go. So when I say … Continue reading →

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