Category: Religion
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The Flood, the Resurrection etc and literal understanding
In the nearly 40 years that I have taught English, the comprehension of literal and figurative has been one of the most problematic elements of language understanding and use. In most cases, literal is used as an antonym to figurative, which implies the use of some sort of comparison or language device to convey or…
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An Easter like no other
I think it was Richard Feynman who said something like “Physics isn’t reality. It is our model of reality. This model is very useful.” So, when we look at the universe, we ‘see’ gravity. Gravity fits into a model of the universe called Newtonian Physics. It is useful because we can use it to predict…
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Of blind men and elephants
A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form. Out of curiosity, they said: “We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable”. So, they sought it out, and when…
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A small bite for a Wednesday
In response to this: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/04/13/pastor-dies-of-covid-19-after-telling-crowded-church-god-would-defeat-covid-19 John Reid writes: “What the heck is wrong with these people? Do they not believe that their God gave them a functioning brain and that the best idea is to stay home? It is a valid question. What ARE they thinking? My friend Larry Gohl replies: I will respond. Many…