Last year in November I tried the experiment of doing Nanowrimo which is short for National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write 1700 words every day during November. The Nanowrimo website is set up to let you track your words and sends encouraging messages along with an internet sticker that says you are [...]
Twenty constants
I went to hear Steve Hemler of the CAINA discuss scientific proofs for the existence of God. He did a great job of presenting the proof from the fine-tuning of the universal constants. Next week he is doing a presentation on Evolution and Creation. I especially appreciated his comment that anyone is still free to [...]
thoughts on genre
What is genre? I have asked and asked this question and someone on another blog said that a story is a piece of art that induces a pattern of types and intensities of emotion -- that are different for different genres: horror, romance, mystery, and so on. And the lightbulb finally went on. I went [...]
Pope Sylvester II
Gerbert of Aurillac became Pope in the year 997 A.D. and died in 1001 A.D. He was the subject of an article in Sky and Telescope* during the millenial year of our Lord, 2000. Gerbert was interesting because he had presided over the previous major year change from 999 to 1000 and in the runup [...]
the evidence of your senses
I have been considering the role of reason and how some people put reason and faith in opposition to each other. Others suggest that they are two parts of something else -- but the parts are coequal. Reason was elevated to the highest level in the French Republic to disastrous effect. But faith as a [...]
