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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Declarations of Independence from the Self-checkout Lane
I have a new favorite grocery store experience. It used to be the video carts where for a dollar you can have a noise-free cruise through the aisles while your children slowly grow less intelligent watching mindless programming in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Observations, Theology
Tagged grocery store, Lent, self-checkout, self-reliance
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Why Beauty is an Objective Quality in the World
In my February 12 post I presented an anti-naturalist argument from beauty. A key premise of this argument is that beauty is an objective quality in the world. This view is known as aesthetic objectivism. Before offering some reasons in defense … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged aesthetic values, art, beauty, cultural relativism, objectivism, subjectivism
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Heaven Can’t Wait
Whenever I go on Amazon.com, which is sadly at least two or three times a day, I feel the full weight of the finiteness of our time on earth. Along with having a thing about food, I also love books, … Continue reading
A Valentine’s Day to Remember (by Jim, Annotated by Amy)
Happy Valentine’s Day everybody! For me, this was certainly one to remember. It began, like most Saturdays, with my making pancakes for the kids. This is one of the few culinary endeavors where my ability actually exceeds Amy’s. This morning … Continue reading
An Anti-Naturalist Argument from Beauty
The history of philosophy has seen many “theistic proofs” or arguments for the existence of God, dating at least as far back as Plato in the 4th century B.C. Some of the standard arguments reason to God’s existence from apparent … Continue reading
Exhortations from a Food Junkie
There are many things I love about my mother-in-law: the fact that she loves and admires my husband almost as much as I do; the fact that she insists on my taking naps when I come to visit and gets … Continue reading
The Difference Between Children and Wild Animals
Amy and I love our children. In fact, we think they are the most fascinating creatures in the world. But it sure is a lot of work trying to civilize those little people. “Maggie, please stop making that chirping sound.” … Continue reading
Pretty Little Dots of Randomness
Like most citizens of the internet world, this past week I received several lists and requests for “25 Random Things.” Having been burned by such demands for information in the past, I hesitated to respond, but after receiving yet another … Continue reading