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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Post from the 50th Anniversary of Thomas Kuhn’s Important Book

The Guardian Many people were also enraged by Kuhn’s description of most scientific activity as mere “puzzle-solving” – as if mankind’s most earnest quest for knowledge was akin to doing the Times crossword. But in fact these critics were over-sensitive. A puzzle … Continue reading →

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Donald Miller and Leaving Church

Mike Cosper: This say something about contemporary church Donald Miller’s post and response and a third one 4 Reasons I’m glad I left church Now CT on Brian, Rob and Don My comment on that last piece: This piece feels a bit like … Continue reading →

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The Bachelor-Exposed

Really? The ugly truth about this show hasn’t always been obvious? Link

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Is Glenn Beck more open minded than Sam Harris?

Dreher link which lead to Haidt’s link.  Skilled arguers are not after the truth but after arguments supporting their views.” When self-interest, partisan identity, or strong emotions are involved, reasoning turns into a lawyer, using all its powers to reach … Continue reading →

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Wellesley Underwear Man Sculpture

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Who has the right to die?

Should psychiatric patients who are not in physical danger of death have the right to die in the Netherlands? 

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Rod Dreher, Can an Atheist “get” Dante?

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/can-an-atheist-really-get-dante The secret writing on the door is “Abandon skepticism, all ye who enter here.” To approach the Divine Comedy with an open heart is to be converted on some level, if only for the time being. The late American Dantean Charles … Continue reading →

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Addiction treatment

the Dish Could drug replacement therapy have saved Hoffman?

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Tim Keller on Suffering

Jesus Creed

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How we ruin social networks, Facebook specifically

Ars technica As Facebook itself knows from watching people type up statuses or comments and then delete them before posting, people feel pressure to say or do the right things when using services like Facebook. Part of that feeling stems from the … Continue reading →

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