Author Archives: PaulVK

“Spiritual Security”  HT: Dreher War as Culture War Putin has talked warmly about what he calls “spiritual security“—which means keeping versions of Christianity other than Russian Orthodoxy out of the country—even stating that Russia’s “spiritual shield” is as important to her security … Continue reading →

Bloomberg

Freddie DeBoer The noble purpose of moral critiques is to try and inspire better behavior. The destructive purpose of moral critiques is to elevate the person making them in relation to those being critiqued – “you are bad and I … Continue reading →

The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Is Dead http://nyti.ms/2gG3EvP

Patheos

The Atlantic The mathematical physicist Chetan Prakash proved a theorem that I devised that says: According to evolution by natural selection, an organism that sees reality as it is will never be more fit than an organism of equal complexity … Continue reading →

 from “Miracles” by C. S. Lewis – “Come out, look back, and then you will see…this astonishing cataract of bears, babies, and bananas: this immoderate deluge of atoms, orchids, oranges, cancers, canaries, fleas, gases, tornadoes and toads. How could you … Continue reading →

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