Posts tagged Blog

The Bush-Rove Book Challenge 2009

[ 3 minutes to read ]In his December 26th opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove writes about a friendly contest with President Bush to see who reads the most books in a…

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Ad Hominem

[ 3 minutes to read ]This is an argumentative device in debate, and, I should add, an improper device at that. Ad Hominem is a Latin phrase that literally means, to the person. It refers…

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Gaffes and the Pulpit

[ 2 minutes to read ]This post must begin with a worldview-rocking truth statement. Preachers are in fact human. They may not seem to be, for various reasons, but they are. It may also be…

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Consequences of Finite Knowledge

[ 3 minutes to read ]As children, mathematics is one area where we begin to grapple with the concept of infinity. Negative numbers add a completely new dimension to our world and we realize that…

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