Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Death of Biblical Literacy
Part of my Avalos Series In a comment in my post earlier today, Hector Avalos (the author himself) directs us to his excellent, short article which was published today: “The Praise of Biblical Illiteracy“. There, as in his book, he … Continue reading
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Hector Avalos’ Unfortunate Hyperbole
Note & thoughts on: “Introduction“ From my series on: The End of Biblical Studies by Hector Avalos The title of Avalos’ book is meant to be an attention grabber — “The End of Biblical Studies” ! Well, we know … Continue reading
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Hyperbole – word study
We all know what it means to exaggerate. The word comes from Latin: ex= “thoroughly” + aggerare “heap, up” [ad- "toward" + gerere "carry"]. But like many concepts in English we also have a Greek derived word with similar meaning: … Continue reading
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The End of Biblical Studies
This is an index post of my thoughts as I read: The End of Biblical Studies (2007) by Hector Avalos Introduction: – Hyperbole – Hector Avalos’ Unfortunate Hyperbole – The Death of Biblical Literacy 1. Translations: Hiding in Plain Sense … Continue reading
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Sabio’s Alt Med Background
This is a reference post for anyone interested in a brief general history of my experiences in Alternative Medicine. BTW, for the last twenty years I have practiced orthodox Western Medicine (Allopathic Medicine). Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine I landed in … Continue reading
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Treat the patient, not the numbers
In Oriental Medicine and in Homeopathy, we would not run any laboratory tests before treating a patient. Information was solely gathered by physical observation and the interview process. So detailed and careful were those exams that they put Allopathic Medicine … Continue reading
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Health & Medicine
This will serve as an index for posts on medicine and health. I have practiced and studied medicine for decades– both “alternative” and “orthodox” (loaded terms, I know). Jumping between various contradictory medical practices and philosophy has taught me … Continue reading
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Pepsi is an Invading Alien
I am watching “V” on ABC with my son. It is about “v”isitor aliens who pretend to be here to help us but really everything they do will lead to our demise. Then today, on the radio I heard the … Continue reading
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The Moral Mind
This is part of my series on “How to Make a Christian“. In that post, I illustrated what an adult’s modular mind looks like before they become a Christian (seen to the right). This post elaborates on the inner workings … Continue reading
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Better than Hallelujah
Two new items concerning Christian music. First we have a hallelujah note with former popular Indie Christian singer David Bazan giving up his fundamentalism. This is an excellent video — please consider viewing it. Next, in contrast, I was driving … Continue reading
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The Tribal Mind
This post is a brief explanation of the notion of “Tribal Mind” used in my posts on the Modular God and How to make a Christian. The relative size of a mammal’s brain seems strongly correlated to the size of … Continue reading
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How to Make a Christian
Below are two diagrams illustrating my model of how an adult (not a child) becomes a Christian. The first picture shows the adult mind BEFORE they become a Christian. The second picture shows their transformed mind AFTER they become a … Continue reading
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Strong vs. Weak Theology
Using my previous model of a Modular God, I added the “theology” that links it all together. The top diagram shows the “God” of a person with an elaborate theology . The middle diagram shows the God of a person … Continue reading
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Astral Projection
I often fly through the sky in my dreams. I flew more in my younger years, but I fortunately still do occasionally. I can vividly and fondly remember these dreams almost as if I really flew — almost like … Continue reading
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Moon (a movie)
“Moon” (2009) is a psychological sci-fi film about a guy called “Sam” who works alone for a mining company on the moon. Well, he is really not alone. I won’t spoil the movie for you, but right from the beginning … Continue reading
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Quick Philosophy
Go get a 27-minute College Degree in Philosophy! I found this creative, funny Australian on YouTube who has done some actually hilariously instructive 3-minute cartoon summaries of the following philosophers. Warning: they include profanity and sacrilegious implications – perfect for … Continue reading
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“Ghosts” (a poem)
You say you saw a ghost, in the house, at night, Standing stiff and chilly in evanescent silver, In your room, near the bed where your grandfather died. But I saw ghosts, hundreds of them, dancing, Out of doors, by … Continue reading
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Was Jesus a Coward?
With intentional provocativeness, I originally entitled this post “Jesus was a Coward!“ But I decided to soften it because such an opinion really all depends on your theology. I don’t actually think Jesus was a coward, unless the story most … Continue reading
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William James
Over the years I have read many quotes of psychologist and philosopher William James and have always felt a huge affinity to his thoughts. So I have finally decided to actually read one of his books — “The Varieties of … Continue reading
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