Like all good poems, the Pogues “Tuesday Morning” is derived from a Biblical theme. In this case, from my favorite Psalm. Psalm 13 says: How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have …
New York Times today reveals that Robin Hanson, one of the smartest bloggers alive, has experienced some marital strain as a result of his quest for immortality. This is very relevant to our recent discussion about the soul’s immortality. When afflicted by “love”, people are often jealous and possessive. When I was about 10 years …
According to atheist materialism, free will is an illusion, and math is simply a useful fiction. As a Calvinist, I’m not going to take a glorified view of man’s free will. But I find it interesting that atheists proudly hew to such determinism. Determinism is the only honest position for a materialist to take, but …
William has a good post, challenging the idea that God irresistibly decrees some to condemnation: I believe that God loves everyone, but it is clear from the Bible that He also hates some people. The whole issue seems irrelevant to the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate. I just don’t see any point at all in speaking …
Chess is typically considered to be a passive activity closely associated with mental pursuits like philosophy and poetry. Most people would never mentally categorize chess alongside wrestling or boxing. And indeed, it is this apparent contrast that makes the sport of “chess boxing” so idiosyncratic. Of course, major chess tournaments are advertised as battles between …
One of the most common attacks on Calvinism I have seen is the insinuation that “Calvinists are Sneaky” when they evangelize. Since Calvinists claim that God died only for the “elect”, and since they don’t know exactly who the “elect” are, then Calvinists would be dishonest to evangelize the Gospel by saying “Jesus died for …