Good news. I made it through the first round of RA applications. This means I have to do an interview with Eileen (assistant Dean of Students) next week.
Philosophy midterm in a few hours. Let's see how much of that I remember.
Word of the Day: Yo
Quote of the Day: "I will not be contained!" Aaron Vedder
Richard Dawkins. Atheist extraordinaire. If those arguements weren't fallible enough for you, I offer you, dear Reader, 'The Improbability of God".
Now, my questions to you, Mr Dawkins are this: How do you feel about being an evolutionary blip? Show me the point in which humans evolved from apes. You can't find the missing link? Hmm.
Here is my issue with Mr. Dawkins. It's all fine and dandy to go around spouting out one's view, even his... but it seems as though, in his effort to falsify religion, he has developed his own. It is unclear to me whether it is the concept of a God he has a problem with, or whether it is the religion he has a problem with. In both cases, his facts are flawed. Darwin did not set out to disprove God, in fact, he hoped his research in evolutionary theory (which Darwin also admitted was just theory), would help with the division between science and religion. Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Nietzsche, Heraclius, Averroes, (the list goes on) all believed in a God-like being. They felt a higher presence, they knew that the universe was governed by...something.
Dawkins would say that they are philosophers, and he is a scientist and therefore those are irrelevant to his message.
But consider this. Parmenides talked about being and unbeing. Being is. Unbeing is not. If atheism were true, that there is no God, and we've all been led to believe something that is false, how is it that the notion of God would still exist. The feeling of a universe governed by ...something. Can this be replaced by scientific explaination? I'm skeptical to say it can be. If unbeing is not, the notion of God would not exist. By suggesting there is no God, Atheism has proven that here is one. God would be unbeing, and therefore the entire idea of him would not exist.
And this is just one of the many arguements that has come out Mr. Richard Dawkins' work. In the spirit of controversy, I thought I would add this.
Word of the Day: philanthropist
Quote of the Day: "I am very disappointed in you." John Locke (LOST)
Stephen Lewis was at Redeemer. If you know anything about who he is, or what he stands for, you can understand where the controversy comes from. So if you are interested to know what has made headline news, please feel free to check out all the links.
As someone on the editing staff of the Crown, I would like to remind readers that this viewpoint is not that of the Crown, or any of its staff. Controversy needs to be printed sometimes. If you are angry at the article, I am too. But consider why you are angry.
I encourage you to read them all. Read the comments that go with them.
The basic information on the night with Stephen Lewis can be found here.
The article that has recieved much response can be found here.
Another viewpoint, perhaps more relevant, is by Jan Korevaar, found here.
Now, consider Stephen Lewis as a world figure. His website, www.stephenlewisfoundation.org offers more information on who he is. He is an advocator of Pro-Choice. He is also a significant figure in the fight for world justice, AIDS in Africa, and an advocate of human rights.
Now, consider the articles. As Christians, in response to all of those articles, perhaps casting stones, as Christ condemns, isn't the way to go about things. After all, haven't we all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God? Is our anger justified? Is Redeemer really to be scolded for asking a man of such world influence into its school to speak at the Social Justice conference?
Now that is a little bit of controversy.
Word of the Day: Dream
Quote of the Day: "Hey Chad, have you seen Haas's shirt? It's almost as loud as you are!"
Big plans for this weekend. I have finished a week's worth of intense homework, finished 2 books, wrote 2 essays (on those books) and started off the week with a nasty case of the flu, which I later deemed as just exhaustion.
So, this weekend is going to be restful. I have no laundry to do, no pressing homework. I plan to clean my room (which has been incredibly neglected these last few days), maybe make a few cards this afternoon and tomorrow, and finish the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Peter Jackson did a wonderful job on those movies. For all the special effects, ability to follow the story line and well done interpretation of Tolkien's books, it's sad that they couldn't have remembered Legolas's contact lenses. Watch the movies again. Notice that in the Fellowship of the Ring, Legolas's eyes are brown. Then, watch The Twin Towers. His eyes are blue for most of that movie, except for one scene in Rohan. I wonder if they watched those movies after they were released and thought to themselves, 'ah, CRAP!'...
Last night Lauren, Kait, Hilbert and myself took a trip out to Swiss Chalet for dinner. It was cheaper than doing groceries. Afterwards, we hung out at Hilbert's place with Charl, Alex and Greg. We played this card game called 'Bang' (it involves shooting people...) and then enjoyed some conversation regarding the Disney vault. Good for laughs. And, of course, this little treasure,
I'm not a fan of Family Guy at all, but I have definitely had this sung to me in the DriveThru.
Word of the Day: positive
Quote of the Day: "I wish I could just break into the Disney Vault!" -Charl
I'm quite pleased with the re-arranging of the Crown office. It went from cluttered to, well, less cluttered. In fact, I do enjoy being able to walk from one end of the office to the other without tripping over an old computer, a table, Jordan's newest (or oldest) lesson plan. I have my own corner, chalkboard space, and an entire table...with drawers, paperclips, stickynotes, and eventually a mug with writing utensils. For really, where else would things like pens and pencils go?
And, I am jamming out to the Backstreet Boys. Tim, our Digital Editor is rolling his eyes at me.
Word of the Day: precisely
Quote of the Day: "Canadian literature seems to be so dark!"
I'm sitting in the quiet of my dorm, chore done, living room cleaned. The quiet of my playlist is keeping me company while I make my way through a Margaret Atwood book. I must start the essay on it tonight.
Its quite the playlist, I realize. Subtle and reverent (Bart Millard's rendition of old hymns) to convincing and convicting (Switchfoot and Casting Crowns), I'm struck by the ageless praise that comes from the old and the new.
And then, as I pay for the semester, I hear my bank account cry a little.
Word of the Day: Attractive (thanks to Joel)
Quote of the Day: "I'm saying that Eowyn is Aragorn's female equal, not that she deserves him!" Emily, on LOTR (specifically in a debate between Arwin and Eowyn as possible mates for Aragorn)
