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There is virtue in remaining silent when you have insufficient evidence to be certain of your facts.

“Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man.” — Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (https://bookshop.org/a/100660/9780517548233)

Just because someone announces calmly that a story or image has been refuted does not mean it actually has been, any more than the assertion it is true means it’s actually true.

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Isaiah 40:25 – The Trouble with Talking about God

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Isaiah 40:25 asks us to consider who might be comparable with God, and who might be considered his equal.  Now we normally use this passage to talk about God’s great power and how he is unique, the creator, someone greater than anyone we know.  And there’s nothing wrong with that. But when I think of…

Bipartisan Dialog is Messy

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As readers of this blog already know I have mixed feelings about the current stimulus bill, but I think most of the discussion on the progress of the bill is measured against a wrong standard. Despite complaints to the contrary, President Obama has taken a bipartisan approach to formulating this bill. There are Republican ideas…

Mark 1:34 – Silencing Truth-Telling Demons

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One of the fascinating themes of the gospel of Mark is the interaction between Jesus and the demons.  There are many surprising things, but one of these is that the demons react to Jesus just because he shows up.  Another is that one of the things the demons want to do is identify Jesus.  Why…

When Strategies Change Hands

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I was just watching Chris Matthews on Hardball who is quite upset about the 60% requirement for a Senate cloture vote because it prevents an up-and-down vote on the stimulus package. I seem to recall Democratic outrage at the “nuclear option” which would have removed that requirement for certain types of votes on judicial nominations….

Christian Carnival CCLXII

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Welcome to Christian Carnival CCLXII.  I could always call this the “I’m too tired to think of a theme” edition, but I’m really just presenting the posts in order this time. There are several really good ones, so check them out. GP presents The Circle of Life « Manely Montana posted at Manely Montana, saying,…

Epiphany 5B Preliminary Thoughts

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In trying to write these lectionary notes I have found that it is so much easier to get notes into my Bible margin, or on sticky notes marking the pages as I read, than it is to write them up for others.  I hope some of you will be patient enough to stick with me…

They Really Do Believe the Earth is Stationary

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Occasionally when I mention “geocentricity” people will roll their eyes and let me know that nobody is believes that any more, nobody is that stupid, and comparing the rejection of overwhelming amounts of modern science in favor of young earth creationism with similar rejection of science by geocentrists is silly, because there aren’t any such…

What Stimulus Proponents Could Learn from a Book Title

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Readers of this blog know that I preferred our current president over his opponent in the election. After the bailout fiasco, I would have dearly loved to have had a candidate who actually opposed the whole idea. McCain bleated about socialism, but I honestly don’t believe he could have identified a capitalist or a socialist…

Annoyed at Certain Christian Labels

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On Wednesday I got snarky about a post by Jim West, dealing with “Biblical faith” and yesterday I wrote about a test that is alleged (incorrectly) to determine whether I have a “Biblical worldview.” There’s a common element here that annoys me, and it’s these multi-word or hyphenated Christian labels for things that might well…