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I’m cleaning up this blog a bit. Executive summary in bullet form: Does anyone use the MiniBlog in the right sidebar? Can you suggest a pen-name for me to use on this blog? If you are close to me personally, or just generally care about me (as opposed to this blog’s topics of interest), you [...]

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It seems to be better that I don’t say what I’ll be writing when, since I so seldom keep to such plans. Anyway, consider this blog to be back from hiatus. Also, subscribe so that you don’t have to keep visiting the site to see if there’s something new. Thanks to all supporters! While I [...]

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Back in February, we sought an answer to the question Any interest in a “Book Club” of sorts? The answer at the time was “yes!” By decree, we decided on Bones, Rocks and Stars by Chris Turney. I propose we start with this book on 13 July. Hopefully I’m not busy referring to myself in [...]

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So a literal reading of Genesis (first book of the Torah) brings many people under the impression that the world/universe was created in six days, is less than 10,000 years old, and that there was a global catastrophic flood. Science teaches us that the universe is about 14 billion years old, that the earth and [...]

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…on this blog, that is. We all agree that the problem is fundamentalism (the strong form, I sometimes use a softened version of the term). Where we don’t all agree, is what the “cause” is — consequently, what to do about the problem. The so-called “new atheism movement” often expresses the sentiment that moderates are [...]

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Happy birthday to this blog, which has now existed for two years and a day. I’d like to take this opportunity to briefly sit back and look at the first three years of this its existence. Chapter 1 First quarter, Genesis! There was chaos, there was uncertainty. The first uncertain, tentative steps into the blogosphere. [...]

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Over on Hugo’s Blog, um, My Blog, I babble a bit about Considerations for Starting a Blog or Website. I’m hoping those with the knowledge could add their advice? This is for Prophet, it’s worth it to add your two cents’. I’m especially interested in Johan Swarts’ contribution, who very, very recently made the transition [...]

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OK, my blog now has a simple commenting system, and is in a state where I feel I can start using it. It is my blog, because thinktoomuch.net isn’t anymore — thinktoomuch.net has its subject matter, and is sticking to it, maintaining focus. And that focus does misrepresent me, hence the need to start another [...]

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There is a very long blog post coming up, probably tomorrow. I started writing it on Sunday, and I’ve just “finished” it. Out of respect for my readers (or maybe just out of a selfish desire to increase the quality of my writing), I have not yet hit publish. I want to give it another [...]

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A recent email exchange with a creationist brought up this sentiment again: He has to believe in evolution because that is the career he chose. He sucked up what they told him. This creationist tactic is disingenuous. They are taught that the reason scientists accept evolution, is because they would not otherwise get a job, [...]

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