On the Joy of Routine
Routine and riual are closely related. Routine can keep us going when our rituals fail us.
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Are ETs & UFOs Real? – A View from Answers in Genesis
As part of the process of developing a solution on the relationship between Christians and the possible discovery of an alien intelligence, it will be helpful to look at some answers that have been offered. In this post I will look at article published by Answers in Genesis, a Christian apologetics ministry. In an earlier post,
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Christianity and Alien life: Foundations for a Solution
What it would mean for the more conservative strands of the faith has been the focus of my thought. There are a number of ways I could go but I have not yet fully worked out a satisfactory path. This post will go through several ideas that will be integral to any type of answer
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Is the Earth Flat?
Is the earth flat and not a globe? There are a small but growing number of people that believe that the Earth is not a ball (technically an oblate spheroid, apparently). ‘Flat earthers’ argue that we live on a flat disc with the north pole in the centre and Antarctica around the edge. This post
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Voting as a Christian
When it comes to elections and voting, there is some strange notion that Christians should keep their faith invisible and isolated the moment an election is called and when they enter the voting booth. I say ‘strange’ for two reasons. Firstly, it seems to be only Christians to whom this applies. Secondly, I at least
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A Perspective on the Book of Revelation
Background A common feature on the websites of church and faith-based organisations is a statement of faith. Targeted mainly at other believers, the aim is to assist people in understanding what beliefs the writers actually have about the various aspects of the Christian faith. These statements are more common on Protestant sites but I would
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Would Christianity be threatened by alien life?
The recent discovery by NASA of a set of seven ‘earth-like’ planets provides fuel for an ongoing debate about whether alien life exists, one with a long history. In two books, Michael Crowe discusses various perspectives of the discussion from antiquity to 1900. Two particular conclusions are important for me here. Firstly, that the debate
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Why a Map is never ‘just a map’
The aphorism popularised by Mark Twain ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ highlights that quantitative data is not as neutral and objective as we might like to think. Statistics – numbers, charts, graphs – can be used to clarify and support good arguments as well as obscure and bolster weak arguments. This is also the case
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Mapping the 2017 Western Australian State Election
The 2017 state election in Western Australia delivered a substantial victory in the lower house to WA Labor. They needed to gain 10 seats to reach 30 in the parliament to win and ended up with 41. Consequently, the Liberal/National alliance, in office since 2008, was left with 18, with many former ministers losing their seats.
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Maps and Activism – Supporter Map
Background During the campaign to stop the construction of the Perth Freight Link/Roe 8 project, a regular claim was it is only ‘tree hugging unemployed hippies’ and ‘professional protestors’ who object. This was addressed with photos of people holding a card with ‘I am a [job/profession] and I do not support Roe 8.’ An additional objection
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