Creationism
In the midst of the debates — or wars — concerning the issues of creation and evolution, there is a tendency to over-generalize. Both sides often refer to the opposing side with the broad term of either “evolutionist” or “creationist.” And yet there exists within both...
Humility in the wrong place
“What we suffer from today is humility in the wrong place. Modesty has moved from the organ of ambition. Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction, where it was never meant to be. A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth;...
A gadget may be wonderful – but it’s just a gadget
Being iTuned day and night diminishes our humanity. It does not enhance it. I have very little of Mr Blake’s company, the wife of the poet William Blake is reputed to have told visitors. “He is always in Paradise.” When the artist George Richmond called on Blake,...