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2013-09-04T13:06:33-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: Your Life Is Even More Meaningless Than You Thought

Last updated on: September 4, 2013 at 1:06 pm By Jason Morehead

Science has done much to improve humanity’s lot in life, but it’s done an awful lot to humble us, too. (For example, highlighting our puniness in light of the scope of the universe, or revealing that maybe we’re not as different and unique from other animals as we thought we might be.) And now Dave Goldberg offers us several reasons for why we shouldn’t even exist, claiming that we’re “nothing but impurities in an otherwise beautifully simple universe.” Read more

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2013-09-04T09:23:51-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: An Elephant-Sized Example of Scientism

Last updated on: September 4, 2013 at 9:23 am By James Hoskins

On the heels of Steven Pinker’s recent essay defending scientism, some atheists have denied that scientism is a real phenomenon. They claim that critics of scientism cannot point to a valid instance of the crime. Enter this article in The Guardian. It provides an elephant-sized example that has been staring everyone in the face, as well as a succinct and witty overview of the failures of scientism in general. Read more

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2013-09-03T20:24:19-06:00

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Oddly, Cory Booker’s Good Deeds Incite Hate

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 8:24 pm By Erin Straza

"People like Cory Booker hold a mirror to our hearts. Their actions beckon us to act likewise." Read more

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2013-09-11T19:21:53-06:00

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3 Ways Gone Home will Surprise and Challenge Christians

Last updated on: September 11, 2013 at 7:21 pm By Adam Marshall

An evocative new game recalls the '90s, yet retells an old truth: You can't go home again. Read more

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2013-09-03T12:17:18-06:00

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ELSEWHERE: C. S. Lewis’s Medieval Modern Imagination

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 12:17 pm By Geoffrey Reiter

Over at The Imaginative Conservative, Stratford Caldecott has a delightful, intelligent look at C. S. Lewis’s perspective on the cosmos and the distinctions between the medieval view and modern cosmologies. Read more

2013-09-03T06:54:15-06:00

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Elsewhere: Gregory Wolfe of ‘IMAGE’ is Asking for Your Help

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 6:54 am By Adam Marshall

For as long as I’ve been reading good words, Image has been the journal I’ve associated with some of the best intersections of art, faith, and mystery. Under the leadership of editor Gregory Wolfe, Image has helped to bring the idea of “religious art” into sharper focus, elevating its discourse and showcasing many of its most poignant exemplars. Unfortunately, Wolfe recently announced that the journal has encountered some financial difficulties as the result of troubles with a business partner. If you care about... Read more

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2013-09-03T06:54:50-06:00

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An Invitation to Dig: The Legacy of Seamus Heaney

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 6:54 am By Ethan McCarthy

"For Heaney, the very existence and essence of poetry stands against the idea of an empty, meaningless life." Read more

2013-09-03T06:53:20-06:00

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The Kiddy Pool: Love It or List It

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 6:53 am By Erin Wyble Newcomb

"It’s much easier to make compromises with each other when we act upon the truth that seeking and submitting to God’s will is essential." Read more

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2013-09-03T06:51:27-06:00

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The Moviegoer: A Riotously Funny, Sobering Alcoholypse

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 6:51 am By Nick Olson

"An emerging concern is how do we be grown ups in such a way that, by virtue of growing up, we grew more free?" Read more

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2013-09-03T07:55:50-06:00

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War in Syria: When There Is No Good Answer, Answer Without Bombs

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 7:55 am By S. L. Whitesell

"There's no simple solution, and you should be pretty thankful you aren't the one having to decide how to respond." Read more

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