Easter time is here, happiness and cheer… *Vince Guaraldi’s dulcet tones continue to warm the soul. Or something like that. Like Christmas, Easter is a busy time for my church-employed family. As far as pew-filling goes, it can’t hold a candle to Silent Night on Christmas, but it’s the holiday of Christianity from a theological perspective. It’s…
Month: March 2016
Useless Advice
“Live each day as if it were your last.” I doubt it’s a recent saying. I know Horace phrased it “carpe diem” in antiquity. I’m sure it predates the written word by aeons. It’s such insipid, useless advice, and it’s continued existence is a testament that mankind has never actually figured out much of anything…
Psychology’s Reproduciblity and Media Obliviousness
“Remember that study that found that most psychology studies were wrong?” asks Slate writer Rachel Gross. Not even, “did you hear”, but “do you remember”. There is now no longer a question as to if this matter needs explained first. It’s already common knowledge. Everybody’s read this study. If you haven’t, you’re behind. Just play…
He Who Cannot Be Stumped
In the halcyon days of last autumn, I thought that the Trump campaign was just wasting everyone’s time before an inevitable Icarian plummet to Earth. I was completely wrong. I prefer to think of it as optimism, not naivité, but frankly I can’t mount much of a defense against my ignorance. I underestimated any number…