Curt's Cogitations

Looking at Rand’s Ideas Part One

2011-07-11T00:23:23Z

Yes, the ‘Rand’ is Ayn Rand. The atheist, selfish, capitalist, free market, anti collectivist, merciless etc… Don’t like her? Well that doesn’t really matter here. I’m looking at ideas and maybe I won’t even express hers accurately. I’ll take a little piece at a time. I’m interested to see if (though an atheist) her [.......]

Thomas Ice and Empirical Eisegesis (not quite finished, but concluded)

2011-06-20T04:59:38Z

Now briefly, what is the real controlling principle governing 'this generation' for Ice and others? It's Empiricism. In this case it is the context of Ice's empirical mind. That context is eisegeted into the text.

Is God Wasting My Time?

2011-04-02T08:35:06Z

“God told me so.” “It was shown to me in a dream.” “I feel lead to…” “He told me audibly, I could hear Him.” “I just feel in my spirit…” “God is trying to tell me something.” How many times have you heard or read things like those above? How are Christians supposed to [.......]

Beck’s Non-violence Pledge Yes or No

2011-04-02T05:28:19Z

Below are some pertinent quotes from Glenn Beck’s open letter, posted January 10, 2011 at glennbeck.com in the wake of the murders and attempted assassination in Arizona on January 8, 2011. I merely numbered the bullet points and added emphasis: comments in ( ) and italics. Update 1-15: The same letter has been reprinted with [.......]