The Dawn Treader tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-73783 2010-02-18T09:15:27-05:00 A site for discussing any and all issues related to worldview, philosophy, ethics, religion and culture. The title is taken from my favorite C.S. Lewis book in the Chronicles of Narnia. TypePad The Exquisite Pale Blue Dot tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a8b15a13970b 2010-02-18T09:15:27-05:00 2010-02-18T09:32:11-05:00 Take a good long look at it. Stare at the dot for any length of time and then try to convince yourself that God created the whole Universe for one of the 10 million or so species of life that... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/02/the-exquisite-pale-blue-dot.html What is it? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a8abe619970b 2010-02-17T08:31:15-05:00 2010-02-17T08:31:15-05:00 One question. The answer makes all the difference. J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/02/what-is-it.html Skeptical About Skepticism tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a88e36f8970b 2010-02-11T14:11:05-05:00 2010-02-11T14:13:20-05:00 "How do skeptics refute the argument that by knowing nothing they know something?" I was asked that by one of my students. Since I have some friendly skeptics who read this blog, I thought I would pose the question and... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/02/skeptical-about-skepticism.html Hopey-Changey No More tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a8863c0f970b 2010-02-10T09:15:56-05:00 2010-02-10T09:15:56-05:00 "The country has become divided into people who find Palin's question flesh-crawling creepy, and those who do not. " ~ Jeff Schweitzer, Huffington Post Schweitzer of the Huffington Post has had it. That's it. No more Mr. Nice Guy towards... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/02/hopeychangey-no-more.html Superbowl Ads tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20128777911a6970c 2010-02-08T15:39:04-05:00 2010-02-08T15:39:04-05:00 The Green Police ad was clearly the funniest, though I guess some people did not think so. C'mon folks, lighten up a bit. The underwear commercials were the dumbest. The Tebow ad was the most brilliant in terms of bang... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/02/superbowl-ads.html Politics As Idolatry: Keller Is Correct tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a7f1d366970b 2010-01-20T08:42:51-05:00 2010-01-20T08:42:51-05:00 "When love of one's people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has a privileged life. It is the settled tendency... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/01/politics-as-idolatry-keller-is-correct.html Friedrich Nietzsche On Truth tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e2012876da2763970c 2010-01-15T11:18:31-05:00 2010-01-15T11:28:45-05:00 All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie? ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Some call the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche, (1844 -1900), the father of postmodernism. His thoughts certainly continue to influence many postmodern thinkers and academics. His skepticism about... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2010/01/friedrich-nietzsche-on-truth.html <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mrdawntreader/DFSi/~3/Zsp5H5T11bA/it-was-also-a-year-of-change-especially-in-washington-where-the-tired-old-hacks-of-yesteryear-finally-yielded-the-reins-of.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2009/12/it-was-also-a-year-of-change-especially-in-washington-where-the-tired-old-hacks-of-yesteryear-finally-yielded-the-reins-of.html" thr:count="2" thr:updated="2010-01-09T14:09:35-05:00" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e20120a79276e1970b</id> <published>2009-12-31T13:18:09-05:00</published> <updated>2009-12-31T13:18:09-05:00</updated> <summary>"It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, where the tired old hacks of yesteryear finally yielded the reins of power to a group of fresh, young, idealistic, new-idea outsiders such as Nancy Pelosi. As a result Washington,...</summary> <author> <name>J. Clinton</name> </author> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2009/12/it-was-also-a-year-of-change-especially-in-washington-where-the-tired-old-hacks-of-yesteryear-finally-yielded-the-reins-of.html</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <title>Counterfeit Gods tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e201287682b382970c 2009-12-26T15:58:26-05:00 2009-12-26T16:06:16-05:00 "Sometimes God seems to be killing us when he's actually saving us. Here he was turning Abraham into a great man - but on the outside, it looked like he was being cruel." ~ Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods, p.20. I've... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2009/12/sometimes-god-seems-to-be-killing-us-when-hes-actually-saving-us-here-he-was-turning-abraham-into-a-great-man---but-on-the-o.html Keller Excerpt On Evolution tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c3c869e201287670c07c970c 2009-12-21T10:18:36-05:00 2009-12-21T10:29:56-05:00 "GTE* is fast becoming what Peter Berger calls a ‘plausibility structure’. It is a set of beliefs considered so basic, and with so much support from authoritative figures and institutions, that it is becoming impossible for individuals to publicly question... J. Clinton http://www.mrdawntreader.com/the_dawn_treader/2009/12/gte-is-fast-becoming-what-peter-berger-calls-a-plausibility-structure-it-is-a-set-of-beliefs-considered-so-basic-and.html