Monthly Archives: September 2011

Quote for the Day

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom. –General George S. Patton Send to Kindle

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My Latest Book: The Bible: A Reader’s Guide

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

My latest book, The Bible: A Reader’s Guide is now available, at least from Barnes and Noble. There’s also a place in Australia that has it. Designed for use alongside the Bible, this book is a navigational tool for the … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others. The provision … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away. –“The Cage” (Star Trek first pilot), spoken by John Hoyt as “Dr. … Continue reading →

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45 Years of Star Trek

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration Send to Kindle

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in “cargo cult science.” It’s a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty — a kind of leaning over backwards. … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

One can judge from experiment, or one can blindly accept authority. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all important and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, … Continue reading →

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