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The intent of Disturbing the World is to challenge its readers to a deeper understanding of who God is and what his purpose might be in our lives, and to provoke thought and debate about these important issues.

Posts Tagged ‘creation’

Global Warming, Butch Cassidy and Morons

spring blossomsWinter 2009/10 is over. Soon spring will be popping out all over. Robins have been gathering in clusters on the lawn outside my window. Days are getting longer, and somehow, blue skies are bluer than ever.

March Madness has arrived. Before getting lost in it or we start complaining about April showers or worrying over a hot summer, we ought to take a moment to reflect on this past winter.

Loads of snow wreaked havoc Read the rest of this entry »

DTW

"The Christian religion made its appearance as the common disturber of the peace of the world, because it put an end to the tranquil influence of custom, authority, credulity, sentiment, and imagination; [and] forced upon men the disagreeable task of examining evidence, searching records, and proving all things."

- Richard Whately, Thoughts and Apophthegms from the Writings of Archbishop Whately, 1856

Le nombre de ceux qui pensent est excessivement petit, et ceux-là ne s'avisent pas de troubler le monde.

-- Voltaire,
Lettres Philosophiques