I have mentioned somewhere in the past an insight I got from a class in the Psychology of Education. It came from Piaget and related how mental ability develops. He demonstrated how young children can watch you poor liquid from a short wide container into a tall thin one and the child will claim the tall one has more liquid in it. I saw this at work today.
We were experimenting with a new location for an inflatable pool in our front yard. The ground looked level but when we started adding water it became clear that the water was building up in one end. My six year old grandson decided to solve the problem by moving the hose to the other end and make it deeper there. It did not work but it demonstrated the logic in a child.
Too often we run into adults who have this same lack of awareness. In adults I always wonder if it is lack of ability, lack of training or just refusal to admit truth. In other contexts I would use three words to define these conditions: Stupid, ignorant or evil. It sounds harsh but so is the effect they have on our world.
homo unius libri
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
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