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February 11, 2011. That thing that I would like to dissolve is what I call a “church shell.” What is a church shell? A church shell is like a traditional church, and is what many people know church to be: a community centered around a Sunday gathering, where various things take place–readings, songs, speeches. The same community that gathers there may participate in other activities together, such as community service and outreach. God Church shells are religious institutions without the presence of God.
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December | 2010 | Pascal's Lager
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Archive for December, 2010. Backwards cause and effect. December 22, 2010. First we are shown a clip of a grapefruit being dropped. The narrator said “this grapefruit doesn’t bounce much, because a grapefruit has. 8221; Then we are shown a clip of a basketball being dropped. The narrator says “this basketball bounces almost to the point at where it was dropped from. This is because a basketball has. 8221; The point was then hammered home with a few more similar demonstrations. All this does is create in ...
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More on intelligence, computers, and humanity | Pascal's Lager
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More on intelligence, computers, and humanity. More on intelligence, computers, and humanity. July 30, 2011. In my last post, I critiqued the notion of artificial intelligence, arguing that human intelligence is not actually what is being imitated by AI programs. Here I’d like to offer some further thoughts, and point to what I think is a pretty basic philosophical issue at stake in these sorts of discussions. More recently, I listened to a wonderful episode of Radio Lab. There is no doubt that the creat...
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May | 2011 | Pascal's Lager
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Archive for May, 2011. Dumb Phones and Artificial Stupidity. May 29, 2011. Of the Deep Blue program actually did. Their accomplishment was impressive because chess has long been believed to be the ultimate strategy game, requiring intuition, planning, and creative thinking on the fly. It is obvious. They are machines that implement algorithms. We can all see this. And we can all see (despite what science fiction tells us) that we are not. That it is actually distinct from matter? May have been enough, an...
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October | 2010 | Pascal's Lager
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Archive for October, 2010. Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. October 31, 2010. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. 8220;I will declare your name to my brothers;. October 26, 2010.
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Dumb Phones and Artificial Stupidity | Pascal's Lager
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Dumb Phones and Artificial Stupidity. Dumb Phones and Artificial Stupidity. May 29, 2011. Of the Deep Blue program actually did. Their accomplishment was impressive because chess has long been believed to be the ultimate strategy game, requiring intuition, planning, and creative thinking on the fly. It is obvious. They are machines that implement algorithms. We can all see this. And we can all see (despite what science fiction tells us) that we are not. That it is actually distinct from matter? May have ...
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February | 2011 | Pascal's Lager
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Archive for February, 2011. February 11, 2011. That thing that I would like to dissolve is what I call a “church shell.” What is a church shell? A church shell is like a traditional church, and is what many people know church to be: a community centered around a Sunday gathering, where various things take place–readings, songs, speeches. The same community that gathers there may participate in other activities together, such as community service and outreach. God, though, has not given up on these people...
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The World's Ruined: Assurance Rests on Christ Alone...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015. Assurance Rests on Christ Alone. Thus, Paul concludes here that if we wish to be grounded upon the gospel and enjoy assurance of salvation, we must never entertain thoughts of our own merit, nor believe that we can contribute anything of ourselves, for it is simply a matter of accepting that which has been offered to us. Jesus Christ is not half a saviour, he is the Saviour! John Calvin. Sermon - On Discerning Who Belongs to the True Church. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The World's Ruined: Acceptable To God By Virtue of Christ's Obedience...
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Acceptable To God By Virtue of Christ's Obedience. Now we shall bow in humble reverence before the majesty of our God. John Calvin, Second Sermon on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Matthew 26:40-50. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Husband, father, grandfather - a recipient of the mere mercy of God. View my complete profile. The English Reformation: Glass Half Empty (5 Part Series). Anglicanism/The Church of England Topics. The Answer To Our Longings. Concerning works of...
