{"id":6968,"date":"2022-07-22T12:23:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:23:22","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/07\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-360","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>360 is, of course, the number of degrees in a circle. It\u2019s also due north on a compass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/2\/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9mcmVuY2hwcmVzcy50aGVkaXNwYXRjaC5jb20vcC90aGUtbW9zdC1pbXBvcnRhbnQtcmVsaWdpb3VzLWRpdmlkZT90b2tlbj1leUoxYzJWeVgybGtJam94TXpJeU1qUXlMQ0p3YjNOMFgybGtJam8yTkRRd09EazVOeXdpYVdGMElqb3hOalU0TURVek9EWTRMQ0pwYzNNaU9pSndkV0l0TWpFM05qVWlMQ0p6ZFdJaU9pSndiM04wTFhKbFlXTjBhVzl1SW4wLktMWGg3QzhMdmE0OFBFRllYaW42ZGtncTlKNXIxUGVqLTZya0k0ZFptSkEiLCJwIjo2NDQwODk5NywicyI6MjE3NjUsImYiOmZhbHNlLCJ1IjoxMzIyMjQyLCJpYXQiOjE2NTgwNTM4NjgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0wIiwic3ViIjoibGluay1yZWRpcmVjdCJ9.IkSt4_YQTZ13YMxUX1C1LL_49h3JHOsAHoh9Hvt8K2M?\" target=\"_blank\">The God Gap Helps Explain a \u2018Seismic Shift\u2019 in American Politics<\/a> (David French, Substack): \u201cCountless political and cultural issues don\u2019t have a clear \u2018Christian\u2019 policy solution, yet when a party\u2019s members perceive it to be the party of American Christianity, then the platform is wrongly infused with religious fervor, even on issues (like tax rates, gun policy, environmental policy, foreign policy, and countless others) where the correct religious answer is far from&nbsp;clear.\u201d&nbsp;<ul><li>The excerpt is not the main point, which is also good. Highly recommended.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lupinia.net\/writing\/tech\/scammed.htm\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019m a Scam Prevention Expert, and I Got Scammed<\/a> (Natasha Lupinia, personal website):  \u201cThis scam went against everything I thought I knew about social engineering attacks. The caller was professional, knowledgeable, patient, and easy to understand (connection issues notwithstanding). He had so much information about me already that, even knowing how easy it is to find sensitive information about people, I was inclined to take him at face&nbsp;value\u2026\u201d&nbsp;<ul><li>Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A cluster of links which touch on common college scenarios:<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/07\/15\/alcohol-study-lancet-young-adults-should-not-drink-bill-melinda-gates-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bombshell alcohol study funded by Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation finds only risks, zero benefits for young adults<\/a> (Chloe Taylor, Fortune): \u201cResearchers said that for people aged between 15 and 39, the recommended amount of alcohol that could be consumed before risking their health was \u2018a little more than one-tenth of a standard drink.\u2019 They defined a standard drink as 3.4 fluid ounces of red wine or 12 fluid ounces of&nbsp;beer.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/19\/opinion\/sex-education-college-consent.html\" target=\"_blank\">When We Consent, We Shouldn\u2019t Feel Terrible After, Right?<\/a> (Emma Camp, New York Times): \u201cConsent education takes already anxious, inexperienced young people, and gives them a simplistic, binary way of understanding sex. It\u2019s no surprise then that many of us have absorbed the message that sex is a straightforward transaction with little room for complicated feelings \u2014 and that we\u2019re confused when we experience the inevitable complications that sexual intimacy brings.\u201d<ul><li>A critique of university messaging around sex. It doesn\u2019t say all I would like, but it accurately identifies problems with the current system.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/robkhenderson.substack.com\/p\/first-base-is-hooking-up-second-base?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">First base is hooking up, second base is talking, third base is going on a date and fourth base is dating<\/a> (Rob Henderson, Substack): \u201cIn terms of attractiveness, the bottom 80% of men are competing for the bottom 22% of women and the top 78% of women are competing for the top 20% of&nbsp;men.\u201d&nbsp;<ul><li>Fascinating throughout.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/traversingtradition.com\/2022\/07\/18\/pronouns-progressivisms-preposterous-plight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pronouns: Progressivism\u2019s Preposterous Plight<\/a> (Farhana K, Traversing Tradition): \u201cWithout the ability to define a woman as female, for example, encroachment into women\u2019s only spaces will become commonplace. There is no way for the state to protect the needs and wants of women, because nothing is essential to being a woman and no definitive feature of women that require such protections, because a woman is anyone who defines themselves as one. Yet for the Muslim woman who abides by the <em>shar\u2019i <\/em>commands to veil from unrelated men and minimize physical contact, increasingly deconstructive attitudes to gender will pose a clash that few policymakers and members of the public have had the strength to accommodate.\u201d<ul><li>Interesting to see a Muslim perspective.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/c\/23194235\/ai-fiction-writing-amazon-kindle-sudowrite-jasper\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Fiction of AI<\/a> (Josh Dzieza, The Verge): \u201c\u2026it might not be such a bad thing to have to apply a Turing test to everything I read, particularly in the more commercialized marketing-driven corners of the internet where AI text is most often deployed. The questions it made me ask were the sorts of questions I should be asking anyway: is this supported by facts, internally consistent, and original, or is it coasting on pleasant-sounding language and rehashing conventional wisdom?; how much human writing meets that standard?; how often am I reading with enough attention to notice? If this is the epistemic crisis AI-generated text is going to bring, maybe it\u2019s a healthy one.\u201d&nbsp;<ul><li>I found this one super interesting and somewhat amazing.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eriktorenberg.substack.com\/p\/the-hypocrisy-of-elites\" target=\"_blank\">The Hypocrisy of Elites<\/a> (Erik Torenberg, Substack): \u201c\u2026we see this everywhere: elites promote body positivity \u2014 the idea that being overweight is healthy \u2014 while being most obsessed with maintaining perfect health. Elites promote sexual independence and polyamory, yet themselves are most likely to be monogamous in stable long-term relationships. Elites complain about overpopulation and carbon footprint, but they\u2019re the ones having the most kids and inflicting the largest carbon footprint.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scholars-stage.org\/the-fall-of-history-as-a-major-and-as-a-part-of-the-humanities\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Fall of History as a Major\u2013and as a Part of the Humanities<\/a> (Tanner Greer, personal blog): \u201cAmerican culture has lost faith in history as a vehicle for understanding the human experience. Our high culture questions the very <em>concept<\/em> of shared human experience. It is hard for history\u2014or any of the humanities\u2014to flourish in a world that does not put much stock in the human. By adopting intersectional ideology as their own, the professional humanists have confirmed that they do not believe in the promise of their own discipline. And if they do not believe in it\u2026. why should any 18 year old student?\u201d This is an extraordinarily insightful essay.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/problems-with-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">33 Problems With Media in One Chart<\/a> (Nick Routley, Visual Capitalist): recommended by an alumnus. I now know what astroturfing is.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butajape.com\/comic\/turing-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">Turing Test<\/a> (But A&nbsp;Jape)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/notthebee.com\/article\/these-people-lost-their-dog-and-when-it-returned-later-in-the-day-it-was-wearing-a-ribbon-it-won-at-a-dog-show\" target=\"_blank\">These people lost their dog and when it returned later in the day it was wearing a ribbon it won at a dog show<\/a> (Not The Bee) \u2014 sometimes a dog has dreams, you know? Read the actual story \u2014 it\u2019s less funny than the headline but connects the&nbsp;dots.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/netflix-loses-1-million-subscribers-leaving-10-million-people-wondering-why-their-netflix-login-doesnt-work-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Leaving 10 Million People Wondering Why Their Netflix Login Doesn\u2019t Work Anymore<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/jul\/16\/bees-are-really-highly-intelligent-the-insect-iq-tests-causing-a-buzz-among-scientists\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Bees are really highly intelligent\u2019: the insect IQ tests causing a buzz among scientists<\/a> (Donna Ferguson, The Guardian): \u201cHe thinks bees have emotions, can plan and imagine things, and can recognise themselves as unique entities distinct from other bees.\u2026 He began to realise some individual bees were more curious and confident than others. \u2018You also find the odd \u2018genius bee\u2019 that does something better than all the other individuals of a colony, or indeed all the other bees we\u2019ve tested.\u201d Speculative but quite interesting.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2019\/12\/the-things-we-cant-face\/600769\/?utm_campaign=Mere%20Orthodoxy%20Email%20List&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate<\/a> (Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic): \u201cThe argument for abortion, if made honestly, requires many words: It must evoke the recent past, the dire consequences to women of making a very simple medical procedure illegal. The argument against it doesn\u2019t take even a single word. The argument against it is a picture\u2026. The truth is that the best argument on each side is a damn good one, and until you acknowledge that fact, you aren\u2019t speaking or even thinking honestly about the issue. You certainly aren\u2019t going to convince anybody. Only the truth has the power to move.\u201d First shared in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/11\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-227\" target=\"_blank\">volume 227<\/a>. I know I shared this recently in light of the Dobbs decision, and it is definitely worth sharing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. 360 is, of course, the number of degrees in a circle. It\u2019s also due north on a compass. Things \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/07\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-360\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 360\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Getting scammed, getting drunk, and getting confused. 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