{"id":7123,"date":"2023-02-03T20:36:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2023-02-03T20:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:40:00","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-388","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-388","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 388"},"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>This is volume 388, which has 97 as one of its prime factors. I just think that\u2019s cool.&nbsp;<\/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\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/01\/opinion\/american-religion-spirituality.html?unlocked_article_code=EtvuYS0-701Ouyrj7rhafZWNAttnRLsL6zwo-iMFB-DYqfY6QpD5OtT1gSAKfd3iDSp-uB2IA6-jk4Kqza7SOBZPqtU2NvpYndeXzLK-C8roJCmMHr0MbEnLd_q5fev8r2uYh-Vb-JB9UKjmxjv2mpax1_TvuxSzH3ozznafuY2NtWrxgCS7oKW3akBb49vW_bGADqvByGawgiTWQQYiD2WnZmiAvGOngquAjuMrVZad2VAql3mN5T0OzZ4G94h0A6zoFZ9LM22Ma5kl0bbondlDG-d0IWZJobMNnTmYM3MSqv2dEOCYm36xuE6rKwY1BWl06vniLZChq2QIX2UulLrLf9cAfci9&amp;smid=share-url\" target=\"_blank\">Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful.<\/a> (Ross Douthat, New York Times): \u201cBut precisely because an attitude of spiritual experimentation is reasonable, it\u2019s also important to emphasize something taught by almost every horror movie but nonetheless skated over in a lot of American spirituality: the importance of <em>being really careful <\/em>in your openness, and not just taking the beneficence of the metaphysical realm for granted. If the material universe as we find it is beautiful but also naturally perilous, and shot through with sin and evil wherever human agency is at work, there is no reason to expect that any spiritual dimension would be different \u2014 no reason to think that being a \u2018psychonaut\u2019 is any less perilous than being an astronaut, even if the danger takes a different form.\u201d\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Douthat speaking a rare type of truth at the New York&nbsp;Times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dreher responds to Douthat\u2019s column and goes much deeper: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/psychonauts-plinths-re-paganizing-pop-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Psychonauts, Plinths, &amp; Re-Paganizing Pop Culture<\/a> (Rod Dreher, The American Conservative): \u201cDouthat is emphatically correct that one should be extremely careful about this stuff. <strong>There is no reason at all to believe that the spiritual realm is benign.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/layoffs-broke-big-techs-elite-college-hiring-pipeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">Layoffs Broke Big Tech\u2019s Elite College Hiring Pipeline<\/a> (Anna Kramer, Wired): \u201c\u2026the fact that layoffs haven\u2019t excluded the graduates of the top schools cleanly illustrates an argument that labor experts, computer science professors, and unions have been trying to make for years: The skills required for most of the jobs that power these larger institutions do not actually require degrees from the world\u2019s premier computer science programs. If they did, Meta would hardly have choked off the internship pipeline it had spent years building, risking losing the trust of a generation of elite college graduates.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jessesingal.substack.com\/p\/on-scientific-transparency-researcher\" target=\"_blank\">On Scientific Transparency, Researcher Degrees Of Freedom, And That NEJM Study On Youth Gender Medicine<\/a> (Jesse Singal, Substack): \u201cIf you compare that to the protocol document, you\u2019ll notice that of the eight key variables the researchers were most interested in \u2014 \u2018<strong>gender dysphoria<\/strong>, depression, anxiety, <strong>trauma symptoms<\/strong>, <strong>self-injury, suicidality<\/strong>, <strong>body esteem<\/strong>, and <strong>quality of life<\/strong>\u2019 \u2014 the ones I bolded are not reported in the <em>NEJM <\/em>paper. That\u2019s six out of eight, or 75% of the variables covered by the researchers\u2019 hypothesis in their protocol document (including the \u2018officially\u2019 preregistered shorter version).\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emphasis in original. This is thorough. Singal is really, really good at this. I hate to say that I am instinctively skeptical of academic studies when they touch on human sexuality, but I am. It\u2019s stuff like this over and over&nbsp;again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2023\/1\/30\/pentecostalism-from-soup-to-nuts-a-near-complete-history-of-this-movement-in-america\" target=\"_blank\">Pentecostalism from soup to nuts: A (near) complete history of this movement in America<\/a> (Julia Duin, GetReligion): \u201cWithout a doubt, the portion of Christianity known as Pentecostalism was \u2014 by far \u2014 the fastest-growing movement of the 20th century, going from zero members on Jan. 1, 1901 to 644 million adherents worldwide now. It is the primary expression of Christianity in the Global South. It is the one form of Christianity to mount a serious challenge to the growth of Islam, mainly because of its appeal to the very poor and its reliance on the miraculous.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/idlewords.com\/2023\/1\/why_not_mars.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Why Not Mars<\/a> (Maciej Ceg\u0142owski, personal website): \u201cWhen the great moment finally came, and the astronauts had taken their first Martian selfie, strict mission rules meant to prevent contamination and minimize risk would leave the crew dependent on the same robots they\u2019d been sent at enormous cost to replace. Only the microbes that lived in the spacecraft, uninformed of the mission rules, would be free to go wander outside. They would become the real explorers of Mars, and if their luck held, its first colonists.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is really well-written!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/journals-sagepub-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/20563051221150412\" target=\"_blank\">Misinformation on Misinformation: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges<\/a> (Sacha Altay, Manon Berriche, &amp; Alberto Acerbi, Social Media + Society): \u201c\u2026the internet is not rife with misinformation or news, but with memes and entertaining content.\u2026 people do not believe everything they see on the internet: the sheer volume of engagement should not be conflated with belief.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the abstract. The authors are at Oxford, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, and Brunel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2023\/01\/29\/as_refugees_flood_into_us_chinese_christians_told_to_wait_148785.html\" target=\"_blank\">As Refugees Flood Into U.S., Chinese Christians Told To Wait<\/a> (Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics): \u201cThe United States could grant the church members immediate emergency asylum, as it has done for tens of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing their war-ravaged country and the first group of Afghans airlifted into the United States amid the chaotic U.S. evacuation in August 2021. Just this month, President Biden announced plans to allow Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and Cubans fleeing persecution priority asylum status as long as they arrived by plane and had private sponsors ready to help them resettle. When it comes to Chinese Christians trapped in limbo, the Biden administration is balking, while offering no explanation for the dramatically different treatment of these groups of foreign nationals seeking asylum. Human rights advocates believe they already have the answer: The Biden administration is wary of further rocking the boat with China amid efforts to repair basic lines of communication.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/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\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWRhjQvhdSA\" target=\"_blank\">Wrapped Up<\/a> (Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us, YouTube): nine minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnmS52pKGk9\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Metal Sounds Like To People Who Don\u2019t Listen to Metal<\/a> (Instagram)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2023\/01\/31\" target=\"_blank\">Group Texts<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<\/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=\"http:\/\/edwardfeser.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/the-particle-collection-that-fancied.html\" target=\"_blank\">The particle collection that fancied itself a physicist<\/a> (Ed Feser, personal blog): \u201cDemocritus\u2019s point is that if the atomist says both that atoms are all that exist and that color, sweetness, etc. and the other qualities of conscious experience are not to be found in the atoms, then we have a paradox.\u201d From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/08\/21\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-264\" target=\"_blank\">volume 264<\/a>.<\/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. This is volume 388, which has 97 as one of its prime factors. I just think that\u2019s cool.&nbsp; Things \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-388\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 388\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":"The articles this week are all over the map (including one that is nowhere on a map of Earth).","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[125,240,113,177,316,138,324],"class_list":["post-7123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-china","tag-elite-colleges","tag-lgbtq","tag-media","tag-pentecostalism","tag-religious-freedom","tag-space"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1QT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7123"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7125,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7123\/revisions\/7125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}