{"id":7486,"date":"2024-08-02T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T22:23:02","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-464","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/08\/02\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-464","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 464"},"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><br><br>    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 464, which only has two prime factors: 2 and&nbsp;29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gostanford.com\/news\/2024\/07\/24\/stanford-in-paris-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stanford in Paris 2024<\/a> (Stanford News): \u201cA school-record 60 Stanford-affiliated athletes have qualified to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.\u2026 Nations represented include the United States (38), Canada (5), Australia (3), Israel (2), Switzerland (2), Egypt (1), France (1), Germany (1), Greece (1), Hong Kong (1), Nigeria (1), Philippines (1), Singapore (1), Spain (1) and Venezuela (1).\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newthingsunderthesun.com\/pub\/svmf093n\/release\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teachers and the Transmission of Excellence<\/a> (Matt Clancy, New Things Under The Sun): \u201cHere\u2019s a striking fact: through 2022, one in two Nobel prize winners in physics, chemistry, and medicine also had a Nobel prize winner as their academic advisor.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mentorship matters, and not just in academia. I have a friend who once told me, \u201cYou always need to learn up. Look above you and find people who have already achieved what you hope to achieve and spend as much time around them as you&nbsp;can.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphsaboutreligion.com\/p\/there-is-almost-no-liberalizing-religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">There Is Almost No \u2018Liberalizing Religion\u2019 in the United States<\/a> (Ryan Burge, Substack): \u201cThe more people go to church, the less liberal they are. That\u2019s true across racial lines. That\u2019s also true in a lot of major Protestant traditions including a few mainline stalwarts like the United Methodist Church and the&nbsp;PCUSA.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emphasis removed for readability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/09\/trump-rally-prayers\/679152\/?gift=66OeTwjwIWd7-zlTK2lFDvxuOId-KeDNnRV79t8L1SY&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally<\/a> (McKay Coppins, The Atlantic): \u201cTo understand the evolving psychology and beliefs of Trump\u2019s religious supporters, I attempted to review every prayer offered at his campaign events since he announced in November 2022 that he would run again. Working with a researcher, I compiled 58 in total, the most recent from June 2024. The resulting document\u2014at just over 17,000 words\u2014makes for a strange, revealing religious text: benign in some places, blasphemous in others; contradictory and poignant and frightening and sad and, perhaps most of all, begging for exegesis.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interesting concept for an article. Note that the author is Mormon, so factor that in when evaluating his religious commentary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/07\/31\/opinion\/born-this-way-queerness-genetics.html?unlocked_article_code=1._00.pIJO.i-aatqvAPWCc&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People Say Queer People Are Born That Way. It\u2019s More Complicated.<\/a> (Charles M. Blow, New York Times): \u201c&nbsp;\u2018Born this way\u2019 may, unfortunately, have been an oversimplification. It\u2019s probably closer to the truth to say that people are \u2018formed this way.\u2019 As the complexity of human sexuality has become clearer, scientists and writers have attempted to add necessary nuance to the subject. But the slogan remains entrenched in the culture.\u2026 It is not only unsupportable by science but also does not capture the full reality of queer experience and is unjust to some members of the queer community itself.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am old enough to remember when the \u201cborn this way\u201d argument was the dominant reason homosexuality gained widestream acceptance in America. Unlocked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphsaboutreligion.com\/p\/should-pornography-be-completely\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Should Pornography Be Completely Banned<\/a>? (Ryan Burge, Substack): \u201cThe share of Americans who want no restrictions on porn has never been that high. It was 10% of the sample back in the early 1970s and today it\u2019s dropped to a very small fraction \u2014 just 4% of those who took the survey in 2022. So, there\u2019s little appetite for a laissez-faire approach to pornography.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2024\/08\/wedding-vows-marriage-love\/679306\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Couples, Stop Writing Your Own Wedding Vows<\/a> (Cheryl Mendelson, The Atlantic): \u201cTraditional vows create an intense moment of quiet speech that heightens the exuberance of the toasts, drinking, and dancing that follow. Replacing them with sentimental or jokey words turns the vow-taking into an ironic performance of something the couple is implicitly disavowing. One of my friends regards taking vows other than the traditional ones as \u2018like being on the witness stand and answering the questions you wish you had been asked.\u2019 He and his wife wanted \u2018no irony\u2019 or attempts at wit in their vows, and \u2018redacted\u2019 theirs from a church rite.\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=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li>This is delightful: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/womenpostingws\/status\/1818699502301450603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/x.com\/womenpostingws\/status\/1818699502301450603<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/test-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2024\/07\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Area For Improvement<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/2964\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympic Sports<\/a> (xkcd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/man-welcomed-to-hell-with-an-icebreaker-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Man Welcomed To Hell With An Icebreaker Game<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/friend-assures-you-tv-show-gets-really-good-if-you-can-just-push-through-9-bad-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friend Assures You TV Show Gets Really Good If You Can Just Push Through 9 Bad Seasons<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/2966\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exam Numbers<\/a> (xkcd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/30\/science\/sloth-bears-tigers-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Is What Happens When Tigers Try to Sneak Up on Small Bears<\/a> (Andrew Chapman, New York Times): \u201cIn North America, full-grown bears are seldom forced to fight predators for their lives. But things are different for the sloth bear of the Indian subcontinent. The animals go head-to-head with some of the fiercest predators of all: tigers. While the big cats are fearsome, they don\u2019t find easy prey in the sloth bears, which are the size of a small black&nbsp;bear.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 464, which only has two prime factors: 2 and&nbsp;29. Things Glen Found Interesting Less Serious Things \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/08\/02\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-464\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 464\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":"","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":[131,181,160,113,117,136,135],"class_list":["post-7486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-academia","tag-athletics","tag-how-the-church-is-perceived","tag-lgbtq","tag-politics","tag-pornography","tag-stanford"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1WK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486","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=7486"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7489,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions\/7489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}