{"id":7591,"date":"2024-12-20T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T00:02:31","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-483","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/12\/20\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-483","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 483"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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 width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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>\n\n    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<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:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/19\/opinion\/faith-god-christianity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i04.ybX2.z5XQpSUR5jbR&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Shock of Faith: It\u2019s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be<\/a> (David Brooks, New York Times): \u201cWhen religion is seen as belief, then the believer lives on a continuum between belief and doubt. But when religion is seen as a longing, then the believer lives on the continuum between intensity and apathy. That\u2019s the continuum I live on these&nbsp;days.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly recommended, unlocked, sent to me by multiple alumni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/archaeology\/a63204262\/silver-amulet-roman-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archaeologists Found a Skeleton Wearing an Amulet That May Change the History of Christianity<\/a> (Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics): \u201cEvery other link to reliable evidence of Christian life in the northern Alpine area of the Roman Empire is at least 50 years younger, all coming from the fourth century A.D.\u2026. The scientific study is bolstered by references never found so early, such as mention of Saint Titus, a student of the Apostle Paul, the invocation \u2018holy, holy, holy!\u2019 which wasn\u2019t more common until the fourth century A.D., and the phrase \u2018bend your knees,\u2019 which is a quote from Paul\u2019s letter to the Philippians.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by an alumnus. The title is clickbait, but the article\u2019s content is interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/18\/opinion\/christianity-democracy-religion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What if Our Democracy Can\u2019t Survive Without Christianity?<\/a> (David French and Jonathan Rauch, New York Times): \u201cIt turns out that Christianity is a load-bearing wall in democracy, and the founders told us that. They didn\u2019t specify that you have to be a Christian, per se, but they said that our liberal, secular Constitution, it\u2019s great, as far as it goes, but it relies on virtues like truthfulness and lawfulness and the equal dignity of every individual. And they understood that those have to come from an outside source. The Constitution won\u2019t furnish them. And the source that they relied on principally was religion to teach those things and to build and transmit those values. And it turns out that for most of our history, Christianity has been pretty good at&nbsp;that.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by a student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2024-12-nature-constant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Study claims all observables in nature can be measured with a single constant: The second<\/a> (Phys.org): \u201c&nbsp;\u2018In Galilean space-time, you need rulers and clocks to measure all the physical variables. In relativistic space-time, however, clocks are sufficient. This is because in relativity, space and time are so interrelated that a single unit is sufficient to describe all quantities. High-precision clocks, such as the atomic clocks used today, are capable of meeting all measurement needs,\u2019 says Matsas.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2024\/12\/why-are-top-scientists-leaving-harvard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why are Top Scientists Leaving Harvard?<\/a> (Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution): \u201cMina tells an incredible story of what happened during the pandemic. At the time Mina was a faculty member at the Chan School of <em>Public Health,<\/em> he is extremely active in advising governments on the pandemic, and he brings Harvard millions of dollars a year in funding. But when he tries to hire someone at his lab, the university refuses because there is hiring freeze! Sorry, no hiring for pandemic research during a pandemic.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/when-gen-george-patton-called-on-god-prayer-cards-battle-of-the-bulge-world-war-ii-057b121b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Gen. George Patton Called on God<\/a> (Alex Kershaw, Wall Street Journal): \u201cPatton instructed his men: \u2018Pray when driving. Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day.\u2019 He believed the Third Army\u2019s nearly 500 chaplains, representing 32 denominations, were as critical to victory as his tank commanders. \u2018He wanted a chaplain to be above average in courage,\u2019 O\u2019Neill recalled. \u2018In time of battle, he wanted the chaplains up front, where the men were dying. And that\u2019s where the Third Army chaplains went\u2014up front. We lost more chaplains, proportionately, than any other&nbsp;group.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is one of those historical moments that I always marvel at when I read about&nbsp;it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-abortion-lobby-endangers-pregnant-women-babies-physicians-miscarriages-48308908?st=sjmjuq&amp;reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Abortion Lobby Endangers Pregnant Women<\/a> (Rachel Roth Aldhizer, Wall Street Journal): \u201cReclassifying induction of labor\u2014or, rarely, surgical resolution for PPROM\u2014as abortion care seems to threaten women\u2019s prenatal care nationwide. No abortion legislation in any state restricts emergency procedures to protect the life or health of the mother. Yet this linguistic shift could mislead physicians in states with abortion restrictions into believing that standard treatments for pregnancy complications may be illegal, or at least subject to a higher standard of physician judgment when determining a treatment course.\u2026 Only the abortion lobby and the politicians who support it benefit from these linguistic games.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/squirrels-predators-bay-area-park-19988436.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bay Area squirrels are killing and decapitating en masse, study finds<\/a> (Suzie Dundas, SF Gate): \u201cThe researchers observed interactions between voles and ground squirrels in June and July and found that 42% involved squirrels killing voles. What makes this discovery so unusual is that the percentage should have been&nbsp;zero.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basicinstructions.net\/basic-instructions\/2024\/12\/16\/how-to-honor-the-intentions-of-those-who-came-before-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Honor the Intentions of Those Who Came Before You<\/a> (Basic Instructions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/unclear-if-pianist-total-beginner-or-professional-jazz-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unclear If Pianist Total Beginner Or Professional Jazz Player<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/cupcake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cupcake<\/a> (SMBC)<\/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. Things Glen Found Interesting Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email? 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