Why?

4:50? I'm awake...how can I go back to sleep? If you have any interesting ideas let me know.

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That movie really got me thinking ! Thanks Michael Ruppert...

What matters most in life? Community...people... thats what I got from what he was saying...

Is our life style (oil, energy, money, population boom)  'infinitely sustainable' ? I'm going to have to side with this guy on that matter...he is seeking a shift from the current method of doing things...and not to the contemporary political philosophies either...more along the lines of balance with the world around him...

Did anyone see this...I want to hear other people's points of view for sure...(if you have the time)

Didn't agree with everything he was saying...but the core of his arguments really is going to make me think for a bit...

probably was the purpose of the movie in the first place

:)

The 4th

HAPPY 4th folks....

In the process of reading Mere Christianity again...more to come!

Chicken and Pagan Christianity...

I've been reading a book that has really been 'game changer' thus far....after I've re-read it...I will fully know what to think for sure..and as a result I'll let you know what I think.....But I am surprised how many pagan rituals were married with Christian tradition 200-300 years after Christ died....

on a Different note...I've cooked :)







See...

Religion a determent?

Read this article...What do you think? 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/26/bird.arab.modernity/index.html?hpt=C

There was a ton of bashing religion in the comments and lumping all religions together that I had to respond so I said: 

I love how quick people are to bash religion...is it really the reason for the lack of advancement? Keep in mind that not all religions are the same....for example the reason that you have all of these advancements is because of not in spite of religion....many of the old universities started as religious institutions. In the US alone the great Universities Harvard, Yale etc...were religious institutions to begin with....Theology was not called "the queen of the sciences" for nothing..The logic and philosiphical matrix that was used in Theology was applied to many of the other sciences.Lets be serious here Religion can be quite debilitating
but lets not put them all under the same banner ok? Not the same... Sure Gunpowder was made in china but where was it perfected ? In "religiously held back medieval Europe" where it was harnessed for warfare...and not to mention the other advancements in Art, Science and Military Sciences. This was not in spite of but because of the system that was fostered through Christianity. History will present a more accurate picture of Christianity's affect on the world (and by extension religion's) --in short Religion was a determent but also a 'boon' --Sorry for the long explanation**

I'm not entirely sure when people became so ignorant of Christianity's contribution...(and of course I could be wrong...) but to the best of my knowledge I think this is a fact that shouldn't be overlooked...

This author does make some good points...though....

The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark

Early Sleep!

I'm ready for a change...there I said it...! ....like soon...

Hate that the travel 'sickness' is acting up again....and I have no means to do so right now...well I'll just settle for a list of places that I want to head to in the next couple of months/years (do I need to settle down?)

Belgium (again - had a great time there...) , Italy (first time for everything), China (so much to see so much history), Korea (miss the place already - probably wont miss it once I'm there), India (want to see what all the fuss is about), California (it's been years Drew), Missouri (that one is a no brain-er), and of course.... Antarctica...(nothing needs to be said about this its obvious)....


And I leave you with this wonderful piece of work....

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Dear Blog,

Sorry for not writing.

Sincerely,

Tim

ok now that thats out out of the way....

So these past weeks have been a bit of a blur...I thought I had the job locked up in Korea this month...then it was filled by someone else. They still want me (but they want me in September in Busan)...so I'm happy about that. I suppose, I can start thinking about how to get out to Arizona now.

Today I found Kimchi in the supermarket...going to attempt to make Kimchi jjigae ...I really liked that soup actually... The Kimchi that I'm trying is http://www.kingsasian.com/index.html King's Kimchi its ok...but some how I feel as if its lacking something.. I got the spicy but it doesn't seem that spicy at all... It was ok...