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Cogitorium: 03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Monday, March 24, 2008. On the Greatness of Literature. Literature is great if through it I experience for myself the joy and sorrow of its characters, and thereby know of the love I have for them, or if it taps into some deep longing of my heart. Without this, a story is only fun or interesting, not great. Posted by Michael Culbertson. Urbana, IL, United States. View my complete profile. On the Greatness of Literature. Ben and Katie in Haiti.
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Cogitorium: 01/01/2010 - 02/01/2010
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Last night, I was listening. To the Joseph story and came to the part where Joseph is thrown into prison after Potiphar's wife falsely accuses him of attacking her. I was struck by the next verse: "But while Joseph was there in prison, the Lord was with him" ( Gen 39:20-21. From a human perspective, it feels like the devil is winning in Haiti- -hunger and suffering are rampant, death and destruction are at every turn, and it...
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Cogitorium: 08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Friday, August 29, 2008. Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced. The findings in the city's Center for Economic Opportunity. For a new poverty measure to replace or supplement the measure used by the Federal government. The Federal poverty measure. In response to this, the NYC CEO has proposed adopting a more detailed measure developed. Posted by Michael Culbertson. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Mystery is a state of not knowing the ...
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Cogitorium: Augustine on Science and the Bible
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Wednesday, January 06, 2010. Augustine on Science and the Bible. 354-430), On the Literal Meaning of Genesis. I19 (translated by John Hammond Taylor). Posted by Michael Culbertson. Urbana, IL, United States. I'm a grad student in Educational Statistics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My overall career aim is to help policy makers unlock information about educational programs to improve quality and access of education for the poor.
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Cogitorium: 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Friday, October 12, 2007. Scratchpad: Motivations to Do Good. To do X implies that doing X provides a sense of enjoyment or pleasure. To want. To do X because. Now, if one likes doing something, can one help being motivated to do it by the fact that one likes it? There may certainly be other additional. But what of doing good? Doing good for other additional. And yet, taking joy in doing good (doing good enthusiastically) is better than doing good beg...
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Cogitorium: 08/01/2013 - 09/01/2013
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Thoughts on Gender, Adulthood, Identity, and Ritual. Kate of the blog “Kate's Musings of Late: Tales of a Sojourner” recently provided some reflections. On the books Wild at Heart. On gender identity, which were (are? Rather popular in certain circles. Kate writes:. And interestingly, some of the verses seem almost to suggest a woman breadwinner, which does seem at odds with the traditional stereotype.). Each generation has i...
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Cogitorium: Planning First: A Novelty?
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Monday, January 25, 2010. Planning First: A Novelty? The conference in the Canadian city of Montreal was not intended to bring specific aid promises but to assess immediate needs and begin charting Haiti. S long-term recovery from the January 12 earthquake. We're trying to do this in the correct order. Sometimes people have pledging conferences and pledge money and they don't have any idea what they are going to do with it," Hillary Clinton. I hope, f...
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Cogitorium: 09/01/2008 - 10/01/2008
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Monday, September 01, 2008. I use Google Analytics. To keep track of visits to the Cogitorium as a matter of curiosity. When I posted the results of my graduated annuity. Calculations, I figured most people would respond as my brother. Did: "Why would you write about something boring like that? Much to my very great surprise, my entry on the graduated annuity has turned out to be my most popular! Is available, and is released into the public domain.
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Cogitorium: Thoughts on Gender, Adulthood, Identity, and Ritual
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Thoughts on Gender, Adulthood, Identity, and Ritual. Kate of the blog “Kate's Musings of Late: Tales of a Sojourner” recently provided some reflections. On the books Wild at Heart. On gender identity, which were (are? Rather popular in certain circles. Kate writes:. And interestingly, some of the verses seem almost to suggest a woman breadwinner, which does seem at odds with the traditional stereotype.). Each generation has i...
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Cogitorium: 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008
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A thought-tank for science, philosophy, and theology. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. That seemed to match my symptoms. The thread suggested that the data cable in the display had come loose, and gave a description of how to open the display and reseat the cable. I figured it was only a matter of time for the connector to come completely loose, losing the display altogether, and this is precisely what happened this evening. Posted by Michael Culbertson. Friday, January 25, 2008. For my Cogitorium on Education.