Category Archives: Human Nature

when krugman was sane

Posted on February 19, 2014 by christopher fisher

At some point in the last decade or so, a very good economist by the name of Paul Krugman morphed into a very bad rhetorician. My own personal theory is that he saw a very lucrative opportunity to fill the … Continue reading →

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playing legos with my kids

Posted on January 25, 2014 by christopher fisher

As the plastic pieces scatter on the floor, my boys glance over to the box. The gleaming picture of a race car peaks their curiosity. The scattered mess of parts does not deter them. I open the instructions and place … Continue reading →

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cortes – hero for Christianity

Posted on January 2, 2014 by christopher fisher

Hernan Cortes (16th century Spanish Conquistador and Conqueror of Mexico) has a terrible reputation in the modern culture. He is seen as having bloodlust for gold, but as historian William H Prescott explains, Cortes actually had a bloodlust for God. … Continue reading →

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stanford prison experiment

Posted on December 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

My favorite psychologist, Peter Gray, explains why some psychological studies are flawed. He uses the famous Zimbardo prison experiment as a prime example. For those who are unfamiliar, this experiment assigned random students to roles as guards and prisoners and … Continue reading →

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learning from a titan of industry

Posted on December 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

The other day I had the good fortune to sit next to a very interesting man on a flight to Chicago. It turned out that he was an independent consultant and premium priced contractor for various factories around the world. … Continue reading →

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obfuscation and illustrations

Posted on December 5, 2013 by christopher fisher

When in debates, especially concerning theology, there is a tendency for each side to accuse the other of trying to switch topics. In a field as wide as theology, where different people have a wide number of interconnected beliefs which … Continue reading →

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the natural man

Posted on December 1, 2013 by christopher fisher

A Facebook post from Michael Faber (reprinted with his permission): The biggest problem I have with Calvinism is that it does not rest on a solid exegetical foundation of Scripture. Too many of the texts that Calvinists use just don’t … Continue reading →

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Biblical illustration of sloth

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Proverbs there is a fairy humorous illustration of a lazy person: Pro 19:24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. The picture is a man … Continue reading →

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the hedonist king sardanapalus

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Athenaeus’ Banquet of the Learned, we read about a hedonist King named Sardanapalus, a somewhat legendary figure. While other historians write of him, Athenaeus seems to provide a complied account including variants of Sardanapalus’ death. Sardanapalus, by all accounts, … Continue reading →

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anarchy in the walled city

Posted on October 11, 2013 by christopher fisher

All this intensity of random human effort and activity, vice and sloth and industry, exempted from all the controls we take for granted, resulted in an environment as richly varied and as sensual as anything in the heart of the … Continue reading →

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