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    Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe? The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?
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    Just the Black Notes: Amazing Grace

    There’s something about this song that has always reached right down through my brainstem and grabbed me by the soul. I had heard the story about the author before, but I didn’t know the part about the black notes.

    Compassion

    Since I haven’t had much time for blogging lately, I thought I’d share something I wrote for school. This is an excerpt from a paper for one of my nursing classes. I hope you like it.
    It was compassion that precipitated my journey toward a career in nursing, and like many of my peers, I had [...]

    Thinking About Forever

    A common theme has cropped up recently in discussions with a couple of my friends. One friend is trying to quit smoking; another recently stopped drinking. They both made statements that were nearly identical:
    “I just can’t imagine never [smoking|drinking] again!”
    It got me to thinking about how we humans are so good at defeating ourselves by [...]

    Thankfulness

    I had a patient recently who will stay in my memory for many years to come.
    He’s not an old man, barely middle-aged. He’s a homeless drunk, “frequent flier” on the hospital unit where I work as an aide. He’s admitted on a regular basis for various injuries and illnesses. Now he’s got cirrhosis and cancer [...]

    Seeing in Pictures

    I went to a really interesting presentation last night by a guy named Daniel Reisberg, an expert in cognitive psychology. He was talking about how some people can visualize things in their minds and some people can’t, although they may not know they can’t. Researchers can tell this by sticking people in FMRI machines while [...]

    God is Good is God

    God is good.
    I’ve always understood this statement as a description. Recently, however, it occurred to me that perhaps I’ve been misinterpreting it all along. I’m thinking that it was actually meant as a definition. The word good, I’m thinking, may not be an adjective in this sentence. It might actually be a noun.
    If good is [...]

    The Final Analysis

    by Mother Theresa
    People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
    Forgive them anyway.
    If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
    Be kind anyway.
    If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
    Succeed anyway.
    If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
    Be honest and frank anyway.
    What you spend years building, [...]