19 JAN 2016 by ideonexus
Close Reading: Emily Dickinson
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant—
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind—
When we first discussed this text with the two teachers who were leading the project, Nealie Bourdon and Becky Campbell, they questioned our choice because they felt that the poem was too difficult for their students. We argued that we wanted to challeng...21 SEP 2011 by ideonexus
Evolution Threatens Creationists Sense of Values
At this point I could simply say, “I’ve given the evidence, and it shows
that evolution is true. Q.E.D.” But I’d be remiss if I did that, because, like
the businessman I encountered after my lecture, many people require
more than just evidence before they’ll accept evolution. To these folks,
evolution raises such profound questions of purpose, morality, and
meaning that they just can’t accept it no matter how much evidence they
see. It’s not that we evolved from apes that bother...Resistance to evolution is less about the theory and more about its moral implications.