Month: April 2005
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Great Books: Steven Johnson’s “Emergence”
Steven Johnson’s Emergence The wave phenomenon that occurs at sports stadiums gives the illusion of movement, a rolling surge of activity that sweeps round and round the bleachers. The phenomenon is not confined to any one sport or even any one culture, but occurs around the world in a wide variety of venues. There is…
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Great Films: Leni Riefenstahl’s “Triumph of Will”
Triumph of Will I reached a point during Leni Riefenstahl’s film, where I found myself overpowered by its majesty. I became swept up in its images of cooperation and goodwill between citizens, its hopeful vision of a better future, its themes of modernity, bringing society into a new age of possibility. An ideal is parading…
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The Intelligent Design Movement
While I disagree with the ID movement and am deeply troubled with the gains they are making in our public disputations, I think my fellow evolutionists should look on the bright side of this emergence. The fact that ID exists is proof that evolution has gained ground in our civilization’s mindshare. The creationist movement is…