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Oh we of decadent faith!
What I call “decadent faith” is, in my perception, an ubiquituous symptom of us Christians in advanced civilizations, it aggregates most of our spiritual illness symptoms. So let’s look at these symptoms, and at causes and solutions. But first, let me define my use of terms: Decadent faith is an aggregate term for specific attitudes, […]
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How can I use VNC or stuff to remote control a Mac with OS X?
See http://www.mug-bs.de/2004/12/vnc_der_mac_aus_der_ferne_bedi.html
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Checking batteries with a multimeter
I heard many different things how to check the condition of batteries, but nothing satisfactory. So I did some experiments, and these are my results: If the voltage of a 1,5V alkaline cell drops below 1,3V (open circuit voltage), most cells are of no use in flashlights, while they are of good usability if above […]
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Identifying Christians
This post should have never been written, as it cares too much about theological concepts, and too little about trusting Jesus. But now that it is there I won’t throw it away. But also, I won’t polish it to be outwardly perfect, instead publish it as a sort of thought collection. Perhaps somebody might get […]
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On Bullshit
Just a quick thought: some months ago I heard of the book “On Bullshit“ from philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt (Princeton University Press). It even arouse some public attention when it came out in 2005 and got the 2005 Bestseller Awards, Philosophy Category. The thing that got me was simply this extremely stylish title of the […]
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Oh ye of little faith!
Only a little faith … Christianity is made of mega church growing, worship concerts, sects and theological talk. Which can be reduced to human efforts, enthusiasm, cantankerousness and idling compensation. Such human stuff has ousted the divine by sheer ubiquity. And now: Where I find a sect, it makes me doubt their claims of divine […]
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Thesis.ott Template FAQ
Once I wrote a scientific thesis template for OpenOffice.org. Now me thinks it is nearly to late to post my collected FAQ items for this, as the template drove some people that mad that somebody even said: "I try to use the thesis template for openoffice, but right now I think I will kill myself […]