The cartoon here reminds me of these lines from St. Augustine’s Confessions, somewhere around 400 CE: What was God doing before he created the Earth? Some people say He was building hells for people who thought too much, but I …
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Thinking Deep Thoughts Doesn’t Have To Hurt–An Admittedly Off-Topic Post
Last Friday was the 118th birthday of Thorton Wilder, best known for his 1938 Pulitzer-prize winning play “Our Town,” a scene of which is pictured here. I was discussing this the other day with my mother, who called to my …
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St. Augustine and Sustainability
Yesterday was the birthday of St. Augustine (354 CE). I remember laughing out loud when I came across this in his “Confessions” (ca. 400 CE) in a “History of Philosophy” class in college: ‘What did God do before he made heaven …
