Francis Collins: Director National Institutes of Health
Some scientists see religion as a threat to the scientific method that should be resisted. But faith "is really
asking a different set of questions," says Collins.
I borrow things periodically from' Big Think' if I think they are interesting or if they stimulate thought. I have often wondered what the general concensus of scientists was on the concept of God. I was married at one time to a scientist. He was a Muslim and managed to keep his science and his religion in harmony and in balance but I had doubts that he was in the majority.
I borrow things periodically from' Big Think' if I think they are interesting or if they stimulate thought. I have often wondered what the general concensus of scientists was on the concept of God. I was married at one time to a scientist. He was a Muslim and managed to keep his science and his religion in harmony and in balance but I had doubts that he was in the majority.
I still have a problem reconciling the two schools of thought.
ReplyDeleteHey PIC
How are you? Girls perky? Choochie humming?
Hi Genie with the dark brown eyes.
ReplyDeleteHow did You know I have brown eyes??
ReplyDelete[giggles] I'm doing good , the girls are perky and the choochie is humming, it was a long week , but I survive it without getting poked. HA !
ReplyDeleteI thought I may as well be Genie since I had the lamp And I had the song; the one right under yours on the baja list.
ReplyDeleteI seen the song ,it's also one of my favorites and Genie fits you fine, just a different spelling.
ReplyDeleteI like it very much.
I know a lot if I set my mind to it
ReplyDeleteI guess you gals had to clean up after the sale. Did you have a hard week? Feeling tired. Go to the 'Springs' for a nice soak like dad does.
ReplyDeleteHow is Nana tricky as usual?
ReplyDeleteHow is Brian doing? I know he's being a good Rock.
Is this the weekend for the twins to have their sleep over ?
Hahaha I think we will and I'm sure Gil wants us to take dad with us.Dad went to work with him today to talk with the research guy, I call him their computer geek.
ReplyDeleteWe can't find out what's going on.
Brian is a good old guy. He's tired too today.I tucked him into bed already.
ReplyDeleteTook Nana to an ear nose throat doctor today. She was a good girl. I felt sorry for her because they put a tube up her nose and down into her throat.She has a problem in her throat. Fortuneately it's not cancer but it needs surgery.They won't operate on her though. She is too fragile; they don't think she would survive it.
She's just happy it isn't cancer so she's all right with it.
We still have a lot of stuff,so the men put it in the back and we want to have one 1/2 times a month for NatureCanada and see how the Bossier City's group wants to work.
ReplyDeleteThat's the best news I heard today, I am so glad it's not cancer ,thats a load of your mind.
ReplyDeleteI was telling Dad I would love to live closer to you maybe I could help in some way. But I can pray and keep the faith.
Thankyou Sweetie. It means a lot to me that you care. What are you going to do with all those Bossier people? You will have a lot of organizing to do.
ReplyDeleteI like the video about why it's so hard for scientists to believe in god, you have to have faith in something and common sense will tell you there is a higher power out there , whether it's aliens or whatever, we wasn't planted like a bean and plucked off a bush.
ReplyDeleteYou are gathering people like a snowball rolling downhill. The bigger you are, the more powerful your voice.
ReplyDeleteYou know, this may end up as a full time job for you just like it did for Al Gore.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe in God and yet I can't rule out a higher power because there are still so many things with no explanation.
ReplyDeleteNAN/Lois and I is going to come up with something, we have an open forum but we have our people in place.
ReplyDeleteI asked dad and he said we just lay what we have to offer on the table and go from there. Dad says half of them may not show up, so don't expect to much, he said we have come a long way .
You have any ideas???
The website 'Big Think' gets all these eggheads together and asks them controversial questions.I like going there, it's one of my pitstops.
ReplyDeleteThe King James version was written for one man's family and that was Adam/Eve .
ReplyDeleteThere are so many different religions and if you read Genesis second chapter , it says Adam was made on the 8th day.
I'm not very religious all I have is my faith .
maybe the aliens did drop us of here it's as good a story as any.
I think I will start visiting big think website, I have expanded my mind so much since meeting you and it's all good.
ReplyDeleteJill says they are big heads.
You need a charter which states clearly what you are and what you are about.
ReplyDeleteYou need an agenda for the next six months or maybe a year outlining projects to raise people's awareness of climate change and field trips to seminars or lectures about climate change.Also you can regularly distribute pamphlets about it wherever you can.Ask retailers if you can leave some in their stores.
You can do car washes or some novelty thing like that and hand out buttons. You can have regular bake sales at your church to raise money to cover the cost of these things.
You need a name.
We had a dinner party once and the men was talking about Climate Change and I did one of Dad's numbers and joined and my man looked at me and smile, he was so proud the other ladies didn't say a word.
ReplyDeleteGil asked me later how I became so knowledgeable and I told him I was learning from you and he said that's great tell him more and I did.
We got the bake sales covered and we are going to still have our sale, the barn is warm in winter and cool in summer and Sis says NAN/Lois and I can use it. so we are going to start having a sale Friday/Saturdays starting after Holloween. All the casinos and a lot of grocery stores and Walmart have bulletin boards.
ReplyDeleteRent all says they will still give us stuff all I have to do is sign for their write-offs.
You need the members to suggest projects and take a vote on them if they sound good and add them to your agenda for the year.
ReplyDeleteFind out the talents of your people. Ask who is good at designing buttons and pamphlets and get them to work.
You will definitely have at least one computer geek who will find out where the lectures or seminars are. You might be able to get an environmental expert as a guest speaker.
ReplyDeleteI read Jen's post about her stalker, I think I have changed my tuned on stalkers.
ReplyDeleteKaty Perry married Russell Brand. wasn't he a porn star??? I have a post on them complete with the glasses.
I will use the geek in Gil's office, He (Charlie) moved into Leon office now he has 2/3 computers.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know Russell Brand is a comedian, actor, author and British TV star and he has never been in porn.He had a very famous British reality show.
ReplyDeleteI'm writing down everything you tell me and it will be enough of us to make a difference , I will get a roll count of our group Friday and NAN/Lois will called the Bossier groug to remind them to come.
ReplyDeleteJen should get a body guard to follow her around and stay on the property at night.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering ,they make a cute couple. They was married in India and I like the glasses but I wouldn't pay $260 for them.
ReplyDeleteThey was wondering did Katy get her nose pierce...I was lucky enoug to get the picture of the galsses.
ReplyDeleteThey are saying Mel's career was shoot to hell...goody, goody gumdrops it's about time.
Hey Cutie...do you want to know what a Genie is ???
ReplyDeleteYou need to officially appoint a secretary who will keep the minutes of the meeting (write down everything that is said) so that at the next meeting she/he can review what you covered last week. She is also in charge of the agenda.She might need a computer.
ReplyDeleteYou also need an official treasurer who counts the money and keeps an account of it in a ledger and they are responsible for putting it in the bank or safe. A safe might be a good idea.
Did you see the post of Randy Quaid and his wife Evi ?
ReplyDeleteI got a nice letter from Dad. I will dig up a good recipe for him. My poor friend, every time I put up a recipe it means more work for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that the kids enjoyed the trip and seeing things in Washington. Jonny's eyes must have bugged out at the things he saw for the first time. I bet he never went to a museum before.
We got well over a thousand hits on the blog the week you were away. I know it was the music playlist that did it.The stats are jumping.
ReplyDeleteThere's a little side room there and I can fix it up and get a computer, there's a bank across the street where we have our account for the money we collects at the meeting .
ReplyDeleteWhat does Genie mean and what the fuck did the Quaids do that they had to hide in Canada?
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't Randy's big movie star brother help him out?
ReplyDeleteIt was the first time any of my babies was there so they was excited.We have a very large museum here (Louisiana State Museum) and we have a Wild World across the river.
ReplyDeleteI notice we got a lot of hits while I was gone...maybe I should take off again [giggles].
ReplyDeleteYou can run these 2 blogs by yourself.
Frankly Sweetie it was just the music that brought the hits, not my brilliant writing or great personality. They tune in usually to eavesdrop on what you and I talk about.
ReplyDeleteI had to go check the post about the Quaids , they lost their home , run out on a $10,000 hotel bill and went back to their home and broke in and caused over $5,000 damaged to the guest.
ReplyDeleteGenie is a super natural spirit that can take on human form. Haha
Did you know Celine had twins ?
ReplyDeleteWe should talk about sex more to spice it up a bit and maybe serial killers.We're not as bad as we used to be.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely put a playlist on SH to help it get rolling.
I tried climbing back in that lamp but it didn't work. I'm supposed to be able to turn into smoke and disappear but that is harder than it sounds. I'm working on it.
ReplyDeleteWhy does Craig mention his penis at least once a show?
I can have it my way and say it if I want to, you told me I could run them ...so there [giggles].
ReplyDeleteI know you are always thinking of something to make our blogs better and I love you for it...
But I do like yanking your chain.
You know I can't pull this off without you.
Can you write me a list of some of your favorite songs and I will try to find them for the playlist. You do more work on SH than I do so you should be able to listen to music you like.
ReplyDeleteBecause he needs to be fucked real good and he's not getting any.Hahaha
ReplyDeleteSH's has almost 5,000 since June 21 and we didn't have that many here in 4 months and it was three of us.
They hated us but they realize we was sweet people and didn't give a shit what they thought about us.
I like jazz...classical...rock & roll... blues...eclectric..
ReplyDeleteI like your taste in music.
Craig is cute but he is not quite my type. Can't feel any chemistry.
ReplyDeleteHow about you? Any chemistry for him?
Who would you be attracted to among the celebs or politicians?
ReplyDeleteAnd this is just hypothetical so don't say Gil is the only one to ring your bell.
you want me to tell you about the rocking chair sometime , I had one for Jill and I bought one for Gilly and I would ride my horsey.Hahaha
ReplyDeleteGeorge Clooney...Brad...Sean and Danzell , but I wouldn't fuck them, Sean fucked Madonna , George is so cool...
ReplyDeleteMy taste in music is all over the place. I don't like a lot of the newest music. Most of it has no real melody and no real lyrics. It just isn't music, it's pointless noise, although there are a few artists among them who are very good. And the older style rock n'roll and slow ballads are coming back.
ReplyDeleteWe're attracted to the same types.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I not surprised?
ReplyDeleteI love George salt and pepper hair and the twinkle he has in his eyes.
ReplyDeleteWho rocks your boat??
We've got an old rocking chair somewhere. Maybe I'll move it into our bedroom. If I fall of and break my neck, you will be hearing from my attorney.
ReplyDeleteTo tell the truth , I don't think there is any politicians that interest me. the are two wishy-washy.
ReplyDeleteHa!...I like those Geico commercials
ReplyDeleteI don't get the twins until the week after next.
ReplyDeleteThe wild man came to visit me again with his little oriental girlfriend with the Australian accent.She's really cute but she follows him like a puppy. If he gets up and goes into the other room she trots right behind him.If he steps outside, she is right behind him. I kept hoping he wouldn't go to the bathroom because if she followed him in there I would have had to say something..HA!
I like that the old music is coming back you can relax and understand whats being said, I don't like rap.
ReplyDeleteI asked Jer to sell my SUV for me and he called tonight to tell me it's sold and he got what I wanted. Boy what a salesman that guy is. Maybe it's because he's a gambler.
ReplyDeleteNow, neither one of us could give BamBam any, that fool would want to follow us home, I bet he haven't had a good piece of choochie in a long time. She just don't look like the type of woman that know how to please her man.
ReplyDeleteI also like George, Sean,Denzel and the guy who plays the new James Bond whose name I never remember.
ReplyDeleteIs he the one that Oksana has a son by...Dalton. shit I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about BamBam. I don't think he quite does it for me but some men you have to see in person to feel the charisma.
ReplyDeleteHis wife looks like a cold fish.She probably checks her phone messages while they are having sex.
You should get some shut-eye honey.
ReplyDeleteSis asked me to report to her if I think you are over tired. She worries over you.
I could see BamBam buck ass naked and he wouldn't ring my bell.
ReplyDeleteI'm like you I like a man that takes charge.
Dad told me he had to use my PC tomorrow and I asked him why and he told me that's his business and for me to find out.
Before you know it Dad will be a computer geek and you'll have to buy him his own lappy.
ReplyDeleteIf I saw BamBam naked I would laugh like hell. I would be picturing him giving a speech at his podium in just his shoes and socks.
ReplyDeleteI bet you will tell Sis too. Sis do worry about me and she told me a long time ago she feels more like my mama that a sister and I feel the same way about her, so I am the baby both ways..my babies call her me-ma and her other grands do too.
ReplyDeleteShe told Dad to let her know if you wanted to tell her anything about me...shit, I don't talk back to her.
I guess we better sign off there's always tomorrow .
ReplyDeleteGet a good night's sleep. Tomorrow will be a very good day for both of us. Have happy dreams and may all your troubles blow away overnight.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed our chat.I'll work on that playlist and try to come up with some names for you to consider for your group.
Take care and I'll see you tomorrow.( Shit, I forgot to ask how the quest for a housekeeper goes.) Luv and hugs ...PIC
Goodnight dear friend and we will meet down by the old mill pond at twilight....
ReplyDeleteSweetie have a goodnite and dream about suger plums dancing in dreams ....
Goodnite...HUGS & KISSES...Witchy
Kiss the Rock.
PS: We have got in touch with some agencies and we will start on the house soo, I want it finish by the new year if that is possible.
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