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Floyd, Signs and Statues

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Derek Chauvin, a police officer, killed George Floyd about a month ago. I don’t know whether a court will call that homicide a murder, or assign some other label. I do know that there was and is no apparent excuse … Continue reading →

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Faith, Feelings and a Viral Video

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Brian H. Gill

I’m quite sure something happened in Washington DC last Friday. What happened isn’t so certain. Someone posted an edited video that went viral. There’s been outrage, apologies, and additional footage found that may not support the outrage. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Materialism, Robots and Attitudes

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Robots are starting to look and act a lot like humans. Wondering if robots can be people, or if humans are merely biological robots, involves assumptions about reality. I’ll look at one of those assumptions in this post and why … Continue reading →

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Predestination

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I think that God knows everything, including what I’ll do for the rest of my life. I also think I have free will, deciding what I do for the rest of my life. I’m not, however, emulating the White Queen. … Continue reading →

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