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I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (Nov. 23, 2024))
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Tag Archives: reason
Science, Religion, and Saying Goodbye to the 19th Century
I think the notion that someone can either be a Christian or appreciate the cosmic scale and wonders of God’s creation is fading. Sincerely believing in a conflict where champions of science and reason opposed the dark forces of religion … Continue reading
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Posted in Discursive Detours
Tagged America, culture, evolution, faith, history, philosophy, reason, science, sin
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Evolution and a Gene Expression Code Library
Scientists have found gene groups we have in common with nearly all animals: thousands of them, from a code library that’s more than half a billion years old. I’ll be talking about that this week, plus why I see no … Continue reading
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Posted in Discursive Detours, Science News
Tagged America, animals, evolution, faith, genetics, history, paleontology, reason, science
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In Praise of Lilacs, Blue Sky and Rain
I have been feeling down, depressed and worse. So I wrote about emotions, personality disorders, predestination, flowers and making sense. Continue reading
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Posted in Discursive Detours, Journal
Tagged emotions, family, free will, hope, last things, mental health, predestination, reason, salvation
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