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No Sex in Heaven

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 13, 2006
Post category:Religion
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On one of the local Christian radio shows (KJSL – St. Louis) one of the callers was upset last week. He really liked sex, he explained to Paul McGuire (the show host). The caller liked sex so much that the thought of going to heaven concerned him.

The caller asked the sage host whether it was true that there was no sex “up there.” McGuire carefully explained his answer by reference to the Bible: “there is no sex in heaven, but we won’t miss it. What IS in heaven is MUCH BETTER than sex.”

The caller asked whether it was like an orgasm? “It’s better than an orgasm,” explained McGuire. “It’s Like an eternally growing orgasm. It’s so much better than sex that you’d laugh if anyone in heaven ever asked you whether you missed sex. It’s like asking a grown man whether he misses riding a tricycle.”…

Where to Look for Religious Tolerance

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 13, 2006
Post category:Religion
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In yesterday's NYT, an op-ed pointing out a group likely to practice religious tolerance: atheists.

Moral Prestidigitation: This Situation is BIGGER than Rules.

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 12, 2006
Post category:Good and Evil
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Contrary to today’s moralists, the important issue is not what the rules are, but whether to apply established rules. Throwing out the moral rulebook occasionally leads to heroic feats but it occasionally leads to Abu Graib. As Aristotle wrote, rules are not a substitute for good character. Stay on the lookout,…

The Biggest Computer

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 12, 2006
Post category:Evolution
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Complexity at its best: God created the evolutionary algorithm, but had to create a world too, to see where it would all lead. The world is the smallest device capable of accurately computing where it will all lead. He’s still watching and He is often quite surprised.

Get Dirty Money out of Politics!

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:February 26, 2006
Post category:Campaign Finance Reform
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Are the citizens really running our national government? That is the theory, that we the people call the shots. As imperfect as our system has always been, it has been getting far worse in recent years. Exhibit A: large oil companies getting huge tax breaks at a time when they…

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