Category Archives: Science

Thoughts on “A Snowy Evening”

Posted on November 17, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

Rain falls on the tin roof outside my office window. No snow tonight; it isn’t even in the forecast for the week. Nevertheless, I am thinking of snow, as I have been reading Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a … Continue reading →

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A Mother Wonders About Philosophy

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lettersfromheartscontent

“The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder.”    Jostein Gaarder in Sophie’s World When I read this statement in Sophie’s World, my son’s Challenge I philosophy textbook for spring semester, I heard echoes of … Continue reading →

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Comrades

Posted on January 9, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I have been scrambling this week in response to some unwelcome news.  Of the two students I have in my all-day seminar, only one is returning. The second, a bright girl I was getting to know, will be big sister … Continue reading →

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What Incompatibility?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lettersfromheartscontent

In my opinion, it is not possible for religion to find a set of metaphysical ideas which will be guaranteed not to get into conflicts with an ever advancing and always changing science which is going into an unknown.  We don’t know … Continue reading →

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Pondering Science with a Vacuum Cleaner

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lettersfromheartscontent

Exploring The Meaning of it All, Richard Feynman’s three lectures on Science I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy. Richard Feynman Housecleaning is not my favorite thing, but it became … Continue reading →

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