On the Number of Emotions
A new study has come out that suggests that there 27 distinct emotions, a significantly higher number than the generally accepted six basic emotions. I suppose that that it could be argued that there are a few primary emotions, with…
On Nonchalance and Unconditional Election
It should be clear that if a doctrine is a) biblical, b) directly related to salvation, c) a critical and distinctive part of the Reformed Protestant tradition, and d) pastorally helpful in providing comfort for sanctification, that rejecting it is…
On Afghanistan and American Disinterest
I’m trying to avoid politics on this site as much as possible, but I can’t not mention President Trump’s address last night. He announced a new strategy for the U.S.’s war in Afghanistan that includes sending an additional 4,000 troops to the country. We have been at war in Afghanistan for nearly 16 years, and it’s not clear what we’re doing there at this point. The politics of the issue aside, what is appalling about this state of perpetual war is that no one cares. Afghanistan never came up in any of the presidential debates in 2016, and pollsters didn’t even bother to include it on the list of issues Americans may care about. For years now I have heard people fearfully discuss the prospect of the U.S. going to war as if one was not already underway.
On Smartphones and Social Media
I’m a bit late to the game in commenting on this, but the recent piece on The Atlantic on the massively negative effects of smartphones is a must-read. An excerpt. The results could not be clearer: Teens who spend more…
