Nag

Halley: “Okay, I just asked Instapundit to put me on his blogroll. It's not the first time -- he's a good guy and he promised me he would. Let's see how long it takes. Synchronize your watches. C'mon, Glenn, just do it.”

Unofficial-Mythical Unbeaten Streak Of Guest Beat-Downs

Cedric Muhammad: “I had not seen or heard anybody really "handle" Bill O'Reilly on his own program before, much less mock him. Of course, some have done better than others. That all changed once I heard the November 12, 2003 edition of "The Factor". Who would think that it would be two Hip-Hop-preneurs, from Harlem that would bring Bill O'Reilly's unofficial-mythical unbeaten streak of guest beat-downs to an end?”

Post-Finals Linkdump

  • Andy “Hankering after things that are out of reach only makes you dissatisfied, so after a while you build a high wall so that you can’t see them any more and that way you don’t get so dissatisfied. You don’t notice the rut, because everyone living your side of the wall has their own rut.” I wrote something similar the other night, something about intimidation. But...

Protestantism And Authority

Being atheist but yet somewhat biased towards Protestantism in that eternal division for the soul of Christians—my grandfather being a Lutheran minister and all—it's still important to, once in a while, challenge one's biases. Edward Feser points out a problem I had when reading Tyndale: “what are believers to do when they are not sure what the Bible means, or when they disagree as to its meaning?

Push

I quote from Halley nearly in full:

If there's someone you want to call, a girl you want to date, a guy you want to hear on your phone, a party you don't want to miss, but feel a little shy, but know the perfect pal to drag along with you for courage -- go ahead, ask.

So Art Thou An Infidel

Willian Tyndale, p. 174: “he that bindeth himself to the Pope and have lever have his life and soul rule by the Pope's will than by the will of God and by the Pope's word than by the word of God, is a fool. And he that had lever be bond than free is not wise. And he that will not abide in the freedom wherein Christ hath set us, is also mad.

We Will All Grow More Guarded

David Hornik: “As social networking software grows more prevalent and an increasing number of people attempt to draw upon our social capital to make introductions, entertain business propositions, pass along resumes, etc., I believe we will all grow more guarded with our time and our relationships. If social capital is indeed capital, we will all soon be more careful about where we spend it and on whom.”

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