I found this remarkable article on an artist’s personal development through Scoop.it. It shows how Jake, the artist in question, has drawn pictures since he was two years old until his 24th birthday (his current age). The reason why I post about it here is that you can look at it as an example of […]
Category: Little Reflections
Little Reflections
Cultural Evolution and a Rubber Band
– Tom Uytterhoeven – I disagree with two points in this article on biological, cultural, and technological evolution: (1) it suggests that biological, cultural and technological evolution are separate processes, while I see them as deeply connected; (2) it suggests cultural evolution/history must be read as the emergence of different 'stages', leading to ever greater […]
Interview With Judith Rich Harris (The Nurture Assumption)
– Tom Uytterhoeven – I noticed this interview with Judith Rich Harris, who wrote The Nurture Assumption. Without endorsing her book as the whole truth, and nothing but the truth (here's a balanced review), I must admit I liked the book when I read it a few years ago (in the Dutch edition). More than […]
A Theologian on a Science Conference?
– Tom Uytterhoeven – Someone tweeted this announcement for a workshop on human evolution. Whenever I notice something similar, I usually scramble for my calendar. But even before I check the dates to see if I could go, and certainly before I check whether my budget allows me to go, doubts start raising their ugly […]
Dreaming of a White Christmas on Different Levels of Reality
– Tom Uytterhoeven – It's that time of the year again when people start dreaming of (or dreading?) snow. Is it Christmas romanticism? Or just the memory of playing in the snow as a child? Maybe that's why the Calvin-makes-a-snowman cartoons are so popular… This video shows us different aspects of snow. That […]
Science and Religion: Has the Conflict Model Won the Popularity Vote?
– Tom Uytterhoeven – This morning my wife posted a picture on my Facebook wall. It shows two Post It notes on a wall in a community center in a Belgian town. The center had organized a cultural activity for kids: they were invited to write down who their hero was. So one kid posted: […]
Returning to the centre: Reflections on the Hajj – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
See on Scoop.it – Evolution and Religion The ritual of Hajj is about being realigned with what our inner selves ought to be orbiting: presence with Allah, a focussed consciousness that is often absent in the giddy spin of normal life. (What does your life revolve around? Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Walking must be one of […]
Interesting quote from Wolfhart Pannenberg
The fact that the reality and revelation of God are debatable is part of the reality of the world which dogmatics has to consider as God’s world. – Systematic Theology, Volume I, p. 49 Just one of many reasons why a fundamentalist Christianity is a contradictio in terminis…
Sorry, Your Selfie Isn’t Art
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution And that’s okay (Sorry, Your Selfie Isn’t Art http://t.co/naVBbucwFT vía @EsquireMag) Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Once more an article that is not about cultural evolution per se, but it’s just too good to ignore. "The selfie is a result of this new reality. The selfie (…) a disengagement from the […]
Ordering Noise: The Importance of Classical Music | Fair Observer°
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Classical music is just sound, and it is beautiful to hear highly ordered sound. (If you ❤ opera, check out this article on the evolution of this art form & its cultural/societal impact. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: It’s not about cultural evolution, strictly speaking, but this article gives a good view […]
Weekly Gardening 