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My day-to-day work is with a combination of C, ksh and PL/SQL. I enjoy asking and answering questions that come up at work. I also dabble in Perl, lua and LaTeX. My boss has asked me to learn Python as well.

My favorite living philosopher is Alvin Plantinga and my favorite dead philosopher is Blaise Pascal. I think Paul of Tarsus is too little credited as a force in Western philosophy. If you think I'm a Christian, you're right.

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. -- 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 (ESV)

At home, I have a potted herb garden, potted dwarfed citrus, and a hanging hummingbird garden. My wife and I are also trying to grow a son, but he's harder to feed and train properly.


Feb
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reviewed Excellent Why did God enter humanity so silently on Christmas day?
Feb
4
reviewed Needs Improvement Beatification/canonization process in Eastern Orthodox Church
Feb
4
reviewed Needs Improvement How the trial of Jesus compares to the judical standards of the epoch and of the modern times?
Feb
4
reviewed Excellent Is there a doctrine or Biblical justification that explains why God chose the number 7 to be so significant?
Feb
4
reviewed Needs Improvement The Reason for Physical Disability
Feb
4
reviewed Excellent Did the modern LDS idea of fast offerings have extra-Mormon roots?
Feb
4
reviewed Excellent Is the LDS's view of Trinity/Godhead considered monotheistic or polytheistic?
Feb
4
reviewed Needs Improvement What was the Star of Bethlehem?
Feb
4
reviewed Excellent What is the LDS position on changing doctrine
Feb
4
awarded  Custodian
Feb
4
reviewed Needs Improvement To Arians and Jehovah's Witnesses: Does your theology admit that God was at one point ἄλογος?
Jan
29
awarded  Informed
Jan
26
comment How can we practice Matthew 18:15 in a public forum?
@TRiG: Well, that's an interesting slip-up. I doubt I would have ever noticed it myself, so thanks!
Jan
26
revised How can we practice Matthew 18:15 in a public forum?
Thanks TRiG for the catch!
Jan
8
reviewed Reviewed How do you know if you are under a trial or if you are just suffering?
Jan
8
comment How do you know if you are under a trial or if you are just suffering?
Hi Nilesh and welcome to our Q&A site! The question is interesting, but it verges a bit close to asking for pastoral advice in my opinion. There are lot's of individual details that make it difficult to provide a general answer. It might help if you specified which Christian tradition you are interested in finding out about.
Jan
8
revised How do you know if you are under a trial or if you are just suffering?
I sort of simplified the question and retagged/retitled it. The core of the question remains, I think.
Jan
7
comment How can the Son not know what the Father knows?
@Caleb: Could you elaborate on the third option? I would assume it has something to do with Jesus voluntarily separating himself from the rest of the Godhead when he chose to enter into the world in the Incarnation. However, I see that as a subset of option 2. What are we missing?
Jan
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awarded  Nice Answer
Dec
27
comment Why do Christians call Jesus the “Son of God” rather than simply “God”?
That's like asking why people don't always call Mr. Obama "Commander-in-Chief". This question seems an example of refute-this. Has your research turned up any particular reason we should use just one of his titles? What criteria do you think Christians use for picking one form of address over all others?