Daily Archives: March 21, 2021

David Friedrich Strauß, Father of Unbelief: An Intellectual Biography

Here are some highlights from this 2020 book by Frederic Beiser: * the vast majority of the Protestant population in the early nineteenth century still saw the Bible as the foundation for their faith. Ever since the Reformation, the Protestant … Continue reading

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Middlemarch & Underearning (3-21-21)

00:00 Middlemarch by George Eliot | In-Depth Summary & Analysis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7hPizrOx4Y 05:00 Your Public Persona: Self-Presentation in Everyday Life, https://www.audible.com/pd/Your-Public-Persona-Self-Presentation-in-Everyday-Life-Audiobook/1629979686 17:00 Miami Beach struggle with riots, https://twitter.com/MisterCommodity/status/1373506957252911106 25:00 Middlemarch, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlemarch 59:00 The Book Club: Middlemarch by George Eliot with Heather … Continue reading

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For Every Group You Belong To, There’s An Opposing Group (3-21-21)

00:00 You usually want to be in the middle of the herd, even with mask wearing 13:00 Jim Breuer’s Coronavirus Questions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHRe3ISh5M 51:30 Social Identity Theory, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDULN6Jtn0 1:04:00 Tiger Woods ‘never took his foot off the gas’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9383587/Tiger-Woods-crash-investigation-suggests-golfer-prevent-collision.html 1:07:00 Amy … Continue reading

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