Hey everyone. I was planning on starting some more videostuffs from next week on for theology Tuesday. However, before I do let me write this little post here.
For as long as I know I have been interested in the intelligent side of Christianity. Think C.S. Lewis, W. J. Ouweneel and Johan Klein Haneveld. The first is well-known, the second is like a Dutch Michael Heiser, the third is a Dutch Christian science fiction writer.
A year or so ago I heard via-via that my best friend thought me to be extremizing. I am sure he referred to the moment where I suggested we actually listen to what God says and try to find out what He wants.
The subject was specific and probably a risque issue to talk about so I will not bring it up now, without context.
But let's talk about being extreme, fundamentalist.
I am a fundamentalist mathematician, alrhough I rarely use that term. I hold a degree in information security, which implies discrete mathematics and finite fields. Fundamentalist means I take no liberties. Either the math works out or it is wrong.
And that is how I see the Bible as well:
IF it is God's book, it should check out. We should not dismiss its conclusions but rather get a handle on the fundamentals and build up our theories.
Because just like how in Math someone had to prove multiplication, in the Bible you need to prove (for example) the need for salvation. Just like with multiplication, the need for salvation can be proven in several ways.
When I say "prove" multiplication I mean that we prove that the ways we calculate a product checks out with what we are trying to express in multiplication.
And the same way, we prove that the need for salvation checks out with what the Bible expresses about the nature of mankind.
Before I end this post let me share a small detail that most people skip: worldview precedes interpretation. If you suppose that your interpretation of the facts gives you a worldview, you are bound to misunderstand others. The reason I mention this is that the aforementioned best friend fell into this trap, which is why for him it was logical to call me intolerant. Because if the facts are first there is no room for forgiveness for those who get it wrong.
I realize this post us somewhat messy. Ut should clear up as a get a better handle on format and time.
Anyways, let me know if you're excited, or annoyed. Especially if you're annoyed! I'm planning on recording with others, especially those who do not blatantly agree :)
There is so much more to this one chapter, but it is so good already!
I had to cut it short because guests arrived, but this should get you started on your own study :)
@calvinrempel Thank you once again for the Theology Tuesday you did, I refer back to it in this one :)
@JamesDerian Congratulations with your Marriage :)
Next time there might (almost certainly) not be a Theology Tuesday, so the official next one will be February 22nd! I have a marriage to attend. As the groom. Our home is still half a project.
Fun times!
Alc and I talk about my book that is now officially finished. This is part 1 of 2. Parts have not been neatly cut. Part two will air 5 minutes after part 1 for coninuity!
Hope you enjoy :)
This is the third corner to have persistent discussions and talks in. I love tech, but especially once it transcends hardware a little. I have two degrees; a bachelor's in Software Engineering and a master's in Information Security Technology. My graduation thesis focused on assembly-level optimizations (that is, one level above the hardware level) and my free subjects were in formal verification. This is why I love programming in the security corner, or maybe it is the other way around.
I started going down the Security path because I early on saw that the world around us would become a dangerous cesspool of badly-implemented and hostile tech. Now I am one of the people that understands the field around that mess :)
So in here you can discuss secure phones, weird programming languages, sad truths about internet-connected fridges. Also about malware, adblockers, and so on and so fort!
A lot of tech talk I do over at the @Lunduke community, where a lot of nerds hang out and it is ...
Much like the reading corner, let's have a music corner! A few rules for this one, since some music can be provocative. I don't mind much but let's keep youtube links with risque thumbnails out of here.
Other music I might also mind. "Do you find that offensive?" might someone ask. Yes, there is some music I choose not to listen on principle, and I walk a thin line there sometimes. But do not worry, I have a wide taste otherwise so feel free to share almost anything :)
Either way, here is the music corner!
Many times when we talk about security, we mean to say "Digital security". In essence we mean to say that our hardware and software that we use stays safe no matter what we do. And even though the ISO27001 standard (and by extension, for example, the NEN7510 standard) make it abundantly clear that security is a people-domain problem, we usually take that as a process-like truth. Meaning, we think that being secure is a matter of regulating people.
The truth is very different. For example, while writing this I am pretty shot. I slept five hours and I an under influence of a bunch of painkillers and some alcohol. Before you ask what I was thinking, let me mention that I have a genetic defect in my spine that I am dealing with right now by taking measured doses of all three (and yes, to get the Bible into this conversation, there is even a biblical ground for the inebriation with alcohol - see proverbs and the letters to Timothy - , although I did not use red wine. But hey, I am still on top of ...
