Did Scientific Method in the Bible Come Up Short?

 December 26, 2020

 

I was looking at various instances of scientific method in the Bible (like Jacob’s selective breeding program, shown to him in a vision by the Lord), to counteract the snarky people who say that the Lord, not science, will protect them from the coronavirus. Because the Lord seemed to have a pretty good handle on science, so maybe people could reconcile the two.

I read Leviticus 13, which talks about isolating lepers. “Aha!” I thought. “Isolation. That’s the ticket. Let the anti-scientists gripe about isolating NOW!” 

But then I read modern articles that say that leprosy is most likely transmitted by coughing and sneezing, and is not really that contagious after all. (Although, in a crowded camp, things may have been dicier.) So why didn’t the Lord say, “Make them wear masks!” instead of making them outcasts?

Now it’s starting to really bug me.

 

Dressing Down

 

December 27, 2020

 

Since it’s the weekend, I’m staying in my pajamas today,

Because wearing sweats seemed too much like dressing for work.

 

Did She Fail Those Classes?

December 26, 2020

 

An article about how holiday travel may spread the virus mentions a young woman from Missouri who traveled to Texas over the holiday to help her cousin, who is getting married next November, choose a wedding dress.

That would be bad enough.

But this young woman is a nursing student.

If the school doesn’t kick her out outright, because she clearly doesn’t understand basic science and nursing concepts of disease transmission,

 

I hope that they make her retake some classes until the concepts sink in.

Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda? Don't Kid Yourself.

 December 23, 2020

 

If you needed further proof that “The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley” (Burns), or “Man proposes, but God disposes” (Thomas a Kempis), consider the following story.

I have a friend who shares my love of exploring parks. Unfortunately, she likes parks that are closer to her, and I, with my horrible experiences with St. Louis traffic, would rather not go there every time.

So the other day, I chose a park near me: 15-minute drive, NO highway time, almost no traffic.

And got rear-ended while I was sitting at the stop sign waiting to leave the park.

So the next time you say, “I should have planned it better…”

 

Forget it. You never had a chance.

 

Christmas Wishes

 

December 24, 2020

Christmas Blessings to All. May you get whatever you need, and little extra.

 

The Receivers Gave Back

 

December 23, 2020

 

Residents of a St. Louis neighborhood surprised a UPS driver with a check for her new roof.

The driver is a favorite, because she goes above and beyond for the neighbors, like bringing groceries to a person whose arm was broken.

When she mentioned that she was going to get a new roof in the spring, neighbors got an estimate and set up a GoFundMe account, and several thousand dollars were raised in two days.

They faked a service call to bring her back to the neighborhood, and the neighbors presented her with the check.

It wasn’t just the neighbors who showed their appreciation. Some co-workers covered her shift during the event, and some came to watch the presentation.

 

I love a feel-good story.

His Pep Talk Needs Work

 

December 21, 2020

 

More than 340 schoolboys were abducted in Nigeria because Boko Haram rebels believed that the Western education they were receiving was anti-Islam. After a week of forced marching with minimal food and water, and death threats if they returned to the school, the boys were released.

After their release, they met with the Nigerian president. Apparently not wanting the boys’ lives to be stopped in their tracks as a result of the abduction, the president told the boys that they should not be deterred in life by “this little difficulty.”

It’s nice that he had such faith in their ability to overcome obstacles.

 

But as a motivational speech, it left something to be desired.