Here are articles in the series so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Part 3 — Luck Part 4 — Reasons for Divorce Today we will discuss: Part 5 — A Case Study on Marriage (Intermission) Deti has responded to my Part 3 …
Here are articles in the series so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Part 3 — Luck Today we will discuss: Part 4 — Reasons for Divorce Well the conditions at Spawny’s Space only improved for a few days before going back to …
Here are articles in the series so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Today we will discuss: Part 3 — Luck As I noted in yesterday’s post, “A Note on Hypergamy,” the level of discourse has improved over at Spawny’s Space. In particular, …
Here are articles in the series so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Today we will discuss: Part 2 — Hypergamy Note In an unexpected surprise to me, the discourse over at Spawny’s Space—regarding Hypergamy—has improved since I wrote and published “Hypergamy is a myth, part 2” yesterday …
Here is the series so far: (nothing, this is the first post) Today we will discuss: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth A while back I wrote “Hypergamy is a Myth.” There I made a few observations and conclusions. First, numerous studies show that both men and women desire …
The Olivet Discourse is found in three passages of scripture: Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. There Jesus tells his audience what is to come in the future. Though the content of the Olivet Discourse differs in its predictions and descriptions of the events to follow, at the conclusion of …
Back in 2023, I wrote “On Divorce” where after many years I finally wrote down my thoughts on the Bible’s teachings on divorce. During that discussion, I concluded from scripture that no Christian may choose divorce, ever. It’s completely forbidden. I recently read another article on divorce, and I’d like …
In Part 5 of our series, we’ll be discussing the eighth article that Jack @ Sigma Frame wrote about Gnosticism. Let’s review that article, shall we? The article was written by Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D., a Roman Catholic and Professor of Political Science at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a teacher at a …
Today we’re going to skip ahead to the sixth post in Jack’s series on Gnosticism. I want to pause here to note that Jack wrote this series in 2021, when I was still commenting at Sigma Frame and the there was a somewhat different group of readers and commenters. Later, …
In Part 3 of our series, we’ll be discussing the third article that Jack @ Sigma Frame wrote about Gnosticism. This should be interesting. Trait #1 First, Gnostic philosophy was influenced by Platonism—especially that of Middle Platonism—which was prevalent during the first few centuries AD. Gnosticism borrowed the concept of …