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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
6
reviewed Needs Improvement Who doesn't make Kiddush from 6-7pm?
Feb
6
reviewed Satisfactory Asking God for miracles
Feb
6
awarded  Custodian
Feb
6
reviewed Needs Improvement When did David Hamelech write Tehillim?
Feb
6
reviewed Excellent Definition of Beit Hakneset area [with respect to tachanun]
Jan
11
comment What ancient sources discuss the meaning of Psalm 22?
Awesome. Thanks!
Jan
11
comment What ancient sources discuss the meaning of Psalm 22?
I'm an interested party and while this is an interesting refutation of the Christian interpretation (and one I will think on), it doesn't really answer the question. Rather, as I understand it, the question is looking for positive interpretations. ("What does the Psalm mean?" rather than "What doesn't the Psalm mean?", in other words.)
Dec
27
awarded  Necromancer
Dec
7
comment What's the difference between “Jew”, “Israelite” and “Judaizer”?
@Monica Cellio: You are correct. Yet another sad moment in history that I wish did not occur, but can't allow myself to forget.
Dec
7
awarded  Teacher
Dec
7
answered What's the difference between “Jew”, “Israelite” and “Judaizer”?
Dec
6
accepted What should I be aware of when using the term “Jew”?
Dec
3
comment What should I be aware of when using the term “Jew”?
When writing about history, "Israelite" can be confusing since the Northern Kingdom is often referred to as Israel and the Southern as Judah.
Nov
29
asked What should I be aware of when using the term “Jew”?
Oct
21
awarded  Yearling
Oct
5
comment The application of “harm” in Shemot (Exodus) 21:22
See also: Exodus 21:22: is “mischief” related only to the mother or to the baby, too
Sep
21
comment What does מִלְמַעְלָה in Gen 7:20 mean?
To be fair, it's not really controversial at all outside the mind of one eccentric translator. I think that your updated answer helps in that the translation could work grammatically (though it flies in the face of every other translation). Thanks.
Sep
20
comment What does מִלְמַעְלָה in Gen 7:20 mean?
Thank you for asking on my behalf. I'm especially glad you wrote this up because I love puns. ;-)
Sep
11
accepted Does Judaism consider virginity to be a virtue?
Aug
10
awarded  Nice Question