From: Unexpected Perspective http://www.unexpectedperspective.com This post examines the question of what Christians should think about climate science and climate change. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=152729&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 4 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0400 In this post I offer a third key reason why this is important: Christians need to be perceived by non-Christians as both intelligent in general, as well as intelligent about science. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=134407&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400 The second reason is what I call the "limited bandwidth" problem. We're all bombarded countless times each day by people seeking our attention. Ask yourself, do you have lots of extra time to absorb another message from someone else? http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=134406&view=post&blogid=8447 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400 Why should anyone but particularly committed, evangelical Christians care about Darwin and the Big Bang Theory? Given all the other issues facing the church and society, don't we all have more important things about which to be concerned? My argument is that we should all be VERY concerned! Here's the first of three key reasons. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=134405&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 7 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400 A Different Perspective on New Year's Resolutions http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=150171&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400 The twelve days of Christmas are a time to celebrate a message of hope. It is also a time to take an unexpected perspective on other forms of hope. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=149961&view=post&blogid=8447 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Among the reasons I believe Christians should love Darwin's theory is because I believe it reinforces several fundamental doctrines of Christianity. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=149673&view=post&blogid=8447 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400 The political divide in the USA provides an excellent example of why it is important to take time to consider alternative viewpoints. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=149400&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400 The two traditional ways that Christians have explained the transmission of sin from Adam and Eve to everyone else is by the concepts of traducianism and creationism.  In each case, some type of ethereal substance is transmitted from one person to the next.  For many people, particularly the skeptical, that just seems like a lot of hocus pocus.  Could there be a simpler explanation? http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=136511&view=post&blogid=8447 Wed, 7 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400 As With So Many Other Issues, the Question of Creation Isn't Black and White http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=158339&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 LIthium ion batteries provide a way to provide electricity from solar power at midnight. Now there may be an even better way. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=183447&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 While the USA won't be part of the Paris Climate Treaty, we're still generating lots of creative solutions to the problem. Here are two of them. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=178407&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Recent studies suggest it's more complicated than we thought. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=177930&view=post&blogid=8447 Sat, 9 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Technology creates lots of surprises. The market for solar power may soon produce a new one, and there could be a nice financial benefit. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=215843&view=post&blogid=8447 Sun, 7 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 The first commercial airplane powered by electricity may soon be coming to your local airport. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=215602&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 1 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 In our rush to eliminate coal plants and gas-powered vehicles, we may be overlooking other very important sources of greenhouse gases http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=215293&view=post&blogid=8447 Sun, 23 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 We're divided by tribe on issue after issue. We can't seem to persuade the other side that their positions are unreasonable. Maybe we need a totally different strategy! http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=214937&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Some folks think the government needs to take the lead in helping develop better alternative energy technology. There are better ways to get there. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=214590&view=post&blogid=8447 Sun, 9 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 A Look at Three Companies Employing a "Harvest" Model to Solve the Greenhouse Gas Problem http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=214252&view=post&blogid=8447 Sun, 2 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Methane Is a Far More Potent Greenhouse Gas Than Carbon Dioxide. Finding a Way to Control It Deserves More Attention. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=213942&view=post&blogid=8447 Sun, 26 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 How Walt created theme parks may offer insight for solar innovaton http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=213587&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Physicist Richard Feynman's prediction of molecular factories could be an important element in the battle to prevent climate change http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=213198&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 13 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Fusion power always seems to be "just around the corner". Some new strategies may finally make it a reality. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=212834&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 6 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 If you want to know the true priorities, focus more on the budget than the press releases. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=212467&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Sometimes the solutions to critical problems are as seemingly small and insignificant as the nail in a horse's shoe. It just takes the right entrepreneur to identify the need and develop the right nail. http://www.unexpectedperspective.com/Carls-Blog?articleid=212110&view=post&blogid=8447 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400