Dr Paul Allen

The Prince of Wales and John 14  - “ Prince Charles has read from John chapter 14 as part of an online version of the King James Bible . The idea is the brainchild of the King James Bible Trust and is the latest event to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the translation.” How to Have a Good Argument  - Yes, it’s another article about Rob Bell . But skip to the second half of the article and this blogger has some good things to say about a good argument . 100 Shares  - It was 25 years ago that Microsoft went public. Here’s an article about what you’d be sitting on if you had been one of the buyers. Shedding the Spines  - Sometimes evolution pretty much parodies itself. “Genetic comparison with chimps suggests that losing chunks of  DNA  - including one associated with penis spines and facial whiskers - played a crucial role in making us human.” Seriously? Kids and the Bible  - Erik writes about how he helps his childr...

Image via Wikipedia Heartfelt criticism of your idea or your art is usually right (except when it isn't...) Check out this letter from the publisher of a magazine you've never heard of to the founder of a little magazine called  Readers Digest : But, personally, I don't see how you will be able to get enough subscribers to support it. It is expensive for its size. It isn't illustrated... I have my doubts about the undertaking as a publishing venture. Of course, he was right--given his assumptions. And that's the  except  part. Criticism of your idea is usually based on assumptions about the world as it is. Jackson Pollock could never have made it as an painter in the world as it was. And  Harry Potter  was rejected by just about everyone because for it to succeed the way kids read would have to change. The useful element of this sort of criticism isn't that the fact that people in the status quo don't like your idea. Of course they don't. The int...