Notes from the Wired
This is a website where I write articles on various topics that interest me, carving out a bit of cyberspace for myself.
You shouldn't believe anything I talk about — I use words entirely recreationally.
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Oct. 26
Believe in Order to Understand: Augustine's Concept of Faith
Info This article is a reworked version of a paper written for a university seminar on Augustine.
1. The problem with the modern picture of faith In much modern thought, faith is understood as belief without sufficient evidence. Russell characterizes it this way, and so do the New Atheists. As scientific explanation expanded, appeals to God came to be seen as unnecessary explanatory assumptions, and faith was cast as the opponent of rational inquiry.
Oct. 18
Ljot Swanhild: I want to understand the barista
Wow, this room is filthy. Are you okay? I think it’s pretty cool, but it could also be a cry for help. And what’s up with that wall? I have our memories in my heart. I don’t need physical manifestations, except if I want to express something. So maybe this is an art piece. So I do apologize. Intentional cows can be a form of expression. or look at the forest ground or anything in nature. Really, maybe you just let faith decide where something lies. What I want to say is, do you want to clean up or do you even notice your surroundings? Weren’t you worried before I came that I judge you? Like, is it intentional?
Oct. 13
Vegetarian(-ish) Ground Meat
Here’s a fun recipe for making some kind of vegetarian(-ish) ground meat.
For the base, get some jackfruit, ideally already in dried, minced form. If you’re using dried jackfruit, cook it in water for about 2 minutes, using roughly five times its weight in water. I recommend not using plain water, but adding some premade vegetable stock and/or chicken or meat stock (though obviously, that makes it non-vegetarian).
After that, drain the jackfruit, squeeze out some of the excess water, and put it in a pan with some oil. Fry it until it starts to brown. Then add some tomato paste and miso paste(adds umami), and cook for another minute or so.
