Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics
The question of the influence of Christianity on Spanish Colonial texts has been a topic of debate for centuries. There is no mistaking that Christianity shaped New Spain in many ways. Nowhere is this more pronounced than the idea of the lost ten tribes in Mesoamerica. By the time the Popol Wuj was translated in …
A friend of mine posted this meme a while ago and I thought it was very interesting. The idea that the individual is nothing is a notion that is unfortunately taking hold in our society. I disagree with this on the basis that it is only the individual that can reason. Let’s look at these …
It’s been very obvious that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been authoritative in his approach. He has championed lockdowns, social distancing, masks, and a host of other things that have been shown to have little if any impact on the spread of COVID-19. This week he went full on authoritarian when he said But one of …
If you know my politics you will know that I am unapologetically a free speech advocate. Free speech is the basis for a free society. It is outward expression of reasoning and if speech is limited we can no longer reason on a sufficient level. I’ve spoken openly about my thoughts on big tech and …
Unless you have been living under a rock since yesterday you know that Elon Musk purchased just under 10% of Twitter. He is the single biggest stockholder of the company. He was also named to their board. For me this is fantastic news! Twitter is one of the biggest public forums we have and they …
Recently, on his Facebook page, my friend Ben Spackman posted about the interpretation of scripture(post below). This post was perplexing to me in some ways. In many ways I agree with what he is saying. However, in other ways I do not. In his post he lays out three stages to understanding scripture. Stage one …
I’ve argued my fair share of things on the internet. Most of the arguments I enjoy because I love seeing different points of view. I’ll argue back and forth with those people all day long. It’s enjoyable for me. These people are typically unpleasant to talk to because they use logical fallacies such as Ad …
Over the years I have seen many people leave my religion(and religion in general) to follow their own path. While this saddens me a great deal I still love those that have chosen to leave. Many people have asked me why I stay. The answer is simple really. My prayers have been answered too many …
Recently the MLB decided to move their all-star game from Georgia to Colorado stating that “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.” Leaving the actual substance of the bill and it’s lies that have been pushed by the media and the POTUS himself, I wanted …
Family has been on my mind again. This week we had some of the neighborhood youth over to our house for dinner. We sat down at the dinner table and ate and conversed about different things. A couple days past and my wife conveyed that one of the boys told her how much he had …