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As usual, I’ve gone and made a big announcement that I’m “coming back to blogging” and then followed it up with … nothing.

For those of you that are interested, here is a quick update on my various goings-on:

• I’m back in school finishing up my philosophy degree and enjoying it immensely. I’m currently in Metaphysics and Judaic Religion (both with the venerable Martin Yaffe). I’m tucking away a lot of fodder for Cogito (see below).
• I finally got Perk-O-Late (the coffee blog) off the ground, and it is growing splendidly. I recommend checking it out at Perk-O-Late.com.
• For those of you that read this blog for my commentary on religion and philosophy, as always, thank you so much for your interest. I enjoy writing, even if just for myself, but knowing that there are people reading makes it all the more enjoyable. I have a lot of ideas (as I recently described), and I actually plan to address them soon.

I am currently (re-)reading Aristotle’s Physics and Metaphysics. I look forward to writing about his true, philosophical notion of intelligent design (not the modern, oft-confused, politicized version). Contrary to the claims of dogmatic atheists, the concept of an intelligent Designer, separate and apart from specific religious faith can and does exist and has since the beginning of time of Greek philosophy.

Aristotle, who is in many ways the father of our scientific vernacular (and a role model for jargon-less philosophical exploration) came to the conclusion that there was an intelligent designer responsible for nature. That’s as far as he went. He stopped short of naming Him or claiming particular providence, which would require faith. Modern “science” has a lot to learn from Aristotle with regard to philosophical honesty. I’ll be saying more on this topic in the near future.

Peace!

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