Overpopulation isn’t a problem (4 min)
Two secular economists differed in how they saw people, the first seeing people as a burden on the planet, the other seeing them as a benefit (or as we might put it, a blessing). So whose worldview better aligns with what God has told us? The second, right? And which of these two economists warned of a coming collapse of civilization? Hint: it wasn’t the second.
Triggering the tingles
What if you could get a feeling of love and companionship at the press of a button? As John Stonestreet explains, that’s a temptation that’s going to become more potent as technological advances show artificial ways of inducing pleasant feelings. But as tempting as these technologies will be, they will fail to deliver what they promise because we were not created to simply feel as if we were in relationship, but to actually know God.
Top 10 evilest people of all time
Whether most evil, or simply most destructive, these are 10 you should know.
Canadians owe $1,300 a year to pay for gov’t interest payments
On average every Canadian owed $1,300 this year just to pay interest on provincial and federal debt. Check out an infographic here for how much you owe depending on your province. Click the link above for the longer report.
7 financial tips from Proverbs
This article is remarkable for the helpful collection of financial wisdom it shares from the book of Proverbs and for how studiously it avoids any mention of who the Author of that wisdom is.
Budgeting advice from Saturday Night Live (2 min)
As one commenter put it, “This is Dave Ramsey‘s favorite sketch.”
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