Well, i am finally getting around to doing my post. i'm probably the last one, but what else is new. The first question i decided to do was an example of math as a science, an art form, a language, and a tool. Science is pretty easy.....math is involved in all areas of science, including chemistry, biology, etc. i don't think you would be able to do science without math...they really go hand in hand. Shockingly to me anyway, math is also an art form. There is beauty in order and math is definitely order. Those pictures that Dr. Priest showed us of all the different designs that people have developed were really neat. Art in itself also should have some sort of symmetry- i would think anyway, i'm not an art major. so after really thinking about it, math is also an art form. ummmm math as a language. a lot of the articles we have been reading for class talk about this one. math is a universal language that everyone can understand, at least to some extent. so that is not much of a stretch either. math is obviously a tool. without math, it would be difficult to be able to get through the day....especially if it grocery shopping day!! people use math skills as tools in every day life all the time, probably more often than they realize. math is also used in professional fields all the time too, such as medicine. so math is SALT.

Another question that i thought sounded interesting was Dr. Priest's thought of saying that people discovered math as opposed to inventing it. This statement implies many things. He is saying that it was already there, so it could not be invented. If math concepts already exist, then the order of the universe is already there, just waiting to be discovered. this order that does not need to be invented by humans, to me at least, implies the existence of an orderly God. so, considering all these implications, saying that math is discovered is a pretty huge statement.

The last question i wanted to do was leadership verses following the polls. Is it the same? of course not!!!!!!!! as a leader, it is wise to look at the polls, but i do not think that should be the deciding factor in a decision. polls are not reliable enough to be depended upon that heavily. and, even if they were, they should still not be the deciding factor in an important decision. from a Christian standpoint, morals and what God says to address the issue is much more important than what man has to say.

I feel like i've kindof just said the obvious in this post, so i hope that is okay! see everybody tomorrow!

Is this course on target for an HNRS course? this question looks relatively easy, so i guess i'll go with it, especially since i am already late. I think that HNRS courses should make one think differently than normal. They should make you look at things in a different light than you ordinarily would. The ability to look at things from different perspectives is very valuable to people in all kinds of fields, and also valuable to a follower of Christ. Thinking in varied ways and seeing things from different angles will help in everyone's career fields. For me, in the law field, thinking differently and being able to see things from different perspectives could help me win cases because criminals will obviously think quite differently than i would. Seeing things from different perspectives is also very important in Christianity. Paul addresses this when he talks about being all things to all people, as we have discussed briefly in class. Being able to think like other people and put ourselves in their shoes will help us reach more people with the message of Christ. So, yes, for me, i think this course is on target for an HNRS course. I do not think like a scientist at all, and i have a hard time understanding where people are coming from in that field. Hopefully this class will enable me to think differently and make it easier to understand others more fully.

Erin Willams

Well, i'm not really sure what I am supposed to be writing, but i can sure tell you that i do not like technology! it took me a really really really long time to get to this blog cite, and right now i am really wishing i could live in the 1950's. they didn't have any computers. haha. anyway, i guess i could write a little about myself. i am a history major with an english minor. i want to go to law school after i finish my undergrad at harding. this has been my dream for a really long time and i am so excited about actually accomplishing it! I am also going to london next semester and i can hardly wait! i am in this class so i don't have to take real science and i am hoping it will improve my appreciation for science and technology. i guess that is about it! see you all in class.