Peter L. Edman

Generalist. Editor. Married to @SherriKEdman, father of six. Honorary Southerner. Context and categories matter. Sometimes I read the Bible.

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

“Ideology, politics, and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.” —P.J. O’Rourke

[Casey Spinks @CaseySpinks]

“It is very plain, and we all discover for ourselves, that our lives become satisfactory to the extent that we are rooted, “down to earth,” in touch with common sense about everyday things—not flying high in the sky of concepts and fantasies. …

[Ari Lamm @AriLamm]

I see what @tylercowen is getting at. If you want info *about* the Bible, AI already outperforms at some margin (speed, if nothing else).

But in an equally important sense he's also wrong, and there's an easy way to see this. Just ask the AI what, say, David's story *means*. 🧵

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

@annielcrawford Accurate, after you reach a certain baseline of competence, which requires self-discipline.

[Casey Spinks @CaseySpinks]

In preparation for Independence Day, I have two pieces today. First, @mereorthodoxy was kind to publish a brief essay adapted from my speech at the National Summit on Civic Education hosted by the Jack Miller Center:

https://t.co/byu7hsgu7G

[Miles Smith IV @IVMiles]

@hunterbaker Deep down people are just really afraid that somehow the Bible is “real.”

[Casey Spinks @CaseySpinks]

Such kind words from one of the best of us working in American civics these days

[Mark Aarstad ☩ @MarkAarstad]

I'm excited to share this brand new Bible teaching project I've been working on for @americanbible called "Learning Christ." A new episode drops every Saturday on YouTube. Watch the latest here—https://t.co/DRTpS4csef

[Ari Lamm @AriLamm]

Great Books discourse right now is Protestant-pilling me. Starting to feel the Spirit of New England fill me up. Guys, I’m sorry, you need to be WAY more locked in to reading the Bible than you currently are.

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

@SherriKEdman I wonder if the best case scenario here is click-farming.

[Paul R. DeHart @PaulRDeHart]

Without looking it up, who said this:

“[T]he highest state of liberty subjects us to the laws of nature and the
government of God. The most perfect freedom consists in obeying the
dictates of right reason, and submitting to natural law. When a man
goes beyond or contrary to the law of nature and reason, he becomes
a slave of base passions and vile lust; he introduces confusion and
disorder into society, and brings misery and destruction upon himself.
This, therefore, cannot be called a state of freedom, but a state of the
vilest slavery and the most dreadful bondage. The servants of sin and
corruption are subjected to the worst kind of tyranny in the universe.
Hence we conclude that where licentiousness begins, liberty ends.”

[Karen Wong @klwong43]

Great article. Note: this use of the term “wicked” does not mean what you think it means.

“Generalists do better in wicked domains for a reason that sounds almost mystical until you understand the mechanism. They have less invested in any single mental model, so they abandon broken models faster. They are used to being a beginner, so they are not threatened by the discomfort of not knowing. They have seen enough different domains that they can usually find an analogy from one field that unlocks a problem in another. The technical name for this is analogical thinking, and the research on it is one of the most underrated bodies of work in cognitive science.”

[Fr. Brandon ⚓️ @barukalas]

A part of William Wilberforce’s evangelical awakening was taking on a strict rule of life. His rule really is commendable. However, my favorite part — under “moderation” — is limiting his consumption to “no more than 6 glasses of wine” with dinner.

[Hootcel @Hootcel]

One of the weirdest inversions of the 21st century is that organisations "try to appeal to the youth" by presenting themselves as unserious and childish rather than creating a serious, prestigious image that the youth can hope to attain if they join.

[John D. Cook @JohnDCook]

Commentators repeatedly described yesterday’s Artemis splashdown as “textbook.” The flight dynamics were flawless.

This shows that getting Outlook to work is literally harder than rocket science.

[James R. Wood @jamesrwoodtheo]

“Our response to cultural crises must always first take the form of a grateful affirmation of what is given.” ~ Schindler

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

@SherriKEdman monkeywrench

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

@annielcrawford Will you be writing more about this, one hopes?

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

More English people should rediscover England, come to think of it.

[Peter L. Edman @pledman]

Was listening to Mary Harrington's solid First Thing lecture and hearing Chesterton rediscovering England. But I'm glad she made the rediscovery.

[G. K. Chesterton @GKCdaily]

The Church discussed everything so long ago that people have forgotten the discussion.

[C. R. Wiley @crwiley1962]

Simply being an island of sanity is proving to be a church growth strategy.