Ever read the story of the Tower of Babel and not believe it to exist? Facts show otherwise. You can download my presentation of this Tower of Babel Presentation
Rev3 put on a good show at Knoxville Olympic Distance Triathlon May 9th (.9 mile swim, 25.8 mile ride, 6.2 mile run). I drove down Saturday and got there just before packet pickup and the transition area closed. Having visited the Worlds Fair way back when I immediately recognized the park downtown, very nice place. Liked having all the personalization like your name on your race number and your transition spot. Race morning I stayed in the room till the last minute so as to not be cold hanging around for the start. Got my stuff set, put on the wetsuit and still had to wait a long time for the last wave to go. The swim was 400 meters or so back into the current in the Tennessee River, take a right turn around a large buoy then a straight shot to the dock at the end. All went smooth till the end where I tried to pull myself out of the water without any steps. A volunteer grabbed my arm and pulled me straight up onto the dock. It was like the hand of God reaching down. Needless...
Sunday, May 6 th was my second go around with the Rev3 Knoxville Olympic distance triathlon. Long drive, but lots of good things at this race makes it worth the trip. First, Knoxville is an excellent host city and offers a scenic and challenging course. Having hotels within walking distance of the start and adjacent to the finish really make it convenient. If possible I would like to make this race every year. Here is how it went for me: We drove down Saturday with my wife Sherrie, my youngest son Jacob and his friend Brett. Got in just in time for the pre-race meeting on the lawn at World’s Fair Park, love this place. Got checked in and drove down a mile or two to drop off the bike in transition which is the ground floor of a parking garage. Downtown that night just a few blocks from the hotel was a big party of some kind so we walked around and listened to the band a bit. Ended up getting pizza for dinner and off ...
You may or may not be familiar with Blaise Pascal, or his famous wager, but if not it is well worth a quick look. Just a bit on Pascal himself, he was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. A child prodigy who developed one of the first mechanical calculators, did extensive work in many other areas of mathematics and science before dying at an early age of 39. Here is Pascal’s Wager in no uncertain terms: A rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas they stand to receive infinite gains (as represented by eternity in Heaven) and avoid infinite losses (eternity in Hell) The logic behind it: 1. God is, or God is not. Reason cannot decide between the two alternatives. 2. A Game is being played... where heads or tails will turn up. 3. ...
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