February 22, 2024
Technology and Time S. M. Gollmer To avoid the negative impact of technology I mentioned we need to ensure it does not undermine who we are experientially and socially. We begin here because I feel the root cause of the world’s problems start with us! If we tackle the perceived... View Article
January 25, 2024
Technology and Epistemology S. M. Gollmer The first step in avoiding technology’s negative impact is to recognize that it does change us. Any of us who lived part of our adult lives before the smartphone can attest to this fact. However, our children who know nothing different, being disengaged from... View Article
December 15, 2023
Not Anti-Technology, but Anti-Antichrist S. M. Gollmer In my previous post I may be misconstrued as being anti-technology. On the contrary, given my profession, hobbies, and interests, I am heavily involved in technology. To provide clarity I am not anti-technology. I am anti-antichrist. We think of antichrist as a person. ... View Article
November 9, 2023
I Fear! S. M. Gollmer I fear! There is talk everywhere of existential threats. How will we survive global warming, atomic wars, economic collapse, pandemics, and ascendant artificial intelligence? Each is traced back to humanity’s scientific and technological achievements of the 20th Century. Not rising to the level of global... View Article
October 6, 2023
Why the 22nd Century? S. M. Gollmer How far should we cast our vision into the future? Should we care about tomorrow, next week, or next year? We certainly don’t want to be short sighted, and planning has its benefits. For me I really don’t expect to see the next... View Article
September 26, 2023
History of the School of Science and Mathematics – Part 1 S. M. Gollmer This year the Department of Science and Mathematics at Cedarville University became the School of Science and Mathematics. Our school offers majors ranging from biology, chemistry, physics, geology, to mathematics. Where did this all begin? What... View Article
August 29, 2023
Needed and Wanted in the 22nd Century S. M. Gollmer As I look to the future, it is easy to slip into a malaise. The news cycle is filled with stories of violence, environmental degradation, disease, and existential threats. Many of these issues are traced back to a rapidly changing... View Article
August 11, 2023
I would like to announce the establishment of the School of Science and Mathematics. This announcement sounds more grandiose than it really is. Until June of this year, we have been the Department of Science and Mathematics and capably lead by our chairman, Dr. Mark McClain. The University has restructured... View Article
February 6, 2020
This past week I received news that Dr. John C. Whitcomb passed at the age of 95. He along with Dr. Henry M. Morris (who died in 2006) ushered in the modern era of Young Earth Creationism with their book, The Genesis Flood (1961). Dr. Whitcomb taught at Grace Theological... View Article
August 20, 2019
Do You Know Where You Are? By Steven Gollmer How many numbers can you memorize? Have you tried it recently? As a freshman in college, I met a student from Chicago who participated in Pi Day competitions by memorizing digits of the mathematical constant π. (By the way, as of... View Article