Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

September 28, 2007

On Theodore Roosevelt and Living in the Moment

Roosevelt engaged in multiple activities and in a myriad of accomplishments. I cannot tell through his biographers whether he engaged in these activities for their sake […]
September 27, 2007

On Capturing the Spontaneous and the Incidental in Conversation

It occurs to me that much of the best thought occurs in the natural setting of conversation. From this I draw certain observations: The knife edge […]
September 27, 2007

On Reading to My Children

I find reading to my children is more effective if I allow them to read over my shoulder.At periodic times I stop and they have to […]
September 26, 2007

On Pitting Authority Against Authority

Suppose I abandoned my faith on the pretense of personal honesty. In other words I come to the conclusion that I cannot fully support the idea […]
September 26, 2007

On Determining Your Ultimate Authority

On the question of authority, consider this argument for my essential thesis: authority can only be challenged by another authority. If this is a statement of […]
September 26, 2007

On the Reverential Rebel

Einstein spent the first 30 years of his career as a revolutionary and his subsequent 30 years as a resistor. I find the whole cycle ironic. […]
September 22, 2007

On Finding Your Own Way in the Knowledge of God

The more I study Augustine, the more I realize that more of my rock solid theological assumptions are derived from Augustine’s spiritual musings. This concerns me. […]