Question 1: God, determinism, free will

One of my favorite passages early on is p. 74-78 in which henry and clare talk about free will and determinism and god. These topics come up frequently in the book as henry chooses what he tells clare about their future. E.g. he tells her how she likes her coffee and who her favorite poet is.

He asks her what universe she wants and which she believes in block, chaos, christian. What say you?

Time Traveler's Wife

Hey gorgeous busy ladies-
The movie comes out in two days! I am really interested in reading this book next. Not as though we've all been on the same book ever anyway, but let me know if your against starting this book next.
I'm probably going to buy or borrow this book this weekend.
love!

Book suggestions?

so i went to a movie on the beach tonight and am buzzing off butterflies and beer so i decided to blog. so apropro. we need a new book selection...anyone have suggestions/ideas?

Have you ever forgotten your password for a v. long time?

I have had a lot of trouble remembering this password... I think it keeps changing. Anyway, I am no longer underway, and I will be a better blogger from now on! I love that you all kept this up.

I have been reading a chronological 'finish in a year' bible, and I have 100 pages left. After I finish that I will join up with the next book you ladies choose. PS: LOVE that you chose Stroke of Insight. I will be catching up with that one too.

Hottest of the Mohicans

Well, I'm reading Last of the Mohicans (sadly, i just read your posts on the brain book, so i missed that). Anyway, I thought the book might be boring since I've already seen the movie, but it's really quite different. Duncan isn't such a ninny and the girls are a little less competent, but the Mohicans are super hot.

i highly recommend. plus, you can imagine Daniel Day Lewis as the scout all day long.

Stroke Of Insight - pain

on page 165, Dr. Taylor says "When i'm in pain, I become quiet, coddle the wound, and consciously surrender into the pain, which helps it dissipate...Once my brain acknowledges the existence of the pain, then it has served its purpose and either lightens up in intensity, or goes away."

do you think there is truth in this? have you ever successfully practiced this?

Brain Chatter

On p. 31 Dr. Taylor first introduces brain chatter. I wondered now that I had a term for what my brain is constantly thinking, what I am actually thinking about. So I said for a whole day I was going to write down everything my brain chatted about.

I quit after 5 minutes. It is crazy how much you can think about just in 5 minutes. Try it and post your results and I will post mine!

Now off for some indian food which my brain was chatting about as I titled this post... :)