I just visited a very interesting website that I found while visiting the Uncommon Descent blog. William Dembski had posted a link to something called The Crash Course at a guy name Chris Martenson’s website. The guy seems a seems to be a little bit out of the mainstream, but the material on his site was pretty interesting and I am not unsympathetic to his leanings. The thing that caused Dembski to post the link was the way “The Crash Course” was presented on the site. I, too, was very, very impressed with his Crash Course. He has something to say and he has built an attractive, almost addictive, way of saying it. I am a little agnostic about the material, but the way he presented it was absolutely stellar. At the very beginning of the crash course, he says the course is a work in process. He asks for input about how he can improve the course. I was motivated to want to make a course like that on something about which I am passionate. The course was not flash, but it presented some material that could have been quite complicated in a straightforward, engaging, and non-threatening manner. More courses, presented in this way would be a very helpful tool for those who have something to say.
The posts are little bit out of order! I am just posting them they way they show up in the database.
April 19, 2004 – Stuff for the closet ($)
April 27, 2004 – Piano Lessons