The Russians and Einstein

 So, now that I can think clearly, I've been reading a few deep Russian novels of late and have noticed a certain Russian preoccupation with the topics of patriotism and suffering. Take Dostoevsky for example. I am in the process of reading Crime and Punishment, and I recommend it highly for Christians who want an extra-Biblical natural-man view of the power of conscience. Its most basic theme is, in the words of an anonymous Puritan proverb, "A guilty conscience needs no accuser." The book has been amazing so far, despite the fact that I avoid it when I'm already in a dark and melancholy mood.

 College goes on. My next course is Western Literature II, whoopee. I'm also working on a thesis whose subject matter is not so light and frothy. I'm been researching Einstein's theory of relativity, and I think every Christian would benefit from knowing about it and its impact (specifically the worldview impact) on the 20th century. The author I'm reading compares Einstein's influence on 20th century physics, now appropriately called "modern physics," to the Copernican Revolution, and I strongly agree. The crux of the matter really is that Einstein's theory extended far beyond the academia of just "physics," and has infiltrated the whole realm and matter of American thinking; thus the pervasice philosophy of "it's all relative." Well, more on this later. I can't think this deeply in the morning. Gotta face the daily grind.