Untimely meditations

One man's thoughts, observations and rants

Untimely meditations

One man's thoughts, observations and rants

Welcome to the personal blog of Joop Beris. I blog about a wide variety of topics, ranging from atheism to information security and lots in between. I welcome feedback on my articles but there are some guidelines. Feel free to share articles you like by using the sharing buttons but please give me credit if you want to share something. Also, check out my privacy policy and other legalese.

Below you’ll find the most recent things I’ve written. Feel free to check them out, leave a comment and share them with others who might be interested.

Latest posts

  • The debate that wasn’t a debate (1/5)

    The debate that wasn’t a debate (1/5)

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    A while ago, I was contacted via direct message on Twitter by Makayla, a Christian who expressed an interest in my viewpoint on the existence of God and how I came to my position of disbelief. I thought this was rather refreshing, since most of the time, believers tend to give me a hard time…

  • Trilobites

    Trilobites

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    Back in July, the following tweet showed up in my Twitter time-line. #TrilobiteTuesday A view of Erbenochile erbeni (Issoumour mountain), showing spines & eyes to best advantage. #HMNS pic.twitter.com/cSWwPBVtWU — John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) July 7, 2015 It’s a beautiful trilobite fossil and it reminded me of my fondness for trilobites.

  • God created mankind in his own image

    God created mankind in his own image

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    Creationists argue that mankind was created in God’s image, because the Bible says so in Genesis 1:27: So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. They take this to mean that we humans resemble God.

  • Book review: A manual for creating atheists

    Book review: A manual for creating atheists

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    Recently, I finished the Kindle edition of Sam Harris’ “The End of Faith” and was browsing my Amazon recommendations when the book “A manual for creating atheists” by Peter Boghossian caught my eye. I have to admit that the title seemed a bit far-flung to me but then again, I have seen Peter Boghossian speak…

  • Mystery bright spots could be first glimpse of another universe | New Scientist

    Mystery bright spots could be first glimpse of another universe | New Scientist

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    The multiverse theory has as far as I know, always been just a theory, something that was a mathematical possibility. Now though, it seems as though there may be actual evidence of another universe out there, lying beyond ours.

  • SSH brute force attacks

    SSH brute force attacks

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    I run my weblog on my server, both out of  hobby and because it gives me complete control over the underlying operating system, available software and security mechanisms. As a result, I see all that goes on with this machine, both good and bad.

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