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So I have a really bad cold. My phone is still dead. Luckily the homework load this week was light or I would've been so stressed. yesterday after class I just laid in bed until dinner time. Today I feel just is bad but I went to the gym anyways and lifted/biked.(after work of course...just the usual there) I had an exam in politics today. I really hope I got an A. It's long overdue- I studied hardcore...its been a while, having no science classes this quarter I haven't had to do much studying, its mostly reading and researching and essay writing, but that's soon to change next semester with zoology and Gen Chem. 2. It was kind of refreshing going back to the days of hard core memorization. Can't wait. MOMM is getting really good, as we explore the calvinist view of predestination compared to the more modern concept of open theism. I'm actually really buying into this open theism thing...I've never heard anyone talk about it before. From what I can deduce in a short summary, basically it says that the "future" does not actually exist in reality therefore cannot be known by God. If God knows the future and since he, by nature is always right, then we do not have libertarian freedom (meaning we have real options and we are the sole cause of our actions) and if we do not have libertarian freedom then why would God hold us accountable to our actions. Open theism says that God does not know the future (and therefore cannot predetermine our actions) because reality is real only up to the present moment, and we as humans therefore have freedom to choose one thing over another. As for prophesies in the Bible, they are not God looking onto the future but rather express God's intention to do certain things, which he certainly will do. So in that regard somethings are predetermined however not our meticulous everyday actions. I'm sure there are problems with this theory but I'm not going to go into them right now but just a little food for thought.
Anyways tonight I went and studied with lauren and rita in the hive for a couple hours.
Also, I've been seriously contemplating my life/major plans. Right now I am officially declared as biology (did I ever tell you that, I declared a couple weeks ago, anyways). This is my thinking: Overall goals 1.(practical/work goal entry level) work in research in genetic engineering/ plant research at an agricultural industry or the USDA. OR work in a national park/ etc as an ecologist, field researcher 2. (higher education goal) get my doctorate in biology/botany/plant physiology/genetics etc whatever I develop an interest in 3. (humanitarian goal) develop crop growing/ crop strains that can be cultivated in impoverished third world countries who are using resources unsustainably aka solve world hunger and save the environment all in one fell swoop 4. (practical long term goal) become a biology/ecology/ect professor at a university when I've gained my experience and pass the torch to the next generation, better career for an aging 50+ yrs old self
5. (practical short term goals) - internship at an agricultural research company - internship at a government research company - take classes abroad in ecology at the LaSable in India - volunteer at ECHO (world hunger solutions group) - research project in South America aka use Spanish skills-
ok so thats basically more than you ever wanted to know about my life goals currently...