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“Every human being, created in the image of God, is endowed with a power akin to that of the Creator– individuality, power to think and to do. The men in whom this power is developed are the men who bear responsibilities, who are leaders in enterprise, and who influence character. It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men’s thought. Instead of confining their study to that which men have said or written, let students be directed to the sources of truth, to the vast fields opened for research in nature and revelation. Let them contemplate the great facts of duty and destiny, and the mind will expand and strengthen. Instead of educated weaklings, institutions of learning may send forth men strong to think and to act, men who are masters and not slaves of circumstances, men who possess breadth of mind, clearness of thought, and the courage of their convictions.”

– Education  by E.G.White

A couple weeks ago a friend was telling me about how she likes to look at her field of study for new understandings about God and challenged me to do the same.  I had never thought about doing this before, but the past couple of weeks I’ve been looking for spiritual lessons in my field of study.  At first I thought that it would be difficult being a computer science major, but I have been surprised with what I’ve found.  It is neat to see how there are little lessons to be learned in every little area of our lives.

I have been taking a cognitive science writing class to fulfill a writing requirement this semester, and it has been interesting to look at the world from ‘their’ perspective.  So far we have been reading about different peoples views of the way the mind works, and how we can make an artificial brain that is actually capable of thinking.  The more papers I read on the subject the more thoroughly convinced I am that it is impossible to recreate the brain.  It is marvelous to look at the brain and all that it is capable of doing!  God’s creations are truly magnificent!  All of our feeble attempts at recreating something that is as powerful as the brain have been utter failures (sorry if I’m stepping on anyone’s toes).

My favorite AI said something that I thought was very descriptive of my field, “Computer science is a field of humility”.  Few programs that we write are ever perfect.  We are constantly searching through our code for bugs.  God doesn’t need to do this; He gets everything correct the first time!  Humans on the other hand, are sinful beings and are not capable of creating something of perfection as God has done.  The imperfections and bad things in this world aren’t something that God has brought on us, but rather what we have brought on ourselves by sin.  Praise God that He has provided a way for us to be saved from this world of sin and hurt!  One day soon we can sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to Him tell us how the brain works.

Welcome to CarlBrugger.com!  I will periodically update my blog with devotional thoughts and photographs from my favorite nooks of Indiana.  I hope that you will frequent my website.  May God bless you!

Recently our church’s college group decided to start an early morning worship meeting where we meet at 8:30 before going to our classes. Each morning we have a short devotional and practice FAST memory verses followed by a prayer session. It has been a challenge at times to wake up early enough to make onto campus in time, but after the end of each meeting I feel so much more prepared to face the day. It has been such a blessing! (For my curious readers, P53 stands for Psalms 5:3, “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.”)