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Tables of Contents for Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
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Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Introduction
1
24
Why I am unqualified to give these lectures
Why the lectures might be interesting anyway
The 3:16 project, a turning point in my life
Randomization and Religion
25
28
The advantages of unbiased sampling as a way to gain insight into a complicated subject
Dangers to avoid when using this approach
Language Translation
53
38
How to translate Bible verses without knowing Hebrew or Greek
The surprising rewards of such attempts, even though the task is difficult or impossible
Aesthetics
91
48
Scientific work as an artistic endeavor
The deep influence that beautiful presentation can have on our understanding of texts
Illustrations by many of the world's greatest masters of calligraphy
Glimpses of God
139
28
What I think I learned about God from the 3:16 project
What I think I learned about theology from the 3:16 project
The difference between the two
God and Computer Science
167
40
Computer programmers as creators of new universes
Computational complexity as a way to approach the questions of free will and omnipotence
Other concepts of computer science that may give insights about divinity
Panel: Creativity, Spirituality, and Computer Science
207
32
Index
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