Michele Pasin / Quotes

Five points of calvinism (tulip)

Most objections to and attacks on Calvinism focus on the "five points of Calvinism," also called the doctrines of grace, and remembered by the mnemonic "TULIP." [...] The central assertion of these points is that God saves every person upon whom he has mercy, and that his efforts are not frustrated by the unrighteousness or inability of humans.

Saved 13 January 2015 / en.wikipedia.org ↗

#humans #persons #point #efforts

Self-improvement

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” ― Confucius

Quotes About Introspection (133 Quotes) #persons #point

Open access for machines as well as humans

Overall, we believe this situation demonstrates the need for supporting Open Access to research publications not only for humans to read, but also for…

A New Semantic Similarity Based Measure For Assessing Research Publication’s Contribution #access #humans #need #publications #situation

The free spirits

Thus, then, have I evolved for myself the "free spirits" to whom this discouraging-encouraging work, under the general title "Human, All Too Human," is…

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #humans #lack #need #friends #title

Xml doesn't allow blind interoperability

[..] we must reckon with the cold fact that XML does not of itself enable blind interchange or information reuse. XML may help humans predict what information…

Xml And Semantic Transparency #humans #cases #information #XML #fact

Effort spent in the right jungle

Effectiveness—often even survival—does not depend solely on how much effort we expend, but on whether or not the effort we expend is in the right jungle.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #effectiveness #efforts #vision

Liberi non si nasce, lo si diventa

Mi colpì una frase di Bjorn Larsson, nel suo libro Bisogno di Libertà: «Non si nasce liberi, lo si diventa. […] Bisogna essere pronti a osservare una certa…

Adesso basta (Simone Perotti) #freedom #dreams #efforts