“But right now the tech industry is being reset by the mobile, and in mobile, disruption tends to work the other way around. The new thing tends to arrive looking like an expensive luxury for rich people, doing far more than any normal person would need. But over time it gets cheaper, and the new, unnecessary characteristics turn out to be very necessary, and the the old, cheaper, less capable model gets squashed.”

‘But what remains valuable in the Nicene Creed is the bringing together of two questions that help us in understanding Jesus. The first is “who do we say that God is?” and the second is “who do we say humanity is?” Nicaea asserts that Jesus provides a clue to answer both questions — and perhaps more than just a clue. Both God and humanity are mysteries to be explored. We are questions not answers. Jesus is a landmark and touchstone to both. He functions as a landmark that we move toward as we follow him in discipleship. He functions as a touchstone who continually helps us test discernments about ourselves and God. By “believing in Jesus” I am staking my life on the suspicion (the strong and overwhelming suspicion) that following him will take me further in the direction I need to go than following anyone else or striking out in any direction I may sometimes want to go.’

“I find myself caught between the genetics community – which takes it as a given that childhood experiences and education have a very limited role in shaping life outcomes – and the psychiatric community, which takes it as a given that childhood experiences and education are crucial in shaping life outcomes. Both sides have their favorite studies to cite supporting their positions. I’ve already talked about the genetics studies, so I thought I’d bring up a recent particularly good study from the other side.”

“Everyone likes to quotes the Wayne Gretzy line that he was skating to where the puck was going to be, not where it was, but Apple and Google didn’t do that – they changed what the game was. In the same way, saying that you’re aiming for x% of a $ybn industry is unambitious – great companies change the y, not the x.” The side effects of disruptive innovations.