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The World is Larger than the Sum of its Parts
As I stated up front – in so many words – I’m writing this primarily for myself in the attempt to figure out what the world is all about beyond the twists and turns that life can throw our way, … Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, religion, the future, the larger context, the meaning of life, the state of the world
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The Substance of the World
Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish extraction who lived from 1632-1677. Spinoza strongly rejected the notion of a providential God – the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, in complete control of all things; he claims that the … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropomorphic God, Christian-Judaeo, cosmos, Einstein, God, religion, Spinoza, substance
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In Pursuit of a Greater Good
It is difficult not to get seriously depressed by the kind of news you get today, such as reports about the absolute savagery in the ongoing civil war in Syria by survivors of a deadly attack in Khan Sheikhoun describing chemical … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Farvardin Yasht, primitive tribal laws, religion, sacrifice, Shariah Law, the good, worship, Zoroaster
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The Scourge of Mankind
One continues to wonder why anyone would be willing to kill a fellow human being just because they don’t share your religious beliefs. But for any student of European history it is not too difficult to be reminded of such … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbot of Citeaux, Béziers, Cathars, Charlemagne, Charles the Great, Christianity, Deuteronomy XIII, inquisition, Jihadi, Languedoc, massacre, Middle East, Muslims, religion, Roman Catholic Church, Saxons, Verden
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Spiritual Beliefs
Existential writers such as Søren Kierkegaard claimed that proof of God cannot be the outcome of a logical argument, such that God’s existence can never be a public or objective truth. Belief in God, consequently, must always be a private … Continue reading
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Tagged God, gullibiliy, manipulation, religion, spiritual beliefs
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Religion
The suggestion that the human race is lost and absolutely hapless when it comes to understanding their place in the world has been expressed many times. In the mid 1600’s the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza wrote that people find themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged God, moral authority, religion
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Religion Kills Once Again
It was reported by the BBC today that a Bangladeshi publisher of secular books has been hacked to death in the capital Dhaka in the second attack of its kind on Saturday, police say. Faisal Arefin Dipon, 43, was killed … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, hacked to death, Islamic Radicalism, religion, secularists blogger, truth
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A Sad Day For Humanity
Salman Taseer – a senior member of the governing Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – was assassinated by one of his bodyguards angered over the governor’s opposition to blasphemy laws. He had recently angered Islamists by appealing for a Christian woman, … Continue reading
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Tagged assassination, blasphemy laws, Islamists, Pakistan, religion, Religion Kills, Salman Taseer
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The Gospel According to Teflon Tony
I have been amused – somewhat – by the recent encounter between former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and a frequent writer on atheism, Christopher Hitchens, on the resolution: “Be It Resolved that Religion is a Force for Good in … Continue reading
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Tagged a Force for Good in the world, Christopher Hitchens, Munk Debates, religion, Teflon Tony, Tony Blair
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On the Use of Religious Symbols
Much has been made of the fact that the Swiss population rejected via a referendum the further propagation of religious symbols across the Swiss landscape in the form of minarets on mosques. Predictably, the politically correct have cried foul and … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, intolerance, Islam, minarets, mosques, religion, Swiss ban on minarets
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