On Being Alone
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pics & quips from a wandering writer, photographer, professor, reprobate
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“INTELLIGENT DESIGN?“ Is this the âbest of all possible worldsâ? When you look around, do you see the handiwork of an âintelligent designerâ? A pair of unjaundiced eyes might notice the … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #2: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
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DID GOD ABANDON HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE DURING THE HOLOCAUST? part of an ongoing discussion of âWhy Do Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ In a hut in Auschwitz a group … Continue reading God On Trial
STONE SOUP = a disparate collection of prose pieces featuring a narrator who lives on the edge. From falling in love with a cover girl in Los Angeles to getting … Continue reading preface from ‘Stone Soup’
SUFFERING ALLOWS POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS TO DEVELOP? part of an ongoing discussion of âWhy Do Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ Hemingway once said something about how life breaks everyone, … Continue reading Attempted Solution #5: Virtue
Do We Need To Prove The Existence of God? – part of an ongoing examination of the question: âDoes God Exist?â – Is it possible to PROVE the existence of … Continue reading The Burden of Proof
SUFFERING RESULTS FROM EVIL PEOPLE ABUSING THEIR FREE WILL? part of an ongoing discussion of âWhy Do Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ A number of readers have written to … Continue reading Attempted Solution #4: Free Will
Characteristics of a Supreme Being – part of an ongoing examination of the question: âDoes God Exist?â – So, we can characterize God as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent⌠But wait, … Continue reading Summary Review of the Characteristics of a Supreme Being
THOSE WHO SUFFER ARE BEING PUNISHED BY GOD FOR THEIR WRONGDOINGS? part of an ongoing discussion of âWhy Do Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ A number of readers … Continue reading Attempted Solution #3: Justice
OMNIBENEVOLENCE – part of an ongoing examination of the question: âDoes God Exist?â – Omnibenevolence…Â Now, that’s a mouthful! âAll good.â A Supreme Being is usually said to be supreme … Continue reading Omnibenevolence
THOSE WHO SUFFER IN THIS WORLD WILL BE REWARDED IN THE NEXT? part of an ongoing discussion of âWhy Do Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ Okay, letâs try this … Continue reading Attempted Solution #2: Immortality