Bullshit 101
Fake news, alternative facts, bold lies. Disdain for evidence coupled with a contempt for expertise. Deception has been around forever – even in subhuman species; ravens “fake-cache” food when being … Continue reading Bullshit 101
Category: Philosophy
The Fire & The Rose
[Watch the video first. Then, if curious, scroll through the optional text below.] “And all shall be well andAll manner of thing shall be wellWhen the tongues of flames are … Continue reading The Fire & The Rose
On Being Alone
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Stray Thoughts #2: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
“INTELLIGENT DESIGN?“ Is this the ‘best of all possible worlds’? When you look around, do you see the handiwork of an “intelligent designer”? A pair of unjaundiced eyes might notice the … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #2: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
Always Now
– A liberating truth that seems simple but has to be learned over & over again – 🙂 🙂 🙂
God On Trial
DID GOD ABANDON HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE DURING THE HOLOCAUST? part of an ongoing discussion of “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People” In a hut in Auschwitz a group … Continue reading God On Trial
preface from ‘Stone Soup’
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’
Attempted Solution #5: Virtue
SUFFERING ALLOWS POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS TO DEVELOP? part of an ongoing discussion of “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People” Hemingway once said something about how life breaks everyone, … Continue reading Attempted Solution #5: Virtue
The Burden of Proof
Do We Need To Prove The Existence of God? – part of an ongoing examination of the question: “Does God Exist?” – Is it possible to PROVE the existence of … Continue reading The Burden of Proof
Attempted Solution #4: Free Will
SUFFERING RESULTS FROM EVIL PEOPLE ABUSING THEIR FREE WILL? part of an ongoing discussion of “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People” A number of readers have written to … Continue reading Attempted Solution #4: Free Will
Summary Review of the Characteristics of a Supreme Being
Characteristics of a Supreme Being – part of an ongoing examination of the question: “Does God Exist?” – So, we can characterize God as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent… But wait, … Continue reading Summary Review of the Characteristics of a Supreme Being
Attempted Solution #3: Justice
THOSE WHO SUFFER ARE BEING PUNISHED BY GOD FOR THEIR WRONGDOINGS? part of an ongoing discussion of “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People” A number of readers … Continue reading Attempted Solution #3: Justice
