Living joyously with uncertainty.
(This is a continuation of yesterday’s idea. To start at the beginning, click here.) Too many gods Another problem with the question, “What if you’re wrong?” and also with other variants of Pascal’s Wager, is that it assumes one particular… Read moreWhich god do you mean?
I had a fellow come up to me a few days ago and attempt to challenge my lack of belief in gods. “What if you’re wrong?” he asked. He went on to describe the various and everlasting horrors of Hell… Read moreWhat if you’re wrong?
I’ve spent the last few posts discussing faith, hope and love. I think I agree with St. Paul, that love is the greatest of the three. I also discussed some pretty heavy reasons why the other two are not to… Read moreFaith and Hope 2.0
We’ve discussed love and hope, but what about the headliner, faith? I was criticized by a Christian that my view of faith was too limited. He said I had fallen victim to the “New Atheist” lie that all faith is… Read moreFaith
“Now three things abide: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love.” To continue the discussion from yesterday, I need to move back through the list from love. Here we find hope. Hope is one of the… Read moreHope
Love. That’s the last item on the list from 1 Corinthians 13, but it’s the greatest. Yet, as much as love is touted as the premier Christian virtue, I’m afraid what it means to be Christian has been hijacked lately… Read moreLove
The Bible’s famous love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, ends with the words, “Now three things abide: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love.” The whole chapter is a stirring passage, and there is much in it… Read moreFaith, Hope and Love
I’m reading On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill and I’m just captivated by the clarity of this guy’s thinking and his ability to say what he means clearly and directly. That’s a rare quality among the philosophers I’ve had the… Read moreJohn Stuart Mill On Liberty
A Christian I met wrote to me later and wanted to discuss my lack of faith. He sent me some literature that suggested that there were good, logical reasons to accept that supernatural things might exist. If you want to… Read moreSupernatural science?
If you’re like me, you can’t leave well enough alone. That’s good, because there are people out there who want us to look the other way and stop questioning everything. Personally, I’m concerned with ensuring that the things I believe… Read moreYou can do science