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sacrifice retold
for reference, cultural references to those biblical stories that stick in one’s craw, namely Abraham (and Isaac) and Job in philosophy Søren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling — Abraham as more than the knight of infinite resignation, as the knight of … Continue reading
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where to start
I can’t say why, but of the New Testament, I’ve always been partial to the beginning of John. Here in the NIV: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He … Continue reading
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The Kingdom of God Is Within You
by Leo Tolstoy “Christianity Misunderstood by Men of Science” good point and faulty analogy? “Just as the individual man cannot live without having some theory of the meaning of his life, and is always, though often unconsciously, framing his conduct … Continue reading
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Tagged hobbes, religion, social contract, tolstoy
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le meilleur des mondes possibles
The logic: “Leibniz’ solution [to the ‘problem of evil’] casts God as a kind of ‘optimizer’ of the collection of all original possibilities: Since He is good and omnipotent, and since He chose this world out of all possibilities, this … Continue reading
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-ism -ism -ism
causalism — behavior and actions are the result of previous mental states, such as beliefs, desires, or intentions, rather than a present conscious will guiding one’s actions determinism — every event, including human cognition and behavior, decision and action, is … Continue reading
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Tagged dictionary, i love wikipedia, leibniz, william blake
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