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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Remove this Cup from Me; yet, not My Will but Yours be Done
The television evangelist and the self-proclaimed shepherd announce the great benefit of prayer; ‘Ask and you shall receive,’ and ‘reap what you have sown.’ These lights of the faith forever make prayer sound easy; like some sort of magic that … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical, Interfaith Dialogue, Philosophy
Tagged atheism, buddhism, christianity, friedrich nietzsche, god, god is dead, jesus christ, materialism, mysticism, Philosophy, prayer, suffering, word of god
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A Buddhist Perspective On The Importance Of Dialogue
Those of us from the United Kingdom, old enough to remember Bob Hoskins’ British Telecom adverts, will recall that “It’s good to talk.” Naturally, BT wanted us all to spend hours on the phone, to our friends, our family, in … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Dialogue, Philosophy, Theology
Tagged buddhism, cancer, communication, compassion, conversation, family, interfaith dialogue, nichiren buddhism, Philosophy, sickness, violence, war, wisdom
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The God Debate (part six): Objects of Faith
Much of the present secular discourse against religion is established on a rationally flawed rejection of the notion of faith. One can assert the irrationality of this rejection with confidence on the grounds that it is founded upon the demonstrably … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biblical, Philosophy, Society and Living, The God Debate, Theology
Tagged atheism, death, despair, faith, fatalism, god, life, meaning, nihilism, Philosophy, søren kierkegaard, The God Debate, truth
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The God Debate (part five): Transcendent Ideas
In opening this series of articles on the theme of transcendence as a point of departure in the God Debate the reader was introduced to the concept of universal and pure ideas. The object of the present discussion, in returning … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biblical, Philosophy, The God Debate, Theology
Tagged big bang theory, christianity, creation, evolution, god, judaism, materialism, Philosophy, physics, quality, reality, religion, religion and science, science, scripture, the bible, The God Debate, Theology, transcendence, truth, value
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