What Does Jesus Say about the Afterlife?
Here is another guest post from Dana Horton, this time looking at Jesus' claims regarding life beyond death (thanks Dana!): What does Jesus say about the afterlife? A lot of us in
Jonathan MS Pearce
Salvific Suffering and a Possibility of Meaning
I have talked a few times recently about the existence of suffering (or, in commenter skl's terms "endlessly") and so it is pertinent of me to mention the then
All the Options to Explain Suffering
Quality commenter here, 3lemenope, recently provided us with his idea of the range of reasons that can be given to explain suffering in light of OmniGod: 1. Suffering is a lesson 2. Suffering
The Problem of Evil and the Necessity of Suffering
The Problem of Evil is a well-trodden battlefield. How can there be so much (or any) suffering in light of an OmniGod who cares enough, knows enough and is powerful enough to do
Anti-Vax: Customer Interception Hotline
A little bit of fun for you this Saturday (well it is here). And a bit of the North for you: @rachelharpercomedyReply to @_curti5_ worried about vaccines? You’ll only feel a prick
Offending Words
As many of you often complain, there are offending words for the netfilter, though some have said there are ones that cause problems here but not elsewhere. Can you supply me with a
C Peterson on Quantum Indeterminacy
I recently had a discussion with C Peterson here about his understanding of quantum physics in the context of whether there is a deterministic framework underpinning reality, as this is part of a
The Inherent Contradiction in the Left-Right Paradigm
The left-right paradigm for explaining political ideologies is not all that useful in being far too simplistic. One thing I would like to point out in issue with the paradigm is this: The
The Free Market and Big Tech
...the right still lays claim to America’s most-watched cable-news network, highest-rated political talk-radio shows, and most-read Facebook articles. The algorithmic programming of Facebook and Twitter — which directs readers away from dry reporting
"Post-Truth Is Pre-Fascism"
Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place. Without
The Problem with "God": Classical Theism under the Spotlight
As some of you may know, I released an ebook in 2015 - an anthology of pieces, mainly from my blog, concerning the idea of OmniGod (the god of classical theism). This was
Analysing Breuer's Account of Free Will
Thanks to Luke Breuer for producing his piece on free will the other day and how he thinks you can shoehorn in some level of freedom in a very deterministically constrained reality. First