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Conditional Physics
I felt that this didn’t fit in the pulpit because it’s didactic, more a question of fundamental philosophical approach. Western Christianity tends to push God out into the spooky unknown. God is “knowable” only in the sense of propositional statements … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, culture, heart-mind, moral truth, mysticism, objective reality, propaganda, science, Western Christian mythology, western civilization
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Not Trendy
I was invited by the secretive and ghostly unnamed party running My Trending Stories to join their stable of writers. I gave them an honest shot, even going so far as writing a first article to post. But I couldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, peace, propaganda, publishing, social media, writing
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Depressing Deception
Our declining Western culture is shot through with false dichotomies. Sometimes it’s a prophetic duty to point them out. We are neither part of the Green religion, nor do we support blind exploitation of natural resources. We believe the heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, culture, health, heart-mind, intellect, mysticism, nature, psychology, spirituality
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What the Hell?
Some of you get it, but it seems there is enough confusion that I need to restate things for clarity. I use the English word “Hell.” If you have been paying attention, you’ll notice I use it in the vernacular … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Creation, culture, epistemology, hebrew literature, intellect, languages, mortality, otherworldly, western civilization
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A Bit of Cultural Mythology
Brother Ed is a dirt-grubbing peasant. That’s my social background. Not blue-collar, but brown-collar, at best. Yes, I managed to get a really great education, because I went to college back in the days when state and federal government was … Continue reading
Ritual Abuse
When you claim it’s your religion to increase human suffering, it’s a demonic cult. I’m not going to engage here in a long-winded analysis of the whole thing, but it was a fresh wound on my soul and I must … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, heart-mind, moral discernment, religion, western civilization
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Answering 08: Forget the Results
A primary emphasis in ancient Hebrew language was to narrate an experience in vivid fashion so that the listener(s) could experience it for themselves on some level. While there is an obvious intent to sway the listener by adding a … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, culture, moral perception, mysticism, natural world, otherworldly, peace, propaganda, spirituality, western civilization
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Answering 07: Paranoia
Again, we call it Christian Mysticism — with my eyes fixed on the Cross of Christ, I tell you in all seriousness that I find more kindred spirits among other types of mystics than I do among other types of … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, culture, faith, heart-mind, hebrew culture, mysticism, pagan religions, propaganda, psychology, religion, spirituality
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Easter versus Resurrection Sunday
This is a rant. This is a personal reaction that need not apply to you. The mainstream Western Christian celebration of Resurrection Sunday has worn thin on me, and even the corrective blog posts and articles have gotten trite. Over … Continue reading
Morphing Reality
I’m not kidding; we are moving into a different civilization. There’s a lot of friction in human habits. We call it “custom and culture” but it amounts to that broad, almost unconscious comfort zone that is neither exactly what we … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, economics, internet, survival, technology, writing
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