Tag Archives: epistemology

Threat Assessment 2

Posted on August 31, 2014 by ehurst

In the first century, it took significant funding for a handful of guys and gals to wander from town to town and present the gospel message. That was how you spread a new idea, by traveling to the next place … Continue reading →

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EH&D 8

Posted on August 3, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) Justice Western Civilization is, so far, the pinnacle achievement of fallen human nature. It has become a moral black hole imploding upon its own materialism. This … Continue reading →

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Failure to Act Is No Sin

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ehurst

One of the greatest mistakes we make as believers is to surrender our allegiance to Christ in favor of allowing someone else to be our false Christ. The frantic urgency of activism assumes a self-evident course of action is the … Continue reading →

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Redemption and Restoration

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ehurst

Sister Wildcucumber raises a very good point: We’re told by many a guru that we must meditate ourselves away and out of this physical realm, daily, if we seek enlightenment. This world is illusion — you know the drill. But … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ehurst

In English, “meta” anything is an effort to understand the thought and process of the thing itself. If I use the term “meta-blogging,” you would recognize that as a reference to blogging about blogging itself. So obviously meta-religion is religious … Continue reading →

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Defining Truth

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ehurst

Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information. “Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In … Continue reading →

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Talking Past Each Other 2

Posted on May 29, 2014 by ehurst

(The previous post by the same title is about computer stuff, but the principles are similar.) You cannot prove God exists, and they cannot prove He doesn’t. We who are spiritual are aliens to those who aren’t spiritual. They live … Continue reading →

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Flaming Sword of Future

Posted on May 25, 2014 by ehurst

Islamic scholars say you cannot really understand the Quran until you read it in Arabic. The issue is not making your own internal translation from Arabic into your native tongue, but translating your mind into Arabic thought. Frankly, the Bible … Continue reading →

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Job 41

Posted on May 24, 2014 by ehurst

If we haggle too much over what creature is marked by the nickname Leviathan, we would miss the point entirely here. Should we need something approaching a literal animal, a crocodile or any of the larger sea creatures seen from … Continue reading →

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Quantum Sponges

Posted on May 21, 2014 by ehurst

In Acts 28, Paul shook off a poisonous snake that bit him and he suffered no ill effects. The last portion of Mark’s Gospel promised such would characterize those who promoted the teachings of Christ. We have anecdotal evidence of … Continue reading →

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