Tag Archives: philosophy

Some Gifts Here

Merry Christmas. On the one hand, I would gladly suffer just about anything I can imagine if more people could see what I see in terms of moral truth. On the other hand, much of the moral power rests on … Continue reading

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Job 20

Zophar is rather angry at the insult he perceives. Unfortunately, the real insult sails right over his head. As with his two friends, he is angry only that Job rejects their simplistic logic. Zophar’s emphasis is that the wicked are … Continue reading

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 9)

(The updated version of this series can be found here.) As noted from the start, this is DIY computing, but you aren’t alone by any means. Ideally, you would make friends with a Debian user in meat space. There’s nothing … Continue reading

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The Core of Human Existence

No grand theory here; I’m struggling to echo the Bible in modern Western terms. Let’s pretend, maybe something along the lines of the Fallout series of video games. Trailers and bits of game play can be found in good quantity … Continue reading

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The Pitch

This blog claims to offer something readers won’t get anywhere else. Since I don’t take myself that seriously, it’s obvious this is not a self promotion. Sure, I claim to speak for God, but then I offer a short book … Continue reading

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Sneaking Back into Eden

The Bible portrays most human sin as various attempts to sneak past the Flaming Sword back into the Garden of Eden. It’s not possible to describe life before the Fall. What we have are characterizations and Hebrew parabolic language in … Continue reading

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Divine Justice and Gender

The God of the Bible portrays Himself as male. I believe it’s safe to say only Western Civilization has so completely formalized and institutionalized resentment to God’s choices, particularly in matters relating to gender and sex. That’s not to say … Continue reading

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Implications and Consequences

Ideas have consequences; bad ideas bring unnecessary misery. It’s not enough that we kill ourselves, either slowly or quickly, by embracing folly. We then insist that the world believe the same lies and it makes things far worse for everyone … Continue reading

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Job 4

As we dig into the comments of Job’s friends, we need to keep one thing in mind: They are passing judgment on Job’s words, as if a private complaint among friends is tantamount to defaming God. Meanwhile, they ignore his … Continue reading

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Troll Notice

Sadly, I have to do this again. My regular readers can ignore this post. I don’t feed trolls. If your comments seem to be somewhat on topic, I may elect to answer even rude crap. If you make it plain … Continue reading

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