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Meaning, beliefs and happiness
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Is there a God? Reliable information for those asking life's big questions. Meaning, beliefs and happiness. This page in brief …. Wealthier countries might seem to have it all. But they also have higher suicide rates. It turns out that wealthier countries are also less religious, religion is one of the main ways people find meaning in life, and lack of meaning is more likely to lead to suicide. Do happy people commit suicide? And yet countries with higher GDP also have higher suicide rates. Meaning is so...
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The Big Picture – international reviews | Thoughts from a Minimalist Christian
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Thoughts from a Minimalist Christian. An honest look at big questions. The Big Picture – international reviews. The Big Picture – synopsis. What is a Minimalist Christian? The Big Picture – international reviews. 8220;ambitious in scope and credible in approach” – San Francisco book Review. Hemsley’s writing is fascinating. Ryder Miller – Portland Book Review. Is a significant achievement. It discusses a broad sweep of ideas and is well researched. Eric Hatfield. Enter your comment here. David Bowie R...
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Belief Persistence (or Confirmation Bias?) | Outside the Goldfish Bowl of Christian Religion
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Outside the Goldfish Bowl of Christian Religion. Some thoughts of an 81 year old UNORTHODOX BELIEVER. Belief Persistence (or Confirmation Bias? A psychology term that describes how humans will cling tighter to a belief when presented with evidence to the contrary. He went on to say:. However, the problem that exists is that two sides the historical interpretation. And the critical examination. Wallow in belief persistence. Well, how’s that for conversation? Thank you for that. I’ll write again soon.
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Thoughts from a Minimalist Christian | An honest look at big questions | Page 2
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Thoughts from a Minimalist Christian. An honest look at big questions. The Big Picture – international reviews. The Big Picture – synopsis. What is a Minimalist Christian? Newer posts →. Inequality between the richest and the poorest is man-made. December 28, 2015. Inequality between the richest and the poorest is a man-made thing. Men have put it in place. Men defend it. Men can dismantle it. Is it good that the rich are 64% richer than before the recession, while the poor are 57% poorer? Http:/ www....
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Christians, Agnostics and Atheists | Outside the Goldfish Bowl of Christian Religion
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Outside the Goldfish Bowl of Christian Religion. Some thoughts of an 81 year old UNORTHODOX BELIEVER. Christians, Agnostics and Atheists. Having some doubts on a sliding scale. From close to being a theist (one who is convinced. About the existence of a god or gods) to close to being an atheist (one who denies. 8211; not just doubts – the existence of a supreme being), and that our position on that sliding scale may have varied considerably from time to time. Hate God; hate the religious; were never true...
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What is a moral claim? | A Measure of Faith
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A Measure of Faith. Investigating the collision of faith, science and reason. What is a moral claim? February 27, 2015. The pseudo-epiphany began with a realization that I had misunderstood the core definition of moral realism, which is. Moral claims can be true or false and some are true. Extracted from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article. 8221;, but before you answer, let me give you something to think about. First, note that the definition of moral realism assumes that we know what a ̶...
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Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies? – Finding Truth
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For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it. Thomas Jefferson. How To Format Comments. Books I’ve Read. Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies? June 13, 2014. September 9, 2016. How could a mere human accomplish such a thing? And it’s not just that the Bible. Got it right, it. Got it right — or so I believed. 8212; Deut 18:22. When the Bible Gets It Right. 8212; 1 Kings 13:1-2. This is a very specific prophecy....
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The confines of humanness. | The Aspirational Agnostic
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Searching for a God who's playing hard to get. Hi, I’m Eva. The confines of humanness. June 8, 2015. June 8, 2015. Last night, I was sitting on my bed, meditating. For me, meditation can be a great way of making my grocery list for the week, or a form of prayer whereby I pull and poke at God trying to get some attention and validation, or an almost transcendent experience (I’ll let you decide which of these is my usual form). It was a case of: peace- bam. God, when our pure selves already. 8216;If I have...
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My confession | The Immigration Blog
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Breaking down barriers to a brave new world of immigration policy. I worked for the Immigration Department for just over 6 years. During that time, I managed four detention centres. I (or my staff) detained over 10,000 people (over 3,000 of them children), transferred over 1,000 people to Sri Lanka without hearing their refugee claims and transferred 450 to Manus or Nauru. In my time, more than 500 committed acts of self harm. There were over 200 attempted suicides. One person died. As director on Nauru,...
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