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A Difficult Dilemma: Deny that Humanity is Fallen or Deny Evolution?

A Difficult Dilemma: Deny that Humanity is Fallen or Deny Evolution?

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I find Christianity (and Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, etc.) perplexing. I suppose Kierkegaard would want me to embrace this feeling (as regards Christianity). I admit my perplexity because I do not want to come across as angry or hostile in these essays. I really want to understand religion and humankind’s possible relationship with the divine better. One of the things that troubles me with Christianity is the claim that it is only through Christ that one can achieve salvation, which I…

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Why are you a Christian (Muslim, Jew, etc.)?

Why are you a Christian (Muslim, Jew, etc.)?

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Much of what I have to say is critical, but I do not mean any disrespect to my family and friends, or any one else of a particular faith. The purpose of this short essay is to further my project of trying to understand religious belief and to cultivate a certain kind of humility that I find lacking in many religious people. The latter may seem condescending, though I certainly do not intend it to be. When asking for the…

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The Atheist’s Values and Motivations: Are the Ungodly Likely Immoral?

The Atheist’s Values and Motivations: Are the Ungodly Likely Immoral?

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In a recent article, “Exceptionally Articulate: Obama’s eloquence fails to quiet charges that he does not believe in God or America,” a key issue is the relevance of Obama’s faith to his being worthy of being president. The consensus seems to be that most voters would not be happy if he were not a man of faith. I assume that this is because voters think they can judge a lot about a person from his or her beliefs about god….

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Possible Reasons for Endorsing Some Kind of Theism

Possible Reasons for Endorsing Some Kind of Theism

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What follows is that outline considering possible reasons for endorsing some kind of theism. Importantly, it is just an outline; so its details need to be filled in. Were that filling in to occur, I’m sure that certain points might get modified, added, or rejected. Further, a lot of it is based on things I have written about more extensively in my notebooks and as such a number of things will be presented that might not make sense or for…

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Escaping from Between two Extremist Poles

Escaping from Between two Extremist Poles

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My concern is to promote the middle ground between these two poles. I take that middle ground to consist not necessarily of belief in God (though it by no means excludes it) but in taking religion and man’s religious yearnings seriously, while at the same time seeking to approach the issues as rationally and charitably as possible.