…the Beginning of an Amaranthine Journey
Far too many people tell me that my beliefs are nothing more than a fairy tale, that faith is nothing more than religious "indoctrination," and that if I were "more educated," I wouldn't be so superstitious. Quite honestly, these words are not only discriminative, but also incredibly isolated from truth. I'm hoping that the existence... Continue Reading →
A popular atheistic argument is that omniscience and free-will are incompatible. First, I will define both as many religious adherents (particularly Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam) understand these attributes: Omniscience: the state of knowing everythingFree-will: the power to choose one's actions "The power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do... Continue Reading →
I can guarantee most people at some point in their lives have tried the stereotypical experimental prayers such as the following: "God, if you exist, show me a sign right now that only I can understand," or "Perform a miracle right now," or my personal favorite, "Speak to me in real words, not in my... Continue Reading →
A friend of mine recently shared a fascinating story about her younger sister. My friend is currently a psychology student in university, but she told me that in her religion class in secondary (high) school, she did a project with her peers on individuals' perceptions of religious belief between the ages of 5 and 91.... Continue Reading →
When I define belief, it is something that one chooses to profess as one's own despite knowledge or awareness of other conflicting forms of belief. It is a conscious choice.Brainwashing, on the other hand, does not allow for one to have knowledge or awareness of anything other than what is explicitly presented. Can certain beliefs... Continue Reading →
I don't mean "closed-minded" in a general sense, for anyone of any/no religion can be described as having an "open-mind." In fact, curiosity and our desire to research Truth are both products of human-nature. We're all innately open-minded, but we can be conditioned by our environment to close-off certain possibilities despite thousands of years of... Continue Reading →
I'm writing this particularly for the people who wish to learn more about the Christian doctrine's arguments for how the historical, biblical Jesus could be God, let alone a part of the Trinity (Click for the official doctrine of belief). I recently got into a discussion with a friend who thought this idea was completely... Continue Reading →
You've probably heard of of Tod Burpo's book, Heaven is For Real, and maybe you've even seen the movie. I'm sure I did at some point, but I really don't remember it all that well. It is a beautiful story, but for skeptics, it's just another seemingly-unrealistic Christian testimony that isn't relatable or inclusive of... Continue Reading →
Very good. You should. The phrase, "I see truth in all religions" is in and of itself unproblematic. I am not going to negate the fact that multiple religions share commonalities and truths. Because, well, they do. If you hunt around on my webpage or merely peruse the rest of the Internet, there are dozens... Continue Reading →
If multiple weren't so convincing, containing so many similarities, we wouldn't even have this question. Of course, society would say that I'm biased because I adhere to a particular belief already, so to attempt to reduce the likelihood of skeptics not wanting to hear what I have to say, I'm not going to directly give... Continue Reading →
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Pursuit of Truth 