…the Beginning of an Amaranthine Journey
By definition of agnosticism, I’m somewhat agnostic, and yet, I am a strong theist. The two can coincide because agnosticism is concerned with knowledge, and "theism" focuses on belief. Agnosticism describes God as unknowable, and through a means of natural knowledge, I agree in terms of knowing God fully, though one can come to partially... 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 →
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a popular agnostic philosopher and religious skeptic. He argued, "If God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent, there could be no evil," which meant that he essentially believed that an all-powerful, all-knowing and genuinely-good God would not allow the evils that are quite apparent in our world today to exist. Though,... 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 →
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 →
Fun Side-note on the featured image: Aren't babies just adorable?! In all seriousness, though, wouldn't we all like to know whether we are truly good or truly fallen beings? Maybe some of us do. I want to provide a brief theological walk-through of the major monotheistic traditions' approaches toward "The Human Condition." What makes human... Continue Reading →
If you've ever watched a theist vs atheist debate, you've probably realized that both have very valid arguments, using science (theist vs atheist) or philosophy (theist vs atheist) to back up their claims. The two are typically "experts" in their respective fields (though, I'd say some are more well-versed in their traditions' roots than others),... Continue Reading →
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Pursuit of Truth 