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    Persuasion, inspiration or manipulation?

    According to Paul's letter to the Philippians, in his day there were already people preaching about Jesus for their own benefit. There are what look like some fairly obvious examples of that today, people who, for reasons I find hard to understand, are able to manipulate large numbers of people...
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    Is religion just a protracted daydream?

    Casting our minds out to try and picture the unknown or invisible seems to be a natural human activity. We all wonder about what other people think and feel about us. Under pressure or expectation we can project catastrophe or pleasure into possible futures. This ability presumably started with...
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    Are religions just a protracted daydream?

    Casting our minds out to try and picture the unknown or invisible seems to be a natural human activity. We all wonder about what other people think and feel about us, under pressure or expectation we can project catastrophe or pleasure into possible futures. This ability presumably started with...
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    Eternity

    What is the Christian idea of eternity? The NT has some references to things that are considered eternal, and everlasting life (and punishment), but when put all together they don’t seem to provide a consistent picture. It’s unclear to me what is really meant. For example, some passages on the...
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    Reasons for atheism

    I appreciate that many people are atheist because they see no reason not to be. I'm interested in hearing from people who did have a belief, or were agnostic, and chose atheism for a specific reason. Personally, I'm agnostic on whether or not there might be something that, if we encountered it...
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    Did Saul get a bum deal?

    Saul: - never wanted to be king - is impulsive and possibly mentally unstable - gets thrown into dealing with complex and volatile situations and is expected to know what to do, even when his mentor (Samuel) shows up late - gets no mercy for his mistakes David: - singleminded and ruthless...
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