Tag: atheism
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Q & R – The Problem of Suffering
So to continue with my new Question and Response series, here is the second question I received from Allalt a couple of weeks ago. Send your questions through the comment section below or via email to themeekonomicsproject@gmail.com and I’ll do my best to answer them here. The Problem of Suffering: how can there be suffering…
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Question & Response – The Paradox of Omnipotence
So about a week ago I opened my big mouth and made a bold pronouncement about what I believe to be a delution in the way in which Atheists approach the world. You can read it here – “Atheist Delutions” Well as you can imagine it garnered quite a response, in fact it was the…
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Atheist Delusions
I love a good theological or political debate. Arguably (or should I say debatably) that’s what this blog and my whole purpose for writing is all about. Now I’m no theologian, politician or even economist and I can accept when I may not have all the answers. That’s why I love the process of debate,…
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The Last Superstition
Ever since I started tweeting and blogging my thoughts on economics, politics and religion I’ve noticed that there are a few topics that always get a strong reaction, no matter when I post them. Usually these reactions come from complete strangers who I believe are trolling twitter for key words so they can jump down…
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I have NOT seen the Lord.
I can still remember the first time I read the story of Doubting Thomas. I can’t have been much more than 10 or 11 years old. My parents gave each of my siblings a Bible of our own on our 10th birthday and encouraged us to begin studying it and asking questions. Like any good…
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The End of Faith Pt 2 – An Exercise in Missing the Point (Book Review)
I liked this book. Sam Harris is an intelligent and articulate thinker and writer. He lays out a very compelling argument for people to enter into reasoned debate about tribalism in a globalized world. We need more thinkers, philosophers, theologians, atheists and deists on all sides to enter into this discussion if we are to…