People are precious?
People matter more than things, we sometimes say. But do we matter more than animals? Our laws say so. What can we learn from this?
Tag: Life
A challenge to materialism?
There are many things about humans which are hard to explain. Consciousness is one. When we try to explain it we end up in interesting places.
Where is God in this sad and weary world?
Are you feeling weary of the this world, do its problems weight heavily on you? Does God feel the same? What’s he doing about it?
Three lives changed!
A story of a mother and two daughters whose lives were changed one by one. Were these changes miraculous? You be the judge!
Are “supernatural” religious experiences a sign of mental illness?
People who hear voices or see visions are abnornal, right? But are they suffering from a mental ilness?
Why did God do it?
If I was God, I’m just not sure I would have created humans, with all the pain and suffering that can lead to.
Where do you go when the argument’s over?
The very public argument between the “new atheists” and religion was big news a decade or two ago, but it seems to have faded away. So what has happened to the players on the two sides, and what has happened to the arguments? Are we any closer to the truth? A long look back In […]
Logic or feelings?
If you don’t believe in God, are there reasons in your own feelings that can tell you something worthwhile?
Does God play hide and seek?
It’s hard to believe something we can’t see. So why doesn’t God make himself visible to us? Or is God more “visible” than we might first think?
A new reality
Everyone likes a story with a happy ending. Here are brief accounts of 8 people who converted from atheism to christianity, and their life ended up better.