The more souls who resonate together the greater the intensity of their love, and, mirror-like, e... more The more souls who resonate together the greater the intensity of their love, and, mirror-like, each soul reflects the other." -Dante Alighieri "When I discover a teaching that resonates with my inner knowing, clarifies my understanding of the mind, or adds helpful elements to my inner practice, I quite naturally integrate it into my own thinking. This is reflected in the ideas and insights I later share with others, which may resonate with their own thinking and clarify their own understanding. We are fine-tuning each other's comprehension of the essential spiritual wisdom, drawing each other closer to a common appreciation of our inner worlds." -Peter Russell At times the second half of the book became a little too fuzzy with newageishness for me -e.g., after stating that "When we stop doing all the things that
In three parts, an examination of the current, inconsistent pro-life/anti-abortion position in th... more In three parts, an examination of the current, inconsistent pro-life/anti-abortion position in the US & its development along with the relatively recent history of opposition to abortion in Christianity followed by a theory that the span of a human life belongs exclusively to a person's possessing consciousness.
Review of sci-fi cautionary novel by Scott Morton – or as the author would have it, an alternativ... more Review of sci-fi cautionary novel by Scott Morton – or as the author would have it, an alternative-future hard-science fiction – communicates a shift from conventional thinking to an alternative understanding of the numerous existential threats, including climate change and overpopulation, facing humanity (a paradigm shift), making our home uninhabitable. This can be summed up as entropy.
A parable of how difficult distinguishing between truth and falsehood can be when "you" rely excl... more A parable of how difficult distinguishing between truth and falsehood can be when "you" rely exclusively upon others for spiritual guidance. As well, this parable is a commentary on the four gospels.
Critique of philosophy professor & theologian Holmes Rolston III's "Science & Religion: A Critica... more Critique of philosophy professor & theologian Holmes Rolston III's "Science & Religion: A Critical Survey" during which I offer a contrasting secular philosophical theory of Cosmic Consciousness as the ground of Being & a pure mathematical structure as the ground of Reality.
The more souls who resonate together the greater the intensity of their love, and, mirror-like, e... more The more souls who resonate together the greater the intensity of their love, and, mirror-like, each soul reflects the other." -Dante Alighieri "When I discover a teaching that resonates with my inner knowing, clarifies my understanding of the mind, or adds helpful elements to my inner practice, I quite naturally integrate it into my own thinking. This is reflected in the ideas and insights I later share with others, which may resonate with their own thinking and clarify their own understanding. We are fine-tuning each other's comprehension of the essential spiritual wisdom, drawing each other closer to a common appreciation of our inner worlds." -Peter Russell At times the second half of the book became a little too fuzzy with newageishness for me -e.g., after stating that "When we stop doing all the things that
In three parts, an examination of the current, inconsistent pro-life/anti-abortion position in th... more In three parts, an examination of the current, inconsistent pro-life/anti-abortion position in the US & its development along with the relatively recent history of opposition to abortion in Christianity followed by a theory that the span of a human life belongs exclusively to a person's possessing consciousness.
Review of sci-fi cautionary novel by Scott Morton – or as the author would have it, an alternativ... more Review of sci-fi cautionary novel by Scott Morton – or as the author would have it, an alternative-future hard-science fiction – communicates a shift from conventional thinking to an alternative understanding of the numerous existential threats, including climate change and overpopulation, facing humanity (a paradigm shift), making our home uninhabitable. This can be summed up as entropy.
A parable of how difficult distinguishing between truth and falsehood can be when "you" rely excl... more A parable of how difficult distinguishing between truth and falsehood can be when "you" rely exclusively upon others for spiritual guidance. As well, this parable is a commentary on the four gospels.
Critique of philosophy professor & theologian Holmes Rolston III's "Science & Religion: A Critica... more Critique of philosophy professor & theologian Holmes Rolston III's "Science & Religion: A Critical Survey" during which I offer a contrasting secular philosophical theory of Cosmic Consciousness as the ground of Being & a pure mathematical structure as the ground of Reality.
Excerpts from Krista Tippett's book, "Einstein's God," & Matthew Fox's "One River, Many Wells," t... more Excerpts from Krista Tippett's book, "Einstein's God," & Matthew Fox's "One River, Many Wells," to formulate a lay spirituality to replace the world's religions.
A physics/mathematics-based philosophical theory of Reality, incorporating concepts from theoreti... more A physics/mathematics-based philosophical theory of Reality, incorporating concepts from theoretical physicist Amit Goswami, mathematician/cosmologist Max Tegmark, & others.
Commentary on Canadian philosopher/theologian Bernard Lonergan's "Insight: A Study of Human Under... more Commentary on Canadian philosopher/theologian Bernard Lonergan's "Insight: A Study of Human Understanding."
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