If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire, he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—especially of the...
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Image claim citations. Neanderthals, A Culture That Survived (Approximately) …400,000 Years The Neanderthals have a long evolutionary history. The earliest known examples of Neanderthal-like fossils are around 430,000 years old. The best-known Neanderthals lived between about 130,000 and 40,000 years ago, after which all physical evidence of...
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The Full Development of Homo Sapiens Turns on Suffering -- Christ Set An Perfect Example for How It Must Be Confronted Happy Easter (He is Risen!--traditional good news greeting for Easter Sunday), and belatedly Good Friday (since Friday involves the crucifixion, there can be no "good...
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What if the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah In the Book of Genesis is true? Around 1650 B.C.E., The destruction of Tall el-Hammam, a Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley, by an exploding comet or meteor may have inspired the biblical story of Sodom...
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A serious problem that is easy to solve - finally Develop your prefrontal cortex (i.e., your capacity to reason) so that the SELF (habit) does not blindly and "self-referentially" decision-make. Simply begin & remain searching forwhat is true. Stop reflexively doing what makes you feel good....
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Grace is a central component of reason. Without it, reason cannot happen. First, Reason As Intellectualism's Vanishing Point On Quora, I was asked why philosophers think other philosophers talk nonsense. https://learningframework.com/?p=10659 To answer the question, I first asked another question to the philosophical community. I asked them to explain...
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Hardship produces reason. Reason produces civilization. The Dysrationality of Original Sin For civilization, the concept of original sin is a deeply unhelpful idea. It is also fundamentally inaccurate. Humanity is not fallen. People do insane things when they possess bad habits and function in habit. When their...
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Specifically, the ideological war within the west (politically) shares the same underlying cause/motivation as the battle within the Vatican. People are deeply and irreconcilably divided. Left uncorrected, a horrible conflict could result. We should all be concerned. There is a simple cause, however. This conflict has to...
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Why do civilizations fail? Everyone wants to know. Especially now in 2022, when countries seem to be especially unstable. I want to know. And now, maybe I know. Arnold Toynbee is confirmation that I do. In 1950's a British Historian, Arnold Toynbee, assembled 6 volumes on...
Read MoreOr, because people can be insane (irrational), they create hell on earth. This is decidedly not the Christian view. However, I think it is the truth. God does not avail himself of human problems specifically. If God did, humans would necessarily become the center of creation....
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