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The Art of Thinking
Years ago, belief vs. consistency was a concept that never entered my mind. But something happened to me. Something I never really considered. What was it? It was thinking about the beliefs I had, and whether or not they conformed with reality. From what I’ve learned, this used to be a common practice. But it [...]
Continue reading...Social Media & Soap Operas
2 January 2012
I remember when facebook first rolled out. Actually, it was the oddest sounding name for a website I’ve ever heard of. I mean, think about it, “face-book.” What’s that? And then Twitter showed it’s “face,” but in just a miniature way. I remember it being described as the “miniature facebook.” At first I wondered why [...]
Continue reading...Major Theistic Worldviews
19 November 2011
The following is a video of my take on what I consider the major theistic worldviews in North America. There are certainly more than what I share here, and perhaps you are willing to share your perspective in the comment section. I created this video in a rather casual manner. I didn’t follow an outline, [...]
Continue reading...Debate: Does the Universe Have Purpose
20 November 2010
I thought this was a great debate to watch for both Christians and those who don’t believe in God. While it is about 1 1/2 hours long, it doesn’t seem to take that long, as the speaking segments are very short (at most, 6 minutes). Something things I liked: A multiple, panel-like discussion Views from [...]
Continue reading...Moral Obligations in Pop Culture. Make Sense?
11 February 2010
Popular culture can have a tendency to wear on the Christian so as to fade his or her colorful faith that most evidences itself—I think—in his or her visible moral framework. Moral Framework and Christian Identity Please understand that I do not suggest here that moral framework alone constitutes for Christian identity, but a Christian [...]
Continue reading...Worldview: Eastern Pantheistic Monism
2 December 2009
New here? Consider Subscribing via RSS feed. It’s the best and fastest way to get content! Image via Wikipedia Okay, so in case you were wondering, YES I forgot to finish this series. So here you go, the next in worldviews. Following is the 4th installment of a series on Worldviews. There are seven questions [...]
Continue reading...Philosopher’s Progress to Truth
27 October 2009
Image via Wikipedia The following is a poem I wrote about a philosopher‘s journey toward truth. In this poem, I depict a philosopher who is uncertain of whether or not he can actually know anything. In his journey, he follows where evidence leads. Open to these truths he is not yet aware of, he begins [...]
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- Jonathan: Good point....
- matt greene: I'd say that a huge roadblock today in evaluating our beliefs is an extravagant lack of beliefs. Oh, don't get me wrong, I think everyone has beliefs,...
- Jonathan: I agree. Understanding is more important. Let us not forget that we can show off in our understanding as well....
- markku: What is the point, though, with spending time and energy on learning this by heart? You save like one second each time, because you don't neet to look...
- Jonathan: Oh, believe me: she was better about 2 minutes after the incident. She just got scared more than anything. Thanks for watching. I am thinking about d...
- Denita: Howdy! Excellent use of improvised whiteboard, and a good nutshell of basic worldviews. A bit rough around the edges, LOL...hope your daughter's doing...
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13 January 2012
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