This is the fourth post defending specific propositions about the benefits of believing what theism and Christianity teach. Proposition #3: It is better to believe in Christian ideas of virtue and morality, than to believe there is no such thing as moral realism. In the previous post we argued it…

The third in a series examining why Christian beliefs are beneficial. We don’t argue whether Christian beliefs are true or not, but rather why believing them is better than not. A central belief of the theistic faiths including Christianity is that the creator of the universe is an ultimate deity…

The previous post began a lengthy series on the reformation of Christianity. In this series I am not arguing for the truth of the Christian faith as I’ve done in previous posts, but instead I am focusing on why I believe it is better to believe it than not. This…

This is the beginning of a series on Christianity and the (hopefully) current reformation. It was prompted by fellow Medium writer, @Graham Pemberton, who is also writing on this topic, but from a quite different perspective. Graham Pemberton, one of my favorite writers on Medium, has prompted me to engage…

That may seem a very strange question. But, it would not be to pioneering astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington and pioneering quantum physicist John Archibald Wheeler, and many others. The answer may also provide insight into one of Carl Gustav Jung’s most intriguing observations about the true meaning of human existence. …

Most today look to science and scientists for the best, most reliable answers about our world. Most would also say that that is a really good thing given the alternative as the source of authority prior to the age of science in the Western world was the Church or the…

This is the 16th post on the topic of dual aspect monism. But this is not like the others, so it perhaps should stand alone. In the first fifteen I explained how others a lot smarter than me were thinking about this fertile idea. Even though the scientists and philosophers…

The fifteenth post exploring dual aspect monism. This summarizes the key elements of this idea, focusing on those things on which most or all of our thinkers agree. Imagine for a moment that we are Flatlanders. This refers to the 1884 book by Edwin A. Abbott titled Flatland: A Romance…

Post fourteen on dual aspect monism. We continue our summaries of the ideas on the unitary foundation of mind and matter. Here, we review the contributions of David Bohm and his collaborator Basil Hiley and conclude our review with Sir John Polkinghorne. David Bohm and Basil Hiley David Bohm is one of the most famous…