Gerald R. BaronThe Christian idea of love is radical. So what?In the previous post I introduced a new topic or extended series called “So What?” Rather than criticizing physicalism, as most of my posts…·11 min read·6 days ago--1--1
Gerald R. BaronAsking “So What?” Examining the implications of belief.About four years ago I started reading and writing on Medium. My first couple of posts were about farming as I was deep into family farm…·12 min read·Apr 10, 2024--2--2
Gerald R. BaronIf Time is Not Real, Might Eternity Be?If you are a physicalist, the very idea of eternity appears ridiculous. It’s one of those outlandish religious beliefs that, from your…·9 min read·Apr 1, 2024--6--6
Gerald R. BaronThe Greatest Day in the History of the UniverseOur current knowledge tells us that there have been five trillion, thirty-seven billion days since the universe we find ourselves in burst…·5 min read·Mar 31, 2024--3--3
Gerald R. BaronThe disconnect in our ideas and experience of beautyCan a chess move be beautiful? Is a formula like e=mc2 beautiful? Can you have a beautiful thought? Is the jagged peak of a snow capped…·11 min read·Mar 7, 2024--3--3
Gerald R. BaronDancing on the pinhead of panentheismThe conclusion to a short series asking if panentheism is a better way to understand God and nature than traditional theism. While this…·10 min read·Feb 28, 2024--8--8
Gerald R. BaronPanentheism: God, Nature and the Problem of EvilThe fourth in the series on panentheism which means “all in God,” but which has a range of definitions. It is a sort of middle ground…·17 min read·Feb 16, 2024--7--7
Gerald R. BaronPanentheism, Spirit and access to truthThere are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.·11 min read·Feb 9, 2024--6--6
Gerald R. BaronPanentheism, the Background and Spirit in the Thought of Arthur EddingtonThis, the second in a series of personal reflections on panentheism, focuses on the basis within our scientific understanding of the world…·16 min read·Feb 6, 2024--5--5
Gerald R. BaronIs Panentheism the Best Way to Think About God? Part 1Among the many ideas about God and the relation of the divine to the natural world, three standout within Western thinking: classical…·13 min read·Feb 1, 2024--10--10