"Nothing can exist without its opposite," goes a popular refrain. The characters above are posing the problem of the definition of evil. What is evil? Is evil something or is it the lack of something? All too many people hold a dualist view of the … [Continue reading]
Thanksgiving – 2012
He who made us and fashioned us, having prepared His bountiful gifts for us before we were born, introduced us into His world. Since, therefore, we receive all these things from Him, we ought for everything to give Him thanks; to whom be glory for … [Continue reading]
A tongue-in-cheek proof of the existence of God
The post above struck my funny bone. Yes, I know that it is a bit of an exaggeration of quantum theory (okay maybe more than a bit of an exaggeration). It is somewhat of a variation on the teleological argument for God, which has a long long history. … [Continue reading]
Occam’s Razor and opposing anti-razors
I have been talking about Occam's Razor, the philosophical principle that helps people choose what is the right explanation for a series of events or a series of experiments. Yesterday I commented that the basic principle is that, “simpler … [Continue reading]
Occam’s Razor and dispensationalism
The day before yesterday I commented on Occam's razor. The basic principle is that, "simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones." I also commented that many conspiracy theories fail that test. I should … [Continue reading]
Occam’s razor and conspiracy theories
What is Occam's Razor? It is probably the single most accepted piece of guidance on how to decide what is the best explanation for something, which proof is the most accurate. There are various ways to explain the principle. Perhaps one of the most … [Continue reading]
So, the Nativity Fast begins today. Uhm, what does that mean for me?
Today is the beginning of the Nativity Fast. Whenever any fasting period begins I get the inevitable question. What are the fasting rules? So, rather than giving you my opinion, let me cut and paste directly from the website of the Antiochian … [Continue reading]
OCA elects new Metropolitan 2012
PARMA, OH [OCA] His Eminence, Archbishop Tikhon, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, was elected Primate of the Orthodox Church in America during the 17th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America at Holy Trinity Church … [Continue reading]
Metropolitan Hilarion of Russia visits Nashotah House (Episcopal seminary)
Recently Metropolitan Hilarion of Russia visited Nashotah House, the Anglo-Catholic seminary of The Episcopal Church. Below is the news report from the Patriarchate of Moscow. The photograph above is of Metropolitan Hilarion receiving a cope as a … [Continue reading]
A changing moral landscape is not a sufficient explanation
“It’s that the entire moral landscape has changed,” he said. “An increasingly secularized America understands our positions, and has rejected them.” -- R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. While it is true … [Continue reading]
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