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In the future, when I share stories about interesting conversations, I want to protect the anonymity of the person I was talking to. If I were to write a number of posts involving the same conversation, I may mix it up a little so that readers can’t build up too much of a profile. It [...]

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UPDATE: This post was written in a rush. I’m not sure about the choice of the word “theology” here. Maybe “religion” might have been a better choice, or I could have talked about something like “mythos” or “mythology” instead. Whichever. Hopefully the thoughts I’m sharing are understood irrespective of the imperfect word choice. Words are [...]

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Oh the things we (collectively) do to our children…
I remember a particular evening, sitting in the back seat of the car, in tears. I was of single digit age. I’m not sure when exactly, and I’m not sure where, but I suspect it may have been during our first year(s) in The Netherlands. I was [...]

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Apparently, I will suffer infinite pain for all eternity. (Never mind how time is measured outside the universe.) Maybe that is why some minor skin wounds don’t bother me any more. Why will I burn in hell for all eternity? I’m not completely sure yet, but I intend to find out. So far it seems [...]

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This post is addressed to those that think they are atheists.
Prepare yourselves, I don’t know your context, and you don’t know mine, so you will be prone to misunderstanding. I will also be shouting instructions here, not saying “I think this” and “I think that”, because it’s time for action. It is “spiritual warfare”. If [...]

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Human nature. Absolutely remarkable. What an incredibly remarkable phenomenon. Excuse me if I call my sense of wonder and awe, “God”. Pre-modernistic language, for a time when humans were more in tune with their own humanity.
Humanity hurts, and is suffering, for one reason, and one reason only. We are unable to communicate. Communication is key [...]

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Read it. Just read it. Or maybe, if now is not the time to have your world shaken up, read it a little later, not right now. But do read it:
God is on a Milk Carton
Thanks to RLP for pointing it out. If you want a little quote, see RLP’s post on it. I don’t [...]

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