It’s 2:45am, I’m back from a long conversation with a good friend, who’s been thinking/seeking/investigating/philosophising for some time, following a religious experience, in the context of a Christian background and culture and possessing an open and inquiring mind. Very philosophical, and digging down to the very basic axioms of meaning and value in life.
The conversation [...]
Entries Tagged with 'Values'
God as “Meaning Assigner”
July 11th, 2008 · 18 Comments
Categories: Religion and Religion
Tags: Absurdism · Existentialism · God · Meaning · Morality · Nihilism · Philosophy · Values
What is God?: The Personal God
February 26th, 2008 · 20 Comments
First post in a series…
I am not theologically trained, I’m just an electronic or software engineer that turned amateur theology into my official thesis procrastination project. (This was a part of the process of deconstructing and defeating the harmful memes that had lodged themselves in my mind, as well as figuring out how best to [...]
Categories: Religion and Religion
Tags: God · Morality · Values
Holy Shofar
December 23rd, 2007 · 6 Comments
I attended Shofar last Sunday. I have many questions and thoughts I’d like to share, but I’ll try to stick to one particular subject right now: the subject of the sermon. The sermon was presented by a guest speaker, I’m afraid I forgot his name.
The key idea presented was pretty much the “Be Holy, for [...]
Categories: Shofar
Tags: Law · Morality · Pharisees · Values
Saying Thank You vs Being Grateful
December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments
You have heard it said that “you should say thank you”. But I tell you that anyone who says “thank you”, but is not truly grateful, commits a sin worse than mere ungratefulness. In addition to having an ungrateful heart, he or she commits dishonesty.
Categories: Religion and Religion
Tags: Gratefulness · Honesty · Morality · Rules · Values
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