I have some personal experience with intrusive thoughts. There were times in my life where I have been overcome with thoughts that were not my own. It’s terrifying, especially when the advisors at my disposal […]
The Explanatory Power of the Christian Worldview in Mental Illness
Essentially we don’t know how the brain works. We can’t cure neurological diseases. We can’t cure all depression. We can’t really improve intelligence. But what if a worldview has an untapped resource of explanation? Christian […]
The Eye as A LED
As I theorized in Hawking Eye Radiation, I think there are some good reasons to believe that the eye produces light. The question becomes, ‘how does it produce this light?’ I learned recently that LEDs […]
The Covid Conundrum
One of the most mysterious symptoms of COVID-19 is the widespread anosmia. That is, people lose their sense of smell. The most interesting part about it is that we really don’t have a good mechanism […]
Hidden Sin
Preliminary reading: Gender Identity Crisis As society changes, we begin to accept new norms. For instance, homosexuality is now not taboo or a mental illness, but an expression of self that is celebrated. Same with […]
You are not your thoughts
Living with depression, you hear this phrase a lot. Most of us accept it, perhaps after some hesitation. I want to break it down. The fact that I have thoughts means that I am separate […]
All are not saved
I was reintroduced to Christian Universalism on Reddit this evening. If true, this belief system is a game changer: something that should change everything about how you view your life and afterlife. But if false, […]
Emission Theory
Until relatively recently, there were two camps of people when it came to eyesight: extramission and intromission. Those who believed in extramission believed that light rays exited the eyes causing sight, and those who believed […]
Highway to hell
So something I stressed here was finding our natural state. I called it the ground state and viewed it as something to strive for. The problem is that humanity is damned. That’s the easiest way […]
God is action
I recently wrote about love being kind, and what I think that means. There was an interesting application when you take that and apply it to what the Bible says about God. God is love, […]