Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God. Why is it so hard for […]
Category: Religion
Rethinking the Flood
I actually never even thought to doubt Noah’s flood until recently. I thought it was widely accepted as historical fact. It turns out, it’s not. While this doesn’t mean there wasn’t a flood, it does […]
Defining Envy
Envy is wanting something that someone else has. It’s essentially the same as expectations, except for the fact that you may never have it. So while anger is the addition of a negative event, envy […]
Atheism is a hate group
By definition. [Preliminary reading: Defining Love] If God is love and is imagining future realities with us, a belief that God doesn’t exist is logically equivalent to a belief that love doesn’t exist. By imagining […]
Soul Science: Available Now
I’m thrilled to announce the release of my latest book, Soul Science: The Application of Faith. In this book, we look at religion in a way you’ve never thought of it before. This approach produces […]
Confidence + Doubt = 1
Alternate title: Don’t Believe in Yourself I’ve been trying to put together a post on confidence for several weeks now, but it never seemed complete. I think it was because I never identified its opposite: […]
My Quantum Life: Using Beliefs to Limit Outcomes
We’ve talked about how morals help us gain certainty about the future. They help us narrow our path and gain clarity. If I look at my life as a set of infinite possible outcomes, how […]
Removing End Points
If you believe that you’ll live another hundred years, that’s one thing. But what if you believe you’ll live forever? Death is only a checkpoint. There is no more urgency of self. I am safe […]
Carl Jung on Faith and Addiction
Optional reading: I Am an Addict, Applying Faith to Addiction, Void Avoidance We’ve applied our concept of faith to addiction. But I’m not important. Carl Jung founded analytical psychology. He did all kinds of important […]
Truth beyond Beauty
Is beauty true? Yes. But it is fleeting. It’s not much more true than the weather. If someone is attractive, most anyone can pick them out of a lineup. It’s a quality that is hard to […]