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Category Archives: God, Soul and Consciousness
Summer Incognito
So here we are, halfway through summer. One of the more unusual challenges this season poses for me is that I find it particularly difficult to recognize acquaintances, and even friends, when I’m at the pool. During the rest of the year, I tend to identify … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Humor, Identity, Soul, Spirituality
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Reflections on my Williams College 20th Reunion
While bouncing up and down to ‘Come on Eileen’, these words inexplicably popped into my head: What we have been is past. What we shall be through Christ awaits. Not exactly a typical thought to have during my 20th college reunion … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Derek Parfit, Identity, Reductionism
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Some more soul searching…
So this following post would have been published about two weeks ago, but I got side-tracked by an opportunity to draft an overview of the arguments made by the popular atheist books (Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, Christopher Hitchens’ god … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheist, Faith, Neuroscience, Religion, Soul
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Lord, Save my Non-Reductionist Physicalist Soul
Since I wrote my last two posts about the presence of God in our consciousness, I stumbled across a fascinating book: Neuroscience, Psychology and Religion by Malcom Jeeves and Warren S. Brown. The authors are both neuropsychologists and devout Christians, and the book was published by … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Faith, God, Neuroscience, Religion, Soul
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Why I believe in God but not Santa Claus
A few days ago I had a lunch meeting where I finally received the response to my last post that I was waiting for. As we wrapped up a pleasant lunch, my friend turned to me in clear frustration and … Continue reading
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God’s in my head and I don’t care…
Well folks, the end of school and the first hazy days of summer have proved most unfriendly to theological ruminations. That’s my fancy way of saying sorry it’s taken me so long to post again. But I figure I can … Continue reading
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