Tag Archives: God

The Substance of the World

Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish extraction who lived from 1632-1677. Spinoza  strongly rejected the notion of a providential God – the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, in complete control of all things; he claims that the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Beliefs

Existential writers such as Søren Kierkegaard claimed that proof of God cannot be the outcome of a logical argument, such that God’s existence can never be a public or objective truth. Belief in God, consequently, must always be a private … Continue reading

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Religion

The suggestion that the human race is lost and absolutely hapless when it comes to understanding their place in the world has been expressed many times. In the mid  1600’s the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza wrote that people find themselves … Continue reading

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The One And Only One?

I had some Jehovah’s Witnesses at the door the other day – and in the ensuing conversation  I asked them  how they knew that their God was the one and only true God out there.  They couldn’t really answer that … Continue reading

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Does God Have a Belly Button?

According to the Christian bible, God created man in his own image. So this question occurred to me:  Given that we have one, does God have a belly button?  Yes, I know that is a silly question, but I’m sure … Continue reading

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