In “Nothing” is Not Religious Neutrality, we suggested two competing ideas, A and Z. A and Z are mutually exclusive, and together they comprise the only two possibilities concerning the subject matter. If we disbelieve A, we should believe Z, and vice versa. After following the logic of the thought experiment involving generic ideas A […]
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It’s not “nothing.”
The jump to materialism Here’s a curious phenomenon. Many Americans today come from a Christian background but become disaffected by it, for one reason or another, and then find “permission” in the culture to reject it altogether, saying they’re now atheists. Didn’t they skip a step? If we’re to come off the claims of Christianity […]
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Materialism is the spirit of the age, and we must understand its implications. First, though, we should understand the word. It’s important not to blow past the meanings of words, as if we’re all on the same page because we speak the same language. It turns out that too often, we think we speak the same […]
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