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Disgruntled christian: Atheism vs Religion fact sheet

December 2nd, 2006 · 9 Comments · Apologetics, Atheism, Christianity, Heartache, Issues, Musings, My Faith, Personal, Philosophy, Sorrow, Soul searching, Spiritual Musings, Theology, Words Of Wisdom, life

It was about four years ago when began to realize that a lot of philosophical/ spiritual/ ideological stands I had so far been considering the gospel were in fact not the most internally consistent and obvious at all. Over these years I have been searching hard for the most internally consistent and reasonable ideologies. [...]

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Schizo’s Hierarchy of Blog-Geeks

November 23rd, 2006 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Blogging Basics, How-To, Internet, Issues, Lifehacks, Musing, Musings, Newbie, Philosophy, Philosophy of blogging, Psychology of blogging, Words Of Wisdom, life

Or, “How Maslow would have categorized Bloggers.” Background.
To begin with, an over simplification of the great psychologist’s findings.
According to Maslow, People can be can be categorised and understood on the basis of their basic driving needs and all humans go through these stages. The number of people in the stages is like [...]

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Athiests have God shaped holes too.

October 29th, 2006 · No Comments · Atheism, Blogging, Internet, Musings, My Faith, Philosophy, Theology

“Please, please don’t ask atheists to overlook the insanity of the religious. If you are offended at these embarrassing instances of kooky, irrational, dangerous behavior that we so gleefully bring to your attention, do something about it…other than beating up the messenger.”
“So sure, we have god-shaped holes. It’s our stigmata, we wear them with pride.”
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I wonder as I wander. Is my faith Internally consistent?

October 19th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Calvinism, Christianity, I Wonder As I wander, Issues, Musing, Musings, My Faith, Personal, Philosophy, Soul searching, Spiritual Musings, Words Of Wisdom, life

One thing is clear, the result of the christian faith is neither consistent nor always reproducible, everyone has different fruits. Some don’t.
So then the question is it internally consistent?. Or are there gaping voids in it’s fabric that have no good explanation.
Perhaps. I do have doubts, maybe not gaping voids but doubts nevertheless.
Question: What about [...]

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I wonder as I wander; Did jesus need grace?

October 7th, 2006 · No Comments · Calvinism, Christianity, Church, I Wonder As I wander, Jesus, My Faith, Personal, Philosophy, Soul searching, Theology, life

Did the Man-God need grace from his God/Father.
To become a man
In the garden of gethsemene
To resurruct
To become man
On the cross
I wonder, as I wander.

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Fear, festering wounds and the return

September 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Christianity, Issues, My Faith, Personal, Philosophy, Ramblings, Rants, Soul searching, life

I leave for Vellore tonight. I do not want to go. Many reasons.
I remember first clinical too vividly, going to clinics with the gang,  a confusingly fun first week, then the results came; I flunked physiology.
For five years I have lived in fear of failure, it’s been the only constant reason I studied, the only [...]

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