"Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is the best. ... From the moral point of view it is very difficult! I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don't recommend Christianity. I am certain there must be a patent American article on the market which will suit you far better, but I can't give any advice on it." -C. S. Lewis, "Answers to Questions on Christianity"
If you're looking for religion to make you happy, Christianity isn't the one for you. If you're looking for a religion that makes you better, that answers big questions, Christianity is a pretty good option.
What is God's biggest problem?
"...since [contact w/ God] cannot be avoided... & means either bliss or horror, the business of life is to learn to like it." -C. S. Lewis, "Dogma and the Universe"
"When anyone comes into the presence of God he will find... that all those things which seemed to make him so different from men of other times, or even his earlier self, have fallen off." -C. S. Lewis, "Dogma and the Universe"
the hands of a sturgeon
“It was never possible to oppose seriously the dogma of the Creation except by maintaining that the world has existed from all eternity in more or less its present state.” -Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker, 1942
…to think & act in the natural world we have to assume something beyond it…. In order to think we must claim for our own reasoning a validity which is not credible if thought is a function of brain, & brains a byproduct of irrational physical processes.” -C .S. Lewis
I hope you can count on one hand (or less) how many fingers you blew off with firecrackers on Independence Day.
Being in favor of human life has difficult implications for criminal justice, war, health care, environmentalism, and economics.
If you've ever thought, "Boy, these Old Testament laws are pretty weird," read the book "Is God a Moral Monster?" by Paul Copan. I'm about halfway through, and really enjoying the analysis and commentary.
We all long for something better, the ideal world, a return to Eden.
The anticipation as people waited for the pope's decree was papal-bull.
In a Musk-Zuckerberg cage match, everyone outside the cage is the real winner.
How do you define "good"? It's not the same as "happy."
What is the responsibility of the individual to the greater good of the nation? The responsibility of the Christian?
Do you smell something burning?
The Normandy landings were 79 years ago today. The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada did not annex or conquer territory; the fight was for liberation and democratic self-government.
I think more nuclear power plants would make sense for the United States.
How long would it take you to walk to work? If you work at home, how long would it take you to walk to your company's nearest office? If your company doesn't have any physical offices, how long would it take you to walk to the nearest customer site/supplier?
Joined Nov 2022
