Masquerade
Have you ever attended a masquerade? Bet you have. If you have not, in simple terms, you have to dress up in a costume and have a mask on. There’s an invite, a party, a dance
Philosophical and religious inquiry
SLAVERY: Role of the church in the anti-slavery movement
“As He died to make men Holy, let us die to make men free. While God is marching on.”
Now, we cannot close without mentioning the CRUSADES (1095-1291). I think they played a huge role in ending slavery, or trying to, being that they were called to aid the church; to counter the Islamic conquests that was capturing, and enslaving Christians and territories in general.
Gratitude/Ingratitude
What are you grateful or ungrateful for? Well…grateful for completing a revolution round the sun🤠Being grateful; simply meaning thankfulness. Some may believe that gratitude is a state of being (inside), and I would need more education on how that would be; I say gratitude must be accompanied with action and the first action would
Solution to Nihilism
Love is: Lessons from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The book was written at a time when nihilism was on the rise in replacement of religion in Russia. The protagonist, Raskolnikov is very much a nihilist and there are many lessons to be learned from this character. I however, want to attempt to answer
Is God guilty? –
Is God willing to prevent evil, but is not able? Then He is not omnipotent.
Is He able, but not willing? Then He is malevolent.
Is He able and willing? Then where does evil come from?
Is He neither able nor willing? Then why call Him God?
Nihilism: Meaning/meaningless of life
Are you a nihilist? Does anything really matter? Rooted in the Latin word ‘nihil’ meaning nothing; Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be communicated, for example: knowledge, morality or meaning/purpose, intelligible truth and essential value. All situations have the same value and consequence. An extreme/total nihilist believes in
I’m afraid, are you?
What are you afraid of? My heart races, breathing fastens, sweat beads begin to form under my armpits, palms tremble and sweat, i can’t move but i can think, i become very alert; hyper-vigilant, and i can feel the energy surge in my body. This is what happens when fear grips me. Apparently when i’m
Why do Christians believe in a personal God?
The idea of blind faith is far from Christianity and the Bible has abundantly offered reason and proof to support the claims it presents. We are called to use all our senses to image God in the world. It’s possible to stumble accidentally on the truth BUT there are inexhaustible evidences you can look into that can cement your confidence in what you believe and be able to proof in ‘court’ to be reasonable and true.
Can Science and religion Coexist? Disproving the myth:
My simple answer would be, ABSOLUTELY, THEY CAN COEXIST! But we all know that response wouldn’t satisfy you. So here goes my long answer.