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Jul 31, 2018

The Experience of Understanding

I have spent some time thinking about and examining the experience of understanding. In general we are all able to relate to one another through conversation, whether spoken or written, and as you read these words you are most likely having the experience of understanding them. But why is this? What is the nature of… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, cognition, faith, Free Will, God, Mental Health, neuroscience, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology, understanding
Jul 5, 2018

Is Philosophy Important?

It’s interesting how within spiritual circles there are strong and conflicting opinions about whether or not philosophy is important. I know that many Christians feel the subject is a waste of time, and instead focus exclusively on Biblical revelation as life’s only real source of wisdom. On the other hand, there are many who feel… Continue reading

Christianity, Philosophy

enlightenment, faith, Free Will, God, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology, truth, wisdom
Jun 26, 2018

On Sovereignty

The word ‘sovereignty’ can have several nuanced meanings which I would like to briefly discuss with the hope that it will help you to understand my perspective on free will and the God/world relationship. Continue reading

God, Philosophy, Theology

Christianity, faith, Free Will, King, monarchy, Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, religion, sovereignty, Spirituality, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 2018

On Good and Evil

I believe that God, being boundless, pervades the entirety of creation and animates all action, including human action, the movement of our bodies’ cells, the movement of planets, and all other activity both in the microcosm and the macrocosm. Some obvious questions arise when one considers morality in terms of this worldview. If God is doing… Continue reading

Morality and Ethics, Philosophy, Theology

Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, morality, Panentheism, religion, Scripture, truth
May 17, 2018

What is Causing our Thoughts?

Let us examine closely what thought is, and let us try to decipher what it is that causes thoughts to arise in our minds. Continue reading

Book Extracts

brain, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, Mental Health, neuroscience, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 19, 2018

How We Got the Bible

In my efforts to better understand how the text of the Bible came to be as it is today, I’m currently reading a book entitled ‘How We Got the Bible’ by Neil R. Lightfoot. A passage I was reading today stood out, and I would like to share it, as I think it highlights a… Continue reading

Christianity, Scripture

Bible, faith, Free Will, God, Neil Lightfoot, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, textual criticism, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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