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Feb 8, 2015

A response to ‘Stephen Fry on God’

You may have seen a recent video clip that went viral in which Stephen Fry makes some very stark criticisms of God. I have embedded the clip below this article in case you haven’t seen it. In the clip Fry is answering the question of what he would say to God if he came face… Continue reading

Reflections, Suffering

Christianity, evil, Free Will, God, omnipresence, Philosophy, Stephen Fry, suffering, theodicy, Theology
May 17, 2013

Living with the Question

Anyone who has read my blog in any depth will recognise that there are two important components to my beliefs about God and the world. On the one hand, there is my panentheist attitude that sees God in everything as the ‘cosmic animator’ – responsible for everything that happens in existence. On the other hand,… Continue reading

Christianity, Reflections

Bible, Christ, faith, Free Will, God, Jesus, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Dec 18, 2012

The Myth of the Fall

A major idea in the Christian tradition is that human beings live in a ‘fallen’ state. The idea is that, through original sin (which took place in the Garden of Eden), humanity fell from its original state of union with God, experienced by Adam and Eve before they made the decision to eat the ‘forbidden… Continue reading

Christianity, God

Adam and Eve, Free Will, Garden of Eden, Panentheism, pantheism, sin, the devil, the fall of man, Theology
Sep 16, 2012

Karma

Many Indian religious traditions, including Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism, have the idea of karma as one of their core beliefs. Although there are nuances and variations in the way karma is perceived between these different religions, the key ideas about karma are common to all of them. Karma is the idea that there are consequences… Continue reading

Eastern Philosophy

Buddhism, ethics, Free Will, God, Hinduism, India, karma, morality, Philosophy, Theology
Sep 4, 2012

Compassionate Justice

An important question for philosophers in contemporary society is “How should societies respond to criminal behaviour?” I do not believe we have free will. Instead I believe that all events, including the actions of every individual, are under the direct control of God. So God is responsible for criminal behaviour as well as law-abiding behaviour. … Continue reading

Morality and Ethics

compassion, conscience, eye for an eye, Free Will, justice, Law, legal system, legality, Political Philosophy, progress, punishment, retribution
Mar 25, 2012

Morality and God: Do good and evil exist objectively?

I recently watched a debate between the Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and the atheist philosopher Sam Harris, on the subject of whether good and evil can exist without God. It was an interesting debate, and if you can spare a couple of hours I would recommend watching it. I have embedded the video at… Continue reading

Christianity, God, Morality and Ethics

ethics, Free Will, freedom, morality, Panentheism, Philosophy, Sam Harris, Theology, William Lane Craig

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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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