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Jul 30, 2020

The Nature of Forms: Where Plato Went Wrong

I’ve been thinking about the way our thoughts and feelings relate to the external world, and considering the nature of our reactions to external things and how those reactions occur independently of the nature of the objects we perceive. Allow me to elaborate a little. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato believed in what he referred… Continue reading

Philosophy

ancient Greek, enlightenment, faith, God, hermeneutics, language and symbols, Mental Health, metaphysics, Plato, realm of forms, self-enquiry, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 28, 2020

The Insanity of the Envy of the Circumstances of Others

Some thoughts occurred to me while watching a video today. When the video loaded, and displayed a tranquil scene of a cabin in the wilderness, lit by lamps, with an open fire, and with the rain beating down outside, it triggered an emotion in me. That emotion is difficult to describe precisely, but it was… Continue reading

Philosophy

brain states, Christianity, envy, faith, Free Will, God, neuroscience, psychosis, religion, science, sovereignty, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 17, 2020

I Don’t Even Exist

Those who are familiar with my philosophical outlook will know that I describe human beings as puppets under the control of an omnipresent God. It’s important to mention that I use the word puppets rather than the word robots to describe human beings, and there’s a significant difference between the two. Robots are pre-programmed and… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, metaphysics, ontology, Plato, puppets, sovereignty, Spirituality, the soul, Theology
Jun 5, 2020

A Conversation with Sandra

What follows is a made-up dialogue between myself and my fictional Christian friend, ‘Sandra’. I hope that after reading it you will understand my predicament surrounding the Christian faith a little more clearly. Continue reading

Christianity

apologetics, Bible, conversation, dialogue, discourse, faith, Free Will, God, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Theology
May 29, 2020

An Examination of the Practice of Boasting

“How I sold 20,000 copies of my book in a month!” Have you ever seen a YouTube video or blog post titled in a way similar to the sentence quoted above? Such statements reflect a distorted view of reality, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. Continue reading

Praise and Prose

book promotion, business, entrepreneurship, faith, Free Will, God, marketing, Philosophy, prayer, religion, Spirituality, success, Theology
May 27, 2020

God and Judgement

Welcome to the latest post in my Praise and Prose series, which explores the way in which we use language – particularly in matters of faith and spirituality – and how our language might evolve to better reflect reality. One should never argue against a perceived wrong with language like “God will judge them”. A… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

Bible, Christianity, crime, faith, Free Will, God, judgement, justice, Philosophy, punishment, religion, sovereignty, 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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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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God

The Nature of Forms: Where Plato Went Wrong

The Insanity of the Envy of the Circumstances of Others

I Don’t Even Exist

A Conversation with Sandra

An Examination of the Practice of Boasting

God and Judgement

About Me

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