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Oct 7, 2025

Even More Exciting Than File Loading Instructions :-)

Dear all, Apologies for the email you received earlier today containing EPUB and PDF file loading and viewing instructions. It wasn’t my intention for that article to go out to subscribers. The article was written as a kind of help page connected to my author website, assisting those who want to purchase eBook editions of Continue reading

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author website, Books, Christmas 2025, faith, Mental Health, philosophical theology, Philosophy, religion, Theology, work in progress
Sep 26, 2025

Thoughts on Meaning

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2) For a long time, the thought that my books and other writing could truly help people has been a source of comfort and motivation in my life. However, this morning I experienced some thoughts that made me view my written work in rather Continue reading

Reflections

Books, cognition, divine sovereignty, Free Will, insights, language, meaning, philosophical theology, Theology, understanding, writing
Aug 25, 2025

Next Steps

Dear all, Some of you may recall the challenges I have faced in my accommodation in the 11 years or so I have lived in this flat. I have shared openly about the issues I’ve faced with troublesome neighbours and many of you have been incredibly kind and supportive. I haven’t forgotten how many of Continue reading

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accommodation, Books, Counselling, faith, Mental Health, Music, nomadic living, philosophical theology, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, supported housing, Theology
Aug 24, 2025

My New Bookshop

Good day all, I hope you are well and enjoying a peaceful weekend. Around two years ago I made the difficult decision to take my books out of distribution, largely due to concerns about the way the Internet was developing. This means that if you look for my books on websites like Amazon, Barnes & Continue reading

Books

bookshop, Christianity, faith, Islam, philosophical theology, Philosophy, religion, shop, steven colborne, store, Theology
Apr 16, 2025

Suffering in Hell Forever and Ever

I recently finished reading Early Christian Writings (a Penguin Classics book) which contains a number of letters and other writings from figures from the early centuries of Church history. The book is a real gem – notable for its vivid accounts of martyrdom and the humbling words of encouragement offered to Christians in the early Continue reading

Reflections

Christianity, eternal conscious torment, faith, Free Will, God, hell, Jesus, philosophical theology, Philosophy, punishment, religion, Theology
Feb 25, 2025

Puppet Mail | What to Expect 💌

Hello everyone, I recently changed the focus of my online activities from this blog to StevenColborne.com. I am intending to keep Perfect Chaos live with its archive of posts related to philosophy and religion, but StevenColborne.com will be the focus of my attention moving forward. On the website, you can find all of my creative Continue reading

Reflections

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About Me

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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