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Aug 26, 2020

God’s Freedom and Human Suffering

Hello again folks. I know I’ve been posting quite frequently, but there’s a lot that’s been going through my mind and blogging helps me to process it. Also, the discussions in the comments have been really good recently and it’s helpful learning about the way other people see these issues. I wrote yesterday about the… Continue reading

Christianity

Christian doctrine, Double Predestination, faith, Free Will, God, heaven and hell, Philosophy, religion, Romans 9, Spirituality, suffering, the problem of evil, Theology
Aug 25, 2020

Double Predestination

In the early hours of this morning, I picked up a Bible for the first time in a while and read through the book of Revelation. I suspected before I began reading that I would be drawn back into the Christian worldview, as the words of the Bible always communicate in a powerful way. I… Continue reading

Theology

Bible, book of Revelation, calvinism, Christianity, Doctrine, Double Predestination, faith, Philosophy, Scripture, Spirituality
Aug 19, 2020

What is Wisdom and Who is Wise?

Age is often equated with wisdom. This belief is based on the idea that knowledge is something which is accumulated, but I dispute this. I don’t believe knowledge and experience are things that are stored up, as many people believe, in the cells of our brains. I don’t believe that in any given moment a… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, epistemology, faith, God, knowledge, neuroscience, old and wise, religion, Spirituality, the cosmic animator, the human brain, Theology, wisdom
Aug 6, 2020

Why Christians are Happy to Choose Unsound Theology

Having been a Christian myself for many years, I fully respect the power of Christianity to transform minds and lives and I know that the majority of Christians are positively motivated; seeking Truth, seeking peace, and seeking God’s love. But part of the role God has given me in life is bringing to light some… Continue reading

Christianity

Bible study, Christian doctrine, faith, Free Will, God, miracles, Philosophy, prayer, religion, Scripture, sovereignty, Spirituality, Theology
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

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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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