Spirituality
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Mental Illness and the Chemical Imbalance Myth
I believe that what are currently diagnosed as mental illnesses should be seen as expressions of character or personality rather than brain disorders. The way in which we behave could only be described as a brain disorder if the reality is that chemicals in our brains control our personalities. But I’m quite sure this isn’t… Continue reading
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Life: Tragedy or Comedy?
The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible talks about how everything that happens has already happened before, and that there is nothing new under the sun. If this is true, it might be immensely frustrating for God. For if God cannot do anything new, how can He remain inspired, excited, and stimulated for billions upon… Continue reading
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What is Causing Our Thoughts? (video)
Hello and welcome to the latest instalment in my Deep Thoughts About God series. Today, we’ll be covering the very important (and often overlooked or misunderstood) topic of thought. What is thought? What causes thoughts to arise in our minds? How do our mental experiences relate to God? Answering these questions is the focus of… Continue reading
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Modes of Mind (video)
In this week’s Deep Thoughts About God video I offer some reflections upon the various types of mental experience we have and how they relate to an omnipresent God. When we closely examine what constitutes our ‘character’ or ‘personality’, we can see that they are a combination of different types of mental experience which I… Continue reading
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God’s Control of Mental States (video)
Hi everyone! In this week’s Deep Thoughts About God video I discuss what some of the more unusual experiences I’ve had in my mental health journey have taught me about God’s relationship with the human mind. I also talk a bit about how experimenting with some illicit substances (a long time ago!) made me see… Continue reading
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Types of Sovereignty (video)
Greetings! In my discussions with fellow philosophers I have often come across people likening the sovereignty of God to earthly sovereignty. They have done this in an attempt to show that God can be sovereign over the universe and still leave us with certain freedoms. I don’t agree that this is possible, and in this… Continue reading
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