Analyzing Worldviews

For a number of years in the previous decade, I was a practicing Christian. Having come from a Jewish atheist background, I am often asked why did I go to Christianity at all. One reason was that people whom I respected were urging me to go to Christianity or were telling me...

Does suffering really lead to ennoblement of the soul?

The idea that suffering leads to ennoblement of the soul has historically been a major fixture of Christian thought, especially Russian Orthodox thought. Like many other ideas, it is testable empirically; and, if there is no time or resources for an empirical study, then...

Logic of Beliefs

Every belief has its inherent logic, possessing of potentials that affectuate whether or not they are consciously articulated or believed. This is true for both religious and secular ideologies, and the history of major beliefs show exactly what these potentials...

An Introduction to the New Age – Becoming a Psychic

There are psychic powers in all of us, whether we choose to accept it or not. Only those who chose to accept it are able to develop their psychic ability. Becoming a psychic requires time, patience and understanding of the its power, even a “natural born” psychic needs...