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I was listening to a conservative Jewish talk show host who I will only go by his initials, D.P. because I don't want to give him any unnecessary publicity. D.P. is of the opinion that agnostics should attend a church 26 weeks a year. Or a syngogue. To him agnostic means...
What human nature is and what it isn't has been a subject of much debate through the times, and it should be. We see in people capacities for all sorts of things. I am looking at the issue from the standpoint of simple rationality, and that is: A being that exists as himself,...
A claim frequently made in psychology is that real spiritual experiences lead to humility, whereas false (or psychotic) experiences lead to arrogance. Instead the difference that we see is the difference between what I call passive spiritual experiences and active spiritual...
A number of conservative politicians keep hearkening back to Puritan settlers as being the true character of America or as representing core American values. There are several huge problems with that stance.First of all, America is a vast nation of 300 million people. The...
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Several notables in my life, some of my good friends, are existentialists: Dimi, Birmania, and Mariko. Whether they realize it or not, they are. Dimi abjectly insisted: there is no God, there is no absolute truth, and if there was, it would be unknowable. Birmania's version...
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...
The success of a relationship is measured by two main attributes: love and loyalty. But how many times have you heard, “I love you!” or “I will always be there for you!” before finding yourself betrayed and humiliated by a partner to whom you had given all your...
No one has ever seen the real Santa Claus. Of course, around Christmas, there are as many Santa Clauses as there are shopping malls in the country. But they all are copies of the same myth. Interestingly enough, that sounds very much like Mister Right,...
Have you ever had the desire or even felt the utter necessity to change parts of what you are to please someone? Have you ever wondered whether he or she would love you more or finally see you, if you were to change your attitude, parts of your physical appearance, or...
Every time I hear doctors affirm that depression is a brain disease that they can easily treat thanks to loads of anti-depressors, it truly frightens me. Put yourself in the shoes of an individual who has been feeling down for a while, and who is being told that he or...
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