War. Murder, rape, theft, abuse and bullying, dishonesty. I move towards 30, and realize that so many suffer from these harmful choices by real people, often people they know, and the perpetrators don’t seem to be bad on the surface at least. And while the direct harm of these doesn’t hit people 24/7, the effect […]
Tag: society
All-Knowing, All-Intelligent, All-Good.
Chances are, upon reading this title, only one figure comes to mind: God. Yes, a blog post about God—the one and only. Humans and God have always shared a complicated relationship. We want to believe in her, we knew her in the past, but now society whispers we don’t need her anymore, that she isn’t […]
Human Flourishing
There’s a thought experiment in religious thought: What would you change if you were God? If you try it, you’ll notice that it’s very difficult to say anything, since any suggestions runs into the issue of undesired and unforeseen consequences. This doesn’t mean there isn’t suffering in the world, but we should see it’s difficult […]