In modern readings of consciousness, we find an interconnectedness that’s exclusive of autonomy and free will. We’re left powerless but for the conventional, albeit false, “I” we encounter in our experiential lives. So how then, do we count the “I” blameless for what occurs in the world when even our[…]
I’ll be comparing two laws that reside in different domains and different jurisdictions, so I’m not necessarily speaking in legal terms and mostly in the context of secularism as a principle. In Canada, Quebec’s governing party, the CAQ, recently passed Bill 21 (a secularism law) that bans the wearing of[…]
In December of 2018, The Globe and Mail published an article outlining the new trend of “church planting” stating: “Yu insists he isn’t trying to hide Mercy City’s affiliation with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada, but says there’s no need to advertise it because the people who attend the church[…]
Twice or three times I’ve been to an inconvenient laundromat a couple blocks down from my house. But you know, when you’re there waiting on the laundry to get done by the machines and the smell of lint and fabric softener is in the air, you need something to do.[…]
The latest van attack in Toronto on April 23, 2018 was no doubt evocative of similar attacks in Nice, France (July, 14, 2016) and Berlin, Germany (December 19, 2016). But it was also evocative of the Charlottesville, Virginia car attack in 2017. While the motives of the Toronto van attack[…]
I’m not at liberty to disclose a lot of what the meat of the matter is in this note, but I continue hoping that you’ll trust i’m not lying, or at least not wilfully misleading anyone. I feel it somewhat cruel to divulge everything for various factors. Possibly, I might[…]
Faith Strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. ‘bereaved people who have shown supreme faith’ Belief An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof. ‘his belief in extraterrestrial life’ – Oxford dictionary On June 5, 2017 one of[…]
I’m writing this post with all the modern aides of the internet turned off. I’m hoping this allows me to represent myself more honestly than with the use of a thesaurus, dictionary and the wealth of finger tip information afforded through cyberspace. I’ve continued reading, however, online and off, and[…]
In a recent conversation I found myself trying to determine what “belief” is. While the definition is natural to my atheistic sensibilities, I think one is confused or, uses interchangeably, ‘belief’ and ‘Belief’ (with an uppercase ‘B’). Demonstrably, one has suggested that belief is a lacking of empirical data to[…]
In some ways, it’s futile to discuss what ISIS destroyed, who they killed, and all the other atrocities carried out by their extremist branch. These actions are only symptomatic. I’m not saying that they should be ignored; symptoms are mostly prime reflections of causal factors. I do however find it[…]