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A failed pessimist’s defence and reflections thereon.

We do not pray because prayer is psychologically beneficial, we pray because God hears prayers. Yet prayer is psychologically beneficial. Through it we express, and therefore strengthen, our emotions toward God and toward all the things we pray about – the church, the world, the creation and ourselves. Prayer is also intensely rational. You learnContinue reading “Observations on Prayer”

Reason’s unscientific contributions to history, humour and understanding.

If the old traditional philosophers are so often plain ridiculous, why do we still read them? Assorted thoughts in defense of traditional philosophers.

The difficulties of writing; attaining novelty; cognitive bureaucracy