Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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George Gilder Has A Very Big, Economy Boosting Idea
You’ve heard me assert elsewhere that just as Marx and Freud have fallen, so will Darwin. And by it I mean Darwinian creation mythology, particulary the idea that the universe is random. Think of it this way: if the universe was indeed random at the outset, then where did the laws that govern matter come…
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A Good Priest can be Recognized by the Way His People are Annointed
Change the word “Mass” to “Divine Liturgy” and the counsel of Pope Francis below could have been spoken by an Orthodox pastor. The Pope is absolutely correct. The Gospel and the love and grace of Christ who is revealed through the preaching of it has to reach people where they are. And the prayers, they…
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Antiochian Orthodox Church Affirms Traditional Marriage
– A resolution affirming heterosexual marriage was passed unanimously at the Antiochian Convention in July of this year. I was present when the resolution came to the floor and would have tweaked it a bit by using the term “sex” instead of “gender” (the collapse of sex — biological particularity — into gender is one…
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Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity
This article points to some research why young people leave Christ (leaving the Church and leaving Christ are increasingly synonymous). It doesn’t address the drifting away because of preoccupation with other things but the conscious decision not to believe in Christ. The rise of the New Atheists is probably a reason why drift has turned…
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Dr. Bruce Foltz Speaks About “The Truth of Nature”
Source: St. Vladimir’s Seminary At the beginning of the 2014 ecclesiastical year, Professor of Philosophy Dr. Bruce Foltz, an Orthodox Christian and faculty member at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, will offer a free and public lecture at St. Vladimir’s Seminary on “The Truth of Nature.” The talk will contrast today’s post–modern assumptions regarding the…
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