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Christian Science and Pantheism

Christian Science and Pantheism
During my surfing hours the other day I came across what to me is a little known organisation called Christian Science which was founded by Mary Baker Eddy towards the end of the 19th century. She wrote an article called Christian Science and Pantheism which was aimed at damning pantheism and promoting [...]

25Nov2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Understanding Spinoza (Part 3): Freedom and Necessity

Understanding Spinoza (part 3): Freedom and Necessity
When understanding Spinoza we discover that the most profound conclusion from his philosophy is to be found in Part I, Proposition XXIX.
‘In the nature of things nothing contingent is admitted, but all things are determined by the necessity of divine nature to exist and act in a certain [...]

16Nov2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued
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Understanding Spinoza (Part 2)

Understanding Spinoza (Part 2)
This post is to develop further towards understanding Spinoza’s metaphysics and to look at the crucial ideas he raises. Spinoza’s main work, The Ethics, in effect introduces a set of definitions and elucidations of each of the fundamental notions of substance, cause, attribute, freedom and necessity, explaining each in terms of the [...]

10Nov2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Understanding Spinoza

Understanding Spinoza
If you are ever going to get more than a brief understanding of pantheism then it is vital to get to grips with understanding Spinoza. Spinoza was not the first pantheist, but he is probably the most influential pantheist since the time of the enlightenment. The decline of theism and the rise of alternative [...]

5Nov2007 | therationalgod | 2 comments | Continued
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Define Pantheism

Define Pantheism
Pantheism is one of the oldest belief systems there is which purports to offer an overall view about the nature of the universe. It is a metaphysical scheme that is robust to criticism more than most and a worldview which is often supported by intellectuals and scientists. How we define pantheism can allow for [...]

31Oct2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Atheism Symbol

Atheism Symbol
I had intended to move on from atheism and theism and look at pantheism but I came across an article about atheism symbols and became intrigued.
I touched upon the definition of religion in an earlier post. Religion is not just having a belief in God but extends to include purpose and worship of [...]

24Oct2007 | therationalgod | 2 comments | Continued
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Compare Theism and Atheism

Compare Theism and Atheism
There are a number of ways that we can compare theism and atheism. In a debate that is increasingly politicised, in the USA at least, it is important to understand the objective or emotion of any person who is engaged in such a debate. This post is a brief look at the [...]

20Oct2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Define Theism and Atheism

Define Theism and atheism
The definitions of theism and atheism should both be very clear. Yet at times because of the heat of debate in which theism and atheism are discussed the real meaning of each becomes blurred. Dictionaries are often considered the arbiters of definition, though reaching for a dictionary should be a last resort. [...]

1Oct2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued
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Theism Vs Atheism

Theism vs. Atheism
Though Darwin didn’t casually forsake his religious faith, many of his scientific descendents have been much less reticent to equate evolutionary theory with atheism. Indeed, many theists see their religious belief system as incompatible with evolution; consequently the theism vs. atheism debate is often fought in the theory of evolution arena. This is [...]

29Sep2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued
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Verification and Falsification

Verification and Falsification
The process of science is undertaken through two similar but distinct paths; verification and falsification. The two, though different, have more similarities than they have differences. Verification and falsification are based on two strands of knowing something; these are empirical data and rationality.
Empirical knowledge is basically that knowledge which is presented to our [...]

27Sep2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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