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Telic Hypotheses and Human Ethics

Telic Hypotheses and Human Ethics 1.1  What Is Meant By Saying That Humans Have A Telos 1.2  Introduce Three Ways of Talking About Teleology Originally posted 2011-12-26 07:42:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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The Persecution of Religion by G. K. Chesterton

(Collected Works, Volume xxxiii, The Illustrated London News 1923-1925, Ignatius Press, 1990, pp. 286-290) Most of us feel something rather arresting, not to say alarming, about the case of the man who was locked up in a lunatic asylum for eight … Continue reading

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The Ideal of a Leisure State G. K. Chesterton

 Originally Published in the The Illustrated London News, March 21, 1925 Among the strange and rather stiff antics of the rather antiquated art of party journalism is the duty laid upon the good party man of trying to disagree with … Continue reading

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On Mending and Ending Things by G. K. Chesterton

Originally Published in the Illustrated London News, December 23, 1905 A certain politician (whom I would not discuss here on any account) once said of a certain institution (which wild horses shall not induce me to name) that “It must … Continue reading

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The Return of the Angels by G. K. Chesterton

I write these remarks with one great hope, that of arousing controversy. It is really a singular matter that amid all the talk of the great work of physical science and its alleged victory over religious dogmatism, no one has … Continue reading

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Quick Guide to Christian Depth: Killing Superficial Christianity

 Following Christ and being ignorant about life, philosophy, and articles of faith is completely incompatible for modern man. In this age of information, ignorance is unacceptable, and superficiality about life and God, insufferable. Do something about this now…  Here is … Continue reading

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A Defence of Humility by G.K. Chesterton

The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has to-day all the exhilaration of a vice. Moral truisms have been so much disputed that they have begun to sparkle like so many brilliant paradoxes. And especially (in this age of … Continue reading

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The Faithful Doubt: Faith, Seeing, Blindness and Doubt

Don’t let doubts control you. Don’t let misinformation lead you along ridiculous paths. To prevent this, you need to understand faith and doubt, seeing and blindness. Originally posted 2011-10-28 13:50:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Faith in Christ and God: Rationally Irrational

Too many people talk past each other when discussing belief, faith, reason and rationality. Each side harbors their own blurry conceptions that justify their side, while never endeavoring to pin down the concepts clearly. Originally posted 2011-12-17 15:51:46. Republished by … Continue reading

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Prayers: According to Voltaire

We do not know any religion without prayers, even the Jews had some, although there was not among them any public form, until the time when they sang canticles in their synagogues, which happened very late. All men, in their … Continue reading

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