Forgiveness
NEWSHOUR – BBC WORLD SERVICE, 20 JUNE. I took part in a reasonably long discussion about forgiveness on this programme.[…]
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Should we change ourselves or the world?
The central purpose of religion has historically been a change of heart, not a change in the world. Modern politics has things entirely the other way around: the state’s job is to change society and it oversteps its mark if it tries to alter the minds of the people.
ReadVague Hopes
If we don’t think about it too much, we are easily deluded into thinking it’s obvious and unproblematic what life after death means. We all know what it means to be alive, so surely life after death simply means that we carry on living like this on the other side of the grave. But if you think about for more than a few seconds, this quickly becomes nonsensical.
ReadAtheism: A Very Short Video Introduction
Ten things you need to know about atheism.
ReadWhat is comfort?
Comfort is often lacking when there is no hope of a life to come. If tragedy on stage is cathartic, in brutal reality it is simply demoralising.
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