“Evil actually proves the existence of God.”

'In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.'
- Judges 21:25

Oxford student Joshua Yen recently converted to Catholicism!

While I agree with each his points, they don't strictly point towards Catholicism, rather, point either to Catholicism or Orthodoxy.
Still, adopting either of the historical traditions is good!
youtube.com/watch?v=OvdFpc…

The fine-tuning argument is based on the dubious notion that...

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... life is more valuable than a black hole.

An argument I find particularly persuasive for divine simplicity.

A reading from the Book of Pearl

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Sucks that we Orthodox have to wait two weeks for our eclipse

The eclipse was amazing. Completely worth the 4 hours of sleep a night replanning my trip based on cloud patterns. So amazing to share this experience with my wife too. All 4 people in my group cried seeing the full totality. All my own photos below.

VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis condemns surrogacy, “gender theory” and transgender sex change in new document, “Dignitas infinita”.

SURROGACY CONDEMNED:
48. The Church also takes a stand against the practice of surrogacy, through which the immensely
worthy child becomes a mere…

Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

James 5:20

Jesus taught us that in heaven there are many mansions prepared for us (John 14:2).

Imagine Aquinas' disappointment when he made it to heaven only to realize he is too big and tall to fit in any of them.

Punishment satisfies the perpetrator’s guilt, not the victim’s wrath.

^my preferred theory of the atonement ^

Why was Chani so mad at Paul?
If she really had Fremen interests at heart, she should be happy they have such a successful warlord fighting for them, whether or not he was Fremen by blood.

New interview with Fuad Abdullah Harahap on his channel about my deconversion, the sad state of Christian apologetics, my issues with the skeptic community, free will, the afterlife, and agnosticism. Thanks for having me on! youtu.be/RqLidsTNB4E?si…

Polytheism: A Case for Polytheism vs Theism youtube.com/live/l8nGEk8T1… via YouTube

Join us live in about 15 min!!! Steven