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Rationality

The Intelligent Designer

What I want to say with this is that faith is OK. That belief in an invisible, humanly incomprehensible, supernatural being is OK when it ensures you a better quality of life. Keep believing, stay happy and keep hoping for better things to come. I think everyone has the right to hope and the search for happiness. However, do not confuse faith with science.
atheism

A Heavenly View of the Gaza Conflict

The War of the Gods: The conflict between Israel and Hamas is, unfortunately, not a political conflict. If it had been a political conflict, it would have been resolved long ago. The solution to a political issue generally only needs two semi-intelligent leaders; one usually needs more money and the other more lebensraum. Capitalism comes to the rescue and Voila ... problem solved. The problem in this case, however, is that the conflict between Israel and Hamas is, tragically, a religious problem.
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Boekbespreking Video – Faith: Full Circle

Tersia du Plessis, godsdiensvryheid aktivis en stigter van Kruisvry, voer n onderhoud met Bruwer Swanepoel en gesels oor sy boek Faith: Full Circle – The Religious Journey of a Baby-boomer Afrikaner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGB6chGci0
Politics

The role of religion in the Gaza conflict

Religion has a deterministic influence on the current situation in Gaza. From both sides, the eternal unholy alliance between religion and state is unmistakably detectable in this crisis.
Jonah and the Whale. The question is often asked: "If someone can prove to you that God exists, will you believe in Him? My answer would be: "Absolutely, I will". I follow the evidence, and if there is real evidence, I will be an obsessed follower (real evidence means propositions, observable without exception, leading to predictable results and confirmed by experiments). In fact, it will be the greatest scientific discovery of all time. All scientists will rejoice in it because scientists are continuously seeking reality. It will end millennia of killing innocent people if and when all know who the real God is. What are the chances?
Metaphors

Science vs Faith – 2

The question is often asked: "If someone can prove to you that God exists, will you believe in Him? My answer would be: "Absolutely, I will".
atheism

Homo religiosis

I have come to realise that in its various shapes and forms, religion has become an integral part of life on Earth and may never vacate its space. Homo sapiens may as well be called Homo religiosis …..