Wikipedia defines “authority” as “a word derived from the Latin word “auctoritas,” which means invention, advice, opinion, influence, or command. In English, the word “authority” can be used to mean power given by the state or by academic knowledge of …
At this time of year especially, we hear many stories. We hear stories of a jolly old white bearded man named Santa Claus who brings gifts to little children all over the world in one night while flying through the …
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “contradiction” as follows. “A proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something… a logical incongruity… a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or …
Why do we believe? Why do we place so much emphasis on faith? It is a question many churchgoers take for granted, but it is a question which deserves the utmost attention, as the answer to this question will reveal …
What is sin? Dictionary.com defines sin as “transgression of divine law… any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle… any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc,; great fault …
We have discovered it time and again throughout our journeys on this site… the fact that the ego, the self-concept, is an illusion, rendering all belief structures which assume the ultimate reality of the self to be fiction. Since All is …
One of the problems people can run into when contemplating the mysteries of the universe, is in believing there must have been a “beginning” to it all. This comes from our perception of the illusion of time, created by the ego, …
We have together explored some of the reasons why we adhere to traditional religious belief. We have discovered at the heart of it all, is ego, the self-concept, and that without the ego, none of these religious delusions would exist, since religious belief serves no …
Those who witness Truth, the Oneness of All, are those who see with awareness. Both theists and atheists make all of their arguments from a point of fact, and not Truth. If you were to ask virtully anyone the question, “What is truth?” their answer would likely …
A few nights ago, I had a dream. I was in a 727 airplane, and at one point jumped out of the plane. In the past, I have had anxiety and fear when dreaming of jumping from high places, but now, I …