Captian's Log Wonderful 26 Dec 2019 In my own study of Christian apologetics, I have noticed a certain tendency toward the defensive. This seems to boarder upon tautology as the very word apologetics means to give…
Captian's Log Essay: A Blurry Look 10 Dec 2019 Please Read: A Blurry Look “Some people want to use religion to divide,” said the lanky man. “I did not come to bring peace, but a sword,” said Jesus. “And…
Captian's Log Excerpt: Paper On Philemon 8 Dec 20198 Dec 2019 Now that we have looked at the text and explored its meaning, the rest of the assignment, daunting though it may seem, must be grappled with. What, pray tell, is…
Captian's Log Considering Speech-Acts 13 Nov 201913 Nov 2019 (Forgive some confusing aspects of this post: It was written for a class I am taking, and in it I assume certain information which may not be common to my…
Captian's Log Re: The Four Noble Truths 17 Oct 201917 Oct 2019 Explanation: The first Noble Truth expresses Dukkha, the unfulfilling nature of existence. It is then postulated that Dukkha arises out of thirst: The desire for sensual pleasures, the desire for…
Captian's Log Christian Response to Buddhism 15 Oct 2019 Excerpts from a paper on Buddhism: Logical problems with Buddhism: One challenging aspect for this outsider to comprehend regarding Buddhist belief is the seemingly contrary principles of compassion and stoicism.…
Captian's Log Reading the Bible 6 Oct 2019 There are two ways in which people use the Bible: On the one hand, people sift, analyze, and tear apart the Bible, searching for some nugget, some phrase or verse,…
Captian's Log Final Impression: Difference Between Hinduism and Christianity 29 Sep 2019 Continuing from First Impression: Difference Between Hinduism and Christianity I wanted to know what the logic of Hinduism was. We went over their metaphysics and practices, but aside from this descriptive…
Captian's Log First Impression: Difference Between Hinduism and Christianity 24 Sep 2019 (Short post tonight. I'm working on an essay for a class. Here is a part of it). Myself possessing little knowledge of the internal nature of Hindu scripture apart from…
Captian's Log A Christian Reflection On Ghosts 7 Sep 20197 Sep 2019 Please read: Do Ghosts Exist? If you had asked me as a child, I would have said unequivocally that they did. Nowadays, I say I don’t know. (As I wrote…
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