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 Karma in Jainism (+ Christian Response) 29 Oct 201929 Oct 2019 Peculiar to Jainism, Karma is believed to be part of physical matter, or indeed, to be matter itself. As I understand it, any desire, good or bad, leads to a…
Captian's Log Excerpt: Hukam in Sikhism 25 Oct 2019 (Below is an excerpt of an essay I worked on regarding different religions. It's not my best, but I am tired. Goodnight). In Sikhism, there is a concept referred to…
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 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 Summary of Ephesians 13 Sep 201913 Sep 2019 My first attempts at summarizing the book of Ephesians: In Ephesians, Paul is strengthening week hearts. He admonishes them, proclaiming that not only have they a place in the kingdom…
Captian's Log Musings on the Spiritual but Not Religious 10 Sep 2019 Some divorce religion into two analytical categories: On the one hand there are the observable, called inessential, parts, and following that, the mysterious and unseen inner faith at the heart…
Captian's Log Essay: A Closer Look 3 Sep 2019 Please Read: A Closer Look Original Post Considering my short interaction with the Buddhists, I've thought about what other questions I should have asked. I might have gotten a clearer…
Captian's Log Rough Draft: A Closer Look 1 Sep 2019 The building is a bright, inviting yellow, an eye-catching house which has time and again pulled my attention from the road to its sign: Light Temple. I’ve cracked jokes with…