by Ian Denness | Aug 21, 2022 | Bible, Forgiveness, Karma, Morality, Secular, Selfism
“Yes” was the answer! That is, we will be kind and compassionate to each other. Great! We are all made in the image of God, so all of us have the capacity to be kind and compassionate. No one group has the sole copyright or monopoly on this ability....
by Ian Denness | Apr 5, 2022 | Buddhism, Christianity, Individualism, Karma, Pleasure, Spirituality
Buddha’s main thesis? “We can eliminate suffering when we cease to desire.” From my reading over the years, that seems to encapsulate it. Certainly there are other major themes for all Buddhists, be they eastern or western/eclectic Buddhists....
by Ian Denness | Mar 7, 2022 | Agnosticism, Bible, Choice, Hell, Karma, Life after Death, Secular
Mention of Hell…? That word can confront! We know that some think they are already living in it. Strangely enough, such people seem to live in the comfortable West, from my observation. What if Hell would be just in this life? What we do has consequences, so...
by Ian Denness | Oct 4, 2021 | Bible, Buddhism, Karma, Life after Death, Morality, Spirituality
Negative consequences follow from our negative actions? They usually do, but not always. For instance, sickness doesn’t necessarily follow, unless we have been adopting an unhealthy lifestyle. It is to do with the law of cause and effect. You could even say...
by Ian Denness | Sep 11, 2021 | Choice, Evil, Karma, Rebellion, Satan
Evil can be thought of as the absence of good. Another way to think of it is as the opposite of good. Some may say “bad karma”. An evolutionary worldview Evil would be fully expected in an evolutionary worldview, based on “survival of the...
by Ian Denness | Aug 31, 2021 | Dying, Heaven, Hell, Judgement, Karma, Life after Death
A great question! Since everyone ends up dying, then it makes sense to ponder the question, don’t you think? Benjamin Franklin apparently said: “… in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Not everyone pays tax,...
