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 | Oct 5, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Moral Relativism, Morality, Sexuality
Depends on how you define “love” That word has about as broad a use in society as the word “Christian”! The scope goes from the cheap “made with love” label of a mechanically manufactured biscuit, to the sublime relationship between...
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 | Oct 4, 2021 | Bible, Moral Relativism, Morality, Secular Atheism, Truth
Should everyone find their own truth? Or are there some givens in all societies that are constant, and even part of our conscience? Should everyone just do what is right in their own eyes, like moral relativism? Ethical standards in each of us are real, even if we...
by Ian Denness | Sep 17, 2021 | Choice, Identity, Life, Morality, Reasoning, Secular Atheism, Selfism
‘Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? Does being pro-life mean that society is more civilised, or does being pro-choice mean that? You can see from the blackboard result opposite that the majority of respondents in the market thought the latter. I do find that difficult to...
by Ian Denness | Sep 2, 2021 | Atheism, Christianity, Dying, Humanism, Life, Morality
The WHO statistic is disquieting, isn’t it? Nowadays it’s difficult to know what percentage of pregancies end in spontaneous abortions (miscarriages), and what percentage from induced abortions (terminations of pregnancy). It seems that the spontaneous...
