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 11, 2022 | Bible, Choice, Identity, Individualism, Pleasure, Progressive, Secular, Selfism
Self-absorption or self-sacrifice? Another way of putting it – serving self only, versus serving others? If we are self-absorbed, do we recognize it? Self-absorption is only concerned with self, and the importance of self. If we are self-sacrificing, do we...
by Ian Denness | Nov 16, 2021 | Hope in life, Individualism, Meaning in life, Secular, Selfism
There are some things we really want – like tattoos! Then we research them, chase and nail them. It’s all a bit of fun. However, to get a tattoo takes time, a certain amount of pain, and money. It is also fairly permanent! Those who choose tattoos, have...
by Ian Denness | Sep 28, 2021 | Atheism, Climate change, Covid, Selfism, Wokism
There are many contenders for this ignominious category! Things like Marxism, Climate change, trafficking, Covid, alarmism. The list could go on. Something even more wrong than trafficking I am thinking about something even more foundationally wrong than trafficking....
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 | Aug 31, 2021 | Judgement, Karma, Life, Morality, Selfism, Spirituality
We all make choices about this It probably comes down to “who do I want to please?” Mostly, it will be ourselves. To some extent, that is reasonable, isn’t it? However, who else? It could be our best friend, our partner, our god, or God. It could...
