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Philosophy and (Anti)Religion

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Why we should teach philosophy to kids. Philosophy Experiments. 50 Simple Proofs - God is Imaginary. Understanding the Excuses. Understanding the excuses Proof #50 shows that Jesus is imaginary. Yet, despite the evidence that we all can see, believers make excuses to try to rationalize their belief. On this page we look at these excuses one by one. Imagine that you are talking to a devout Christian. You ask her, "Is Jesus real? " Her response might go something like this: Is Jesus real??? Excuse #1 - Jesus never promises to answer prayers Normally this excuse will be phrased with something like, "God is not a big vending machine," or "God is not your personal Genie!

" For example, in Matthew 7:7 Jesus says: Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. In Matthew 17:20 Jesus says: For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. In Matthew 21:21: The message is reiterated Mark 11:24: In Matthew 18:19 Jesus says it again: In Mark 9:23:

Seven Blunders of the World. The Seven Social Sins, sometimes called the Seven Blunders of the World, is a list that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.[1] Later, he gave this same list to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, shortly before his assassination.[2] The seven sins or blunders are: History and influence[edit] Mahatma Gandhi, who published the list in 1925 as a list of "Seven Social Sins" (1940s photo) The list was first published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.[1] Gandhi wrote that a correspondent who he called a "fair friend" had sent the list: "The... fair friend wants readers of Young India to know, if they do not already, the following seven social sins,"[1] (the list was then provided). In the decades since its first publication, the list has been widely cited and/or discussed.

Easwaran, Eknath (1989). Gomes, Peter J. (2007). See also[edit] Got Links Shop. "Got Links Shop: General Directory, Free And Paid Listings" A Guide to Discussion.

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The Case Against Christ. Philosophy Poster. Nietzsche. "Got Links Shop: General Directory, Free And Paid Listings"