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Restoration
It is a slow Friday, and many of us, as we should be, are off the internets and at the lakeside or park. Yesterday we had thoughts of the country,…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Control Our Will
Previous post. Celestial bodies don't control our intellects or wills; though they may control our bodies. Well, the moon's gravitation, for instance, does do something to us. THAT THE CELESTIAL…
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Special Mid-Week Doom — All Israel All The Time Edition
Item Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria Dear Mr. President: At a time of grave insecurity in the Middle East, we are deeply concerned about…
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The Week In Doom —Religion In Flames Edition
Item Notre Dame Burns "It hurts to watch this," said Pierre-Eric Trimovillas, 32. "The cathedral is the symbol, the heart of Paris." The crowd gasped and cried in horror as…
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In Opposition To Scientism
Bo and Ben Winegard start their Quillette essay (thanks to K.A. Rodgers for the tip) "In Defense of Scientism" by saying "Truth is always provisional". Is that proposition true, or…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Divine Providence Does Not Exclude Fortune & Chance
Previous post. God exists. So go ahead and break out the dice! As long as we understand that chance only means lack of knowledge of cause. THAT DIVINE PROVIDENCE DOES…
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The False Ontology Of The Racist, Homophobe, RINO, Antisemite, Et Cetera
Christians say the believer is enjoined to "to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be…
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The Magician and the Cardsharp — by Karl Johnson
This post, which could use some better writing, originally ran on 5 June 2009. But it's a lot of fun. The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest…
