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What I believe in: III

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I feel that there is a need to reiterate… that it is a combination of the issues of evolution vs creationism, science vs religion, reason vs faith, the authenticity of the Bible, church history, philosophy, the concept of the Abrahamic God, the many contradictions that [...]

What I believe in: II

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Here are some good passages that echo my own sentiments. I’ve only found this page today, and by George… what a relief… what a find! These are what I’ve been believing all this while, since young, only that I didn’t understand it as pantheistic then. [...]

What I believe in: I

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I like philosophy; I love to philosophise. It enables to understand me better, humanity better, and it betters me as a person. It might not have answers to everything, but it polishes the windows through which I think. Sometimes, it affirms my beliefs, and gives [...]

Some Quotes

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the [...]

#47 of 50 things to do while in uni

From a New Scientist supplement:

Who's Lost?

While crossing the junction as I walked back home from the Museum, I saw this Caucasian man on a street corner, a map in hand, and a suitcase nearby. As I was about to pass him by, our eyes made contact, and he ventured to ask, in a hopeful tone, “Will you show me the [...]

Christianity and the environment

Thursday’s policy seminar was not the normal environmental policy- or social responsibility- type speak. It was on something a lot deeper… something more fundamental to the human mind and spirit. It was on “Cultivating Wisdom: a Christian response to climate change”:
Traditional Christian philosophical teaching has separated matter and spirit and privileged the spiritual perspective over [...]

Why did the chicken cross the road?

I'm staring at a sepia photo of some mallards in flight. It's my desktop.
I stare at it a little longer…
It's funny how it slowly turns black-and-white. 
If only most things in the world could be like that.
There's so much grey, so much dirt, so much BS in everything. I can only cuss and [...]

Not just 一切隨緣

The curious will ask, many shall rejoice, and yet some others may doubt. It is natural to be concerned. 
I myself am wondering, struggling a little. A personal, spiritual struggle. As for all things, we seek what is right. And what, if I may ask, is right? 
Perhaps our society that has become more tolerant [...]