Wesley's "Blessed Be the God"

Can There Be Alternative Concepts of God?

1. Can it be consistent to adhere to theism, and yet to reject the belief that omniGod exists, where "omniGod" means a unique omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, supernatural person who is creator and sustainer of all else that exists? On the assumptions prevailing within Philosophy of Religion, at least as practised by analytical philosophers, the answer is clearly "No." Such philosophers ...

[Blessed are the poor in spirit].

God would be a costly accident: Supernatural beliefs as adaptive

I take up the challenge of why false beliefs are better than “cautious action policies” (target article, sect. 9) in navigating adaptive problems with asymmetric errors. I then suggest that there are interactions between supernatural beliefs, self-deception, and positive illusions, rendering elements of all such misbeliefs adaptive. Finally, I argue that supernatural beliefs cannot be rejected ...

God said, ‘Let there be light’, and there was light

Epilepsy sufferers are always told that each person’s epilepsy is a personal story and that each form of epilepsy and its manifestations are in some ways different from others. I much prefer it this way. It is just such a pity that on approaching the third millennium, the general public still do not view it this way. By this latter term, I intend people from all nationalities, from different so...

Blessed are the pure in heart.