Andrew Alam-Nist
A Look At Three Sociological Theories Of Religion
Religion as an institution, while having declined since the Enlightenment, fundamentally affects individuals and the whole within most...
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Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 5 min
A Critique Of Pascal's Wager
Blaise Pascal is one of the most famous, mathematicians, philosophers and theologians in the Western Canon. Following a period of...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Some Thoughts On Animal Suffering And Theodicy
An animal is struck by a severe disease in the wilderness. The disease is non-curable and terminal. Being of simple mind, the animal...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 4 min
How Progressive Is Pope Francis's Stance On Homosexuality?
The Catholic Church has historically opposed efforts to defend LGBT rights. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s...
Theo Naylor Marlow
- Jan 12
- 5 min
The Infinite Dead-Ends Of Deistic Disagreements
A thought, or perhaps a series of thoughts, came to me over an unusually philosophical dinner. We found ourselves, as all normal...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 7 min
A Critique of Anselm's Ontological Argument
Editor's Note: In this essay, in a somewhat different tone to some of my other blog posts, I decided that it would be interesting to...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 8 min
From Where Does Scripture Derive Its Authority?
I Intro The origin of the authority of scripture is highly disputed. To many, it may not have any authority at all. To determine its just...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Jan 12
- 6 min
Has Christianity Been An Aid Or A Hindrance To The Development Of Western Philosophical Thought?
For nearly 1500 years prior to the Enlightenment, as well as during it, Christianity held a stranglehold on Western philosophy throughout...
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