This is What Deists Believe About Forgiveness

I have always believed in forgiveness, (or at least I think I always thought I had - at the very least as a civilized value). To believe in a value, however, and to practice it are two entirely different things as I came to find out. Ultimately I came to practice it because I was forced to face the harm that was done to me when I was abused as a child. This was forced upon me by a mental breakdown and it made me realise that I needed to heal from what had been done to me. I found the only way I could do that was through appropriate therapy and...

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Some Thoughts on Prayer...

Our human ancestors lived in relative fear and subjugation of the elements. Floods, hurricanes, storms, fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, droughts, lightning – all things beyond their control. We still refer to these things as “acts of God.” Add to that sickness, disease, and death – again, beyond their control, beyond their limited human power. But it didn’t take much imagination to come up with the notion that there might be animating powers in the world, super-natural powers that controlled these natural forces. So our ancestors began praying...

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