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Forget God
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The November 13, 2006 issue of TIME Magazine featured a debate between scientists Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins on the existence of God, the origin of the universe, faith vs. science, etc. As might be expected, they... More »
Beyond a Humdrum Heaven and Horrific Hell
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Although I had seen the ABC TV 20/20 special, Heaven. Where Is It? How Do We Get There? when it aired a year or so ago, I forgot how bad it was and ended... More »
Being Skeptical of "Skeptics"
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"In the scientific method, as in formal logic, as in litigation - court proceedings from the lowest to the highest level, if anyone does not formally rebut the evidence produced, then the scientific evidence... More »
Hollywood Fantasy or Cosmic Reality?
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In the 1990 hit movie, Ghost, "Sam" (Patrick Swayze), who had been murdered, communicates with "Molly" (Demi Moore), his girlfriend, through a somewhat mischievous medium, "Oda Mae" (Whoopi Goldberg). In one scene, Oda Mae reluctantly... More »
The Afterlife of Leslie Stringfellow
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above: Leslie Stringfellow I read metaphysical books in hopes of learning something. However, when I can learn something and be entertained at the same time, as was the case with The Afterlife of Leslie... More »
The Widow's Mite: Nothing Better in the British Museum
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Above: The Widow's Mite "I confess that some of these experiences are so startling that if they had not come within my own vision and hearing, being myself fully acquainted with the details of the... More »
Messages from a Dead Soldier
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A heartwarming movie titled "A Rumor of Angels" was released about six years ago and is an occasional rerun on television. (It can also be found at most video stores.) The film stars Vanessa... More »
Another soldier "goes West"
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My last two blog entries involved communication purported coming from Bob Bennett, an American soldier killed in World War I. This one involves communication said to have come from Thomas Dowding, a 37-year-old British... More »
What's Real?
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In her 2007 book, When Ghosts Speak, Mary Ann Winkowski, a Cleveland, Ohio medium who serves as a consultant to the popular television series, Ghost Whisperer , states that many earthbound spirits gather on... More »
No Humdrum Heaven, No Hellfire Says Afterlife Cartographer
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Above: Steve Beckow Steve Beckow, a resident of Vancouver, B.C., has a very unusual pastime. You might call him an afterlife cartographer. A sociologist, historian, and a former member of the Immigration and... More »
spirituality
May 2008