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2026-06-29T09:46:51-05:00

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Does Evil Lurk in the US Government?

Last updated on: June 29, 2026 at 9:46 am By Roger E. Olson

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I have followed the comments and proposals of a particular advisor to the POTUS (2025-). I heard the man say that we, the US, should not give aid to foreign countries (or the people in them) unless we, the US, get something out of it. No giving aid just out of compassion. Is It Evil to Institutionalize the Disabled? More recently, I read a news account of a memo in which the advisor allegedly suggests that disabled people in the... Read more

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2026-06-24T11:03:01-05:00

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How To Think About God Part 2

Last updated on: June 24, 2026 at 11:03 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I continue discussion of the book How to Think about God by Mortimer Adler. If you have read Part Two (chapters 4 and 5) feel free to comment. If not, feel fee to question. In about one week I will take up Part Three, chapters 6 and 7. Part Two is titled “Errors to Be Avoided.” In sum, they have to do with traditional apologetics, even natural theology, that argues for God’s existence based on the necessity of a... Read more

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2026-06-20T16:40:06-05:00

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How to Be a Critical Thinker 3

Last updated on: June 20, 2026 at 4:40 pm By Roger E. Olson

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This is part 3 of a series of essays about how to be a critical thinker. We need more people to be that. I have always been one and have suffered for it. And yet, I don’t regret being one. Throughout my education and career I have had a greater degree of acumen than most of my peers. Why? I attribute it to my voracious reading. Reading wires the brain to think critically. I assume that IF I had played... Read more

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2026-06-18T14:57:16-05:00

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How To Think about God 1

Last updated on: June 18, 2026 at 2:57 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Here I begin a new book discussion. You are invited to participate. If you have read the “assigned” chapter(s), feel free to comment. If not, feel free to ask a question. The book is How to Think about God: A Guide for the 20th-century Pagan by philosopher Mortimer Adler. Today’s section is Part One—Prologue, especially Chapters 1 and 2. Next, in about a week, I will take up Part Two, Chapters 4 and 5. My first comment is about the... Read more

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2026-06-13T16:00:09-05:00

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The Power of Critical Thinking 2

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 4:00 pm By Roger E. Olson

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I began this series in the immediately preceding essay. You should read that before reading this one. There I suggested two habits that enhance critical thinking: reading and suspicion. Read widely and deeply. Fiction and nonfiction. Simply reading rewires the brain to think critically. Scientific studies have shown it. Receive messages that contain truth claims made authoritatively with suspicion. Especially when you are expected to believe them and when they are controlling. Whether it be a sermon or a lecture... Read more

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2026-06-11T11:20:57-05:00

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The Power of Critical Thinking 1

Last updated on: June 11, 2026 at 11:20 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I begin a series of thoughts about critical thinking. What does it mean to be a critical thinker? What does it mean to think critically? Why is critical thinking important? What power does critical thinking have? Critical thinking is important because otherwise people, both individuals and groups, are easily manipulated by influential but wrong messages and codes. Critical thinking is the ground and ability to say no to such. And such are always around and changing reality. Only critical... Read more

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2026-06-10T15:43:25-05:00

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How to Think About God

Last updated on: June 10, 2026 at 3:43 pm By Roger E. Olson

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One week from today (Wednesday, June 17) I will begin discussing here How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan by philosopher Mortimer Adler. My used copy arrived from abebooks.com within a week. It cost less than $10. So why this book? I read it years ago and found it stimulating, not only because Adler, then a self-confessed pagan himself, presented some very strong reasons for believing in God but also because the book itself is a... Read more

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2026-06-06T15:53:45-05:00

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I Love to Say “I Told You So”: Polyamory in Churches

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 3:53 pm By Roger E. Olson

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I don’t hate to tell you “I told you so.” In fact, I love it when I am vindicated. For years I have been saying on this blog that AFTER denominations and churches affirm and bless gay marriage they will have to eventually affirm and bless polyamory/polygamy. Let me say here with emphasis…Here I AM NOT making any value judgements about LGBTQ lifestyles OUTSIDE Christianity. I am NOT talking about what should or should not be legal. I am ONLY... Read more

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2026-06-05T09:15:07-05:00

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Nothing I Believe Is Irrational

Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 9:15 am By Roger E. Olson

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Nothing I believe is irrational and therefore everything I believe is rational. I believe in God and my belief in God is not irrational. Since God exists, nothing is literally impossible except something irrational. My belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not irrational and therefore is rational. If God exists, then raising the dead could happen. And there is good historical reason for believing in the resurrection. Arguments that it is impossible (and therefore irrational) depend on there... Read more

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2026-06-03T16:59:05-05:00

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A New Book Discussion: How to Think about God

Last updated on: June 3, 2026 at 4:59 pm By Roger E. Olson

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I will begin a new book discussion here in two weeks (June 17). The book is How To Think About God by Mortimer Adler. Adler is a well-known American philosopher who also edited the Encyclopedia Britannica. He is the author of many books. He was not a Christian when he wrote this book. He writes about the subject solely as a philosopher. The paperback is available on Amazon for less than $10. The Kindle is more expensive. You may be... Read more

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