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I want to begin by saying that this post, in particular, is unfinished work. I shall be returning to it, from time to time, as I learn more. I shall, no doubt, edit most fiercely.

But if we are to discuss God's nature, it seems sensible to start with omnipotence, which is one of the most basic claims about Him. One can sympathise with the way it arose: an illiterate peasant, gazing on the power of natural phenomena such as flood and storm, volcano and earthquake, and knowing his own...

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Well, here goes. Day 2 of the blog. I’ve never managed to keep a diary before, though I’ve often tried. Poor will-power, I’m afraid. That’s where you’re encouragement comes in!

Anyway, I made a start on the studying, today. Since it’s always a good idea to be clear about terms, and since different people seem to mean different things by the word God, such that they often seem to be talking about radically different beings, I thought it would be appropriate to start with the alleged...

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Well, today’s an important day.


I bought a Bible.


I’ve resisted ‘til now, because I’ve seen so many otherwise perfectly decent people ruined by one. But I don’t want to start off by writing about the narrow-minded prejudice that is the Scylla of Christianity, nor the cloying sentimentality that is its Charybdis. I just want to explain that I needed an excuse to splash my cash, and that not even the threat of losing my soul has been sufficient up until...

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