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- Conservative? Liberal? No: Catholic
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- God Doesn't Make Junk
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I live in Minnesota, in America's Central Time Zone. This blog is on UTC/Greenwich time.Who I am, briefly
Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Spiritual theologian, author and speaker, specializing in prayer, Christian spirituality and mystical theology [the kind that makes sense-BHG] - The Curt Jester
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One Catholic tries to interject the Perspective of the Church - tiberjudy
Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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Ubi caritas et amor. Deus ibi est.
(Where [there is] charity and love. God is there.)
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Tag Archives: materialism
Ghosts?
Whether or not I believe in ghosts depends on what’s meant by “believe in” and “ghosts.” And how I see myself, for that matter. I’ll be talking about ghosts and why I think seances are a bad idea. Also, briefly, … Continue reading
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Posted in Being Catholic, Discursive Detours
Tagged angels, death, last things, materialism, metaphysics, philosophy, superstition
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Materialism, Robots and Attitudes
Robots are starting to look and act a lot like humans. Wondering if robots can be people, or if humans are merely biological robots, involves assumptions about reality. I’ll look at one of those assumptions in this post and why … Continue reading
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Posted in Being Catholic, Discursive Detours
Tagged artificial intelligence, faith, free will, history, information technology, materialism, metaphysics, monism, philosophy, reason, robots
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God Doesn’t Make Junk
We live in a material world. I like it, a lot. Quite a few folks have felt the same way. “You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain. “The meadows of the wilderness also drip; … Continue reading
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Posted in Being Catholic
Tagged dualism, God, Jesus, joy, materialism, metaphysics, philosophy, science
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