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The limitations of perfection
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. Albert Einstein I… more →
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The limitations of perfection
theotheri wrote 6 days ago: If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. … more →
The Chosen
theotheri wrote 6 days ago: I have just watched a documentary on 17th century Scotland during which the Presbyterians decided th … more →
Partly sorry
theotheri wrote 1 week ago: I wrote a post on the same subject some time ago, and have been watching with interest a dialogue t … more →
Halloween update
theotheri wrote 3 weeks ago: It seems that the mythology surrounding Halloween with which I was indoctrinated as a child is histo … more →
The impeccable theory is always peccable
theotheri wrote 3 weeks ago: In a recent post, I pointed out that the Dali Lama said when there is a conflict between religious … more →
Fact and belief and the preposterous
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theotheri wrote 1 month ago: Facts are based on the empirical evidence I have access to at any given point in time. If the empir … more →
The Church of England vs the Church of Rome
theotheri wrote 1 month ago: The pope’s invitation to Anglican Catholics – including priests and bishops – to j … more →
Looking for an exception
theotheri wrote 1 month ago: The Dali Lama (as in exiled Tibetan leader of the Buddhists) says that when science and religion dis … more →
Counter-reforming
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theotheri wrote 1 month ago: I would be interested to know if it has hit the media in the U.S. the way it has here. Here in Brit … more →
Are we there yet?
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theotheri wrote 1 month ago: It doesn’t take great insight to see that an awful lot of bad things seem to happen in the wor … more →
Sermon of the day
theotheri wrote 1 month ago: One of the difficulties I have with traditional Catholic doctrine isn’t the teaching that Jesu … more →
Don't get out of line
theotheri wrote 1 month ago: We were visiting a superbly designed and maintained formal garden last week – rather like Vers … more →
Little is a big deal
theotheri wrote 2 months ago: The news today is featuring photographs of the casket of St Therese of Lisieux which is currently on … more →
Short fuse ID
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theotheri wrote 2 months ago: Last night I read about yet another blast from the Far Right in the United States and heard Jimmy Ca … more →
I'm glad you don't agree
theotheri wrote 2 months ago: It occurred to me today that societies where everybody believes the same thing don’t seem to b … more →
The saving virtue of uncertainty
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theotheri wrote 2 months ago: I have been wondering lately why racism,religious fundamentalism, and positivism all have a similar … more →
Boggled & breathless
theotheri wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday I stumbled on a New Scientist article on the web about the various dimensions of space, ea … more →
Up-down vs down-up thinking
theotheri wrote 3 months ago: More thoughts on thinking as a Catholic. Catholic theology for centuries has fundamentally been Ari … more →
20 questions; or what can you do with a hanger?
theotheri wrote 3 months ago: Very shortly after I met my husband – an English, Protestant, male, sociologist of religion, I … more →
