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Wound up in the emergency room Sunday for what ultimately turned out to be a collapsed lung. The treatment for that is going pretty well, but it is delaying everything else when it comes to treating the cancer. A case of one step forward and two steps back. I'll be in the hospital until at least Mon...

Tim, I want to discuss/ask questions about your thoughts on Israel and its accounts. Is it okay with you if I copy/paste some of the paragraphs here for discussion or not okay? I don't know exactly what your boundaries are regarding blog v. message board and I don't want to assume and inadvertently...

For me this is a big part of what Mormon apologetics in particular does. If all you ever seriously ask is whether or not Joseph Smith was a true prophet, then sure, there are all kinds of things that happened that could be considered evidence for his prophethood, because they fit the story of him b...

I think a few parents protect said kids and would lie for them. I also think they'd be disgusted maybe but still love them. I doubt they'd decide they would want their murderous children to be executed? So would a parent give up if their kids turned out bad? Just wipe them off the earth? A God with...

Swedish theologian Krister Stendahl said, "When you are trying to understand another religion, you should ask the adherents of that religion and not its enemies." However, doesn't that create a dilemma when a religion's adherents seem deceptive in so many ways? I would guess it depends on the reaso...

Why would describing a god using words like feared, repented, grieved, instil a sense of fear to maintain control? These are very human words. I don't think being made to feel guilty for making god feel grief would give the same sense of control as believing in an all powerful being. If these thing...

Had to go look this up. Kind of sad. If God was omnipotent and knew everything then why would he regret it need to repent making humans. It would certainly explain why it feels like Earth has been abandoned of Gods presence in comparison to how it appears in the Bible. Still makes me feel sadness. ...

I have not. Can you tell me what it is about? I’m not even sure I can articulate it very well, and don’t feel like any of the descriptions I read online do a thorough job either. I feel like a person just needs to read it. I’ll give it a try, however. IIUC, per Heiser, much of our understanding of ...

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Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:54 am

Tim, have you read Michael Heiser’s, The Unseen Realm?

I have not. Can you tell me what it is about?

Bit of an update. I had my oncology consultation today. Bit of good news here. They seem to have established that my type of cancer may well respond well to immunological therapy, so now the plan is to do both that an chemotherapy at the same time. Next step is to get planted with a tube to facilita...