My “600 words” all apply to them, but Pascal’s wager is especially favorable to the old. Consider: (1) As a preliminary matter, they have less excuse to avoid making their choice. (2) The “next life” considerations are stronger for them, since the next life is closer. (3) The “this life” considerations — and this is … [Read more…]
Over the years, I’ve taken notes on the books I’ve read on Christianity-related topics. This section of the blogsite will include those notes. The books naturally reflect my own interests and, since in any event I can’t read everything in this area, the list is inevitably to some degree idiosyncratic. And there are lots of … [Read more…]
This short essay first appeared on the “Christian Thoughts” BlogSpot. To begin with, it is foolish not to grapple with the question whether there is a God. On His existence hinges what sort of life you should lead. Not having an opinion about or having given serious thought to quantum mechanics is one thing, but … [Read more…]