January 2012
Been reflecting on theodicy
“What is the meaning of it, Watson?” said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. “What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable. But what end? There is the great standing perennial problem to which human reason is as far from an answer as ever.”
Like Webster's Dictionary...
I’ll explain the title in a minute.
First up, an apology. I’ve not been here as much as usual, and I’ve certainly been posting less. Some of you have been aware that I’ve been off work for a few weeks: sadly, my health went to bits due to a number of factors, which I won’t bore you with here. Suffice to say I haven’t been well enough to work.
My GP kindly...
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The Bloggess: The fight goes on. →
mudshark58:
When cancer sufferers fight, recover, and go into remission we laud their bravery. We call them survivors. Because they are. When depression sufferers fight, recover and go into remission we seldom even know, simply because so many suffer in the dark…ashamed to admit something they see as a personal weakness…afraid that people will worry, and more afraid that they won’t. We find...
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December 2011
eject: Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
kellyoxford:
From Arise India Forum:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with their own…
“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”
– Marlene Dietrich (Happy Birthday)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it…
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