Search For God

Are you on a journey to find God, but struggling to navigate through the sea of information and opinions out there?  Are you looking to find the truth and meaning in life? Do you feel like something is missing, but you’re not sure what it is?

Look no further. At Against All Heresy, we believe that the search for God is the most important journey one can embark on. We are dedicated to helping seekers like you on the search for truth.

We welcome people of all backgrounds to join us in the pursuit of deeper understanding and knowledge. Our goal is to provide a supportive environment for everyone to explore questions and doubts about religion and God, without judgment or pressure.

Through our articles and discussions, we aim to offer insight and guidance on topics ranging from theology and philosophy to practical advice for living a fulfilling life. We believe that God is real and that He desires a relationship with each and every one of us.

1. The Search for God

1.  Why search for God?
2.  Why search for truth?
3.  Why am I searching for God?

2. Expanding the Search, Tools of the Search, and What Every Human Knows

1.  How to search for God?
   
   1. Knowledge
      1. What are the types of knowledge?
      2. How do we know what we know?
      3. What do we know?
      4. Knowledge, reason, and being
   2. The laws of logic
      
      1. Law of identity
         1. What is being?
         2. What does it mean to be living?
         3. What does it mean to be all-knowing?
         4. Identity and change
            1. What does it mean to be unchanging?
            2. What does it mean to be eternal?
            3. What does it mean to be timeless?
      2. Law of non contradiction and the excluded middle
      3. Laws of mathematics
   3. The laws of experience
      1. The law of causality
         1. What does it mean to be non-caused?
         2. What does it mean to be non-dependent?
      2. The law of death
         1. What is death?
            1. What does it mean to be transcendent?
         2. What happens after death?
         3. What is the truth about death?
         4. How can humans conquer death?
         5. Why is there only one truth about death?
   4. The criteria of humanity (Functional laws)
      1. Creativity, abstract thought, and belief
         1. What does it mean to be all-powerful?
      2. The law of morality
         1. What does it mean to be all-good?
   5. Belief
      1. What is belief?
      2. The importance of belief
      3. What level of evidence is required for your belief?
      4. Bias
   6. Summary
      1. Summary of what we know so far
      2. How can humans find God?

3. Philosophy – Man’s Search for Reality, Truth and God

1. What is philosophy?
   1. What is reality?
   2. Absolute and relative truth
   3. Reality and truth
   4. Reason and the senses
2. Where to start the search for ultimate reality, absolute truth, and God?
   1. What is atheism?
   2. What is agnosticism?
   3. Human Identity
   4. Theory of God
   5. What is God?
3. Rational consideration of characteristics of ultimate reality and God
   1. Are these characteristics we ascribe to God rational?
   2. What does it mean to be omnipresent?
4. The philosophy of religion
   1. The ontological hypothesis
   2. “Why did God…?” Questions
5. Summary of what we learned from philosophy and knowledge
   1. Science overview

4. History – How Would God Operate in the Past?

1. What is history?
   1. How can history assist in the search for God?
2. Theoretical communication from God
   1. What is the purpose of communication?
      1. How would communication verify God’s word?
      2. God’s non-verbal communication
   2. Why would communication from God be old?
   3. Why communication from God would never die out?
   4. What signs would communication from God display?
   5. Does communication equal religion?
   6. Summary the heavy burden I impose upon God

5. Religion – Has God Spoken?

1. What is religion?
2. Is the religion extant?
   1. Why a religion must be extant?
3. Is the religion old?
   1. Why should the religion be old?
4. Is there a written tradition?
   1. Why Is a written religious tradition important?
   2. Why does a written religious tradition matter?
5. Are there two or more communications from God?
   
   1. What signs should communication from God display?
   2. Why do multiple communications from God matter?
6. Evaluation of the four contenders
   1. What is Buddhism?
   2. Hinduism
   3. What is Jainism?
   4. What is karma and why is it important?
   5. Judaism
7. Judaism and Hinduism – Do we study both?
   1. How do I determine which religion to study?

6. The Search for God Conclusion

1. The Search for God Conclusion
2. Appendix A: Methodological complaints
   
   1. Assuming God exists
   2. You are a Christian; You are biased
   3. Presupposing a conclusion
   4. Problem based approach to death, evil, suffering, and injustice
   5. Assuming God’s activities and communication
3. A word about me

 

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