Obstacles to Finding Our Context

By John Smith

The narrative discusses the complications we encounter when using reason to try to determine our context and purpose. Considerations include how we view the creation of the universe and why we think we're constantly faced with challenging circumstances. A person's conclusions will drive their opinion as to whether or not it's reasonable to hope for something better. A person's conclusions will also shape their mindset, which in turn influences their attitudes and behavior. This can have a cascading affect on the attitudes and behaviors of others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Smith
• Release date: Jun 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005466336

John Smith

John was born in Norwich, Norfolk from a merchant family. He made his first dives among the wrecks on the east coast of the North Sea. For few years he worked on British oil rigs and then moved to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt where he worked as an underwater guide. After he moved to Thailand and then to the Philippines. He now lives in Florida where he is a diver and writes novels. His articles on diving and marine biology have been published in many magazines

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Obstacles to Finding Our Context

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Table of Contents

The Environment for Free Will

Differing Views of Creation

Obstacles to Discovering One’s Context

Secular Moral Reasoning

The Path to a Better Community

About John Smith

Other books by John Smith

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The Environment for Free Will

The universe is the environment for the exercise of free will. Modern theologians have noted that continuous change is an integral part of this environment. The post-creation development processes involve violent upheavals, such as ice ages, species extinction, etc. The process of constant change makes the universe regenerative - periods of drought are succeeded by periods of rain, extinct species are replaced by other species, and earlier generations of people are replaced by later generations. A non-static environment with planned obsolescence makes it possible