Monthly Archives: September 2009

Appreciation

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Now that the school year is back to full speed, many of us find ourselves struggling to make time to get everything done. The typical day for the college student goes something like this: Get up early to go to class, get out of one class and head to a meeting, get something to eat [...]

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Pascal’s Wager

Monday, September 28, 2009

On Saturday, my father was explaining to me Pascal’s Wager.  This wager produces a grid of belief in God or no belief in God, and existence of God and no God.  The result of this wager is that it is better to believe in God, because then the trade-off is between an afterlife in heaven [...]

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Question of the Week: Where do we get our beliefs?

Friday, September 25, 2009

Being in Dharma, we are all linked by our common interest in Hinduism.
But beyond that common link, we hold myriad beliefs. On dietary concerns, on faith in the divine, on the propriety of idol worship — we can find people at Dharma events who span all possible stances on all possible issues. While others might [...]

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