Pixel
Pixel 
and his friend, Al Gore-ithm 
try and make sense of their digital world.
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Proposing a Formal Discipline—the Relationological as Distinct from the Ontological
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This article introduces Deipsism (from Latin, Dei- “God” + ipse- “self”) as the rational conclusion of solipsism. Deipsism argues that the certainty of the self (Cogito ergo sum) logically and empirically implies the existence of a "Thou" (Cogito ergo Tu es).
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Evil has never needed good men to do nothing.
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God Most High labored in unison with His Word, such was the labor that the Spirit between them hovered over the chaos waters and brooded over the existential void.
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The reason why a good Creator allows suffering has been answered... thousands of years before Christ.
Read more: The Third Person Rebuke
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The Counter Strain of Utopian and Dystopian Theology
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“Why you fool, it’s the educated reader who can be gulled. All our difficulty comes with the others. When did you meet a workman who believes the papers? He takes it for granted that they’re all propaganda and skips the leading articles… He is our problem. We have to recondition him. But the educated public, the people who read the high-brow weeklies, don’t need reconditioning. They’re all right already. They’ll believe anything.”
— Miss Hardcastle, in C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength
Read more: The Sacrifice of Common Sense on the Altar of Idealism
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The Old Testament Roots of Paul’s Prayer Instructions in Philippians 4:6–7
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Why rule-following without a root of devotion produces brittle, compliance based Christians.
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The Divine Council is a Biblical concept!
In the first of the series Alan discusses some of the key DC moments in scripture:
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Banning offense doesn't protect us—it imprisons us, here's the three-headed beast responsible.
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A Theodicy of Tested Power. We can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs, but God, it turns out, can undo the breaking and still serve the omelet.
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The Name of the Forbidden Tree was the Knowledge That Preceded the Fall
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Author: Alan R. Jones
Date: June 17, 2025
Abstract
This paper argues that Jesus’ use of hyperbole, particularly in the Sermon on the Mount and select parables, serves a diagnostic function, exposing the depth of human sinfulness, while much of the epistolary teachings are prescriptive, offering practical guidance for redeemed living.
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A critique of NT Wright’s creatio ex vetere.
Read more: Fairness is Blind, Justice is Not
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The Enlightenment, Don Quixote, and John Locke’s Cartesian dream
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Bias in AI comes from the data and processes used to build and train models like me. Here’s the breakdown:
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How Scripture targets and eradicates every rival god—and where the story ends.
It’s not for me, He is the primary beneficiary of His mercy. For freedom Christ has set us free… so that we can choose to witness for His goodness.