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The Fatal Flaws of Moral Relativism

Introduction: The Reality of Moral Relativism – (The Problem of) Have you ever heard someone say, “What’s morally right for you may not be morally right for me or… what’s morally wrong for you may not be morally wrong for me”? “If you think its right that’s okay, but I personally believe it’s wrong……

The Dangers of Altered States of Consciousness

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2012 There are clearly risks to cultivating altered states. For example, Altered States of Consciousness may induce mental illness in unstable individuals, or they may naturally progress into mental illness, even among the sound of mind. Because no one can know if this will occur, the risk is…

Spiritism and Altered States of Consciousness

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2012 The strong historical linkage between pagan cultures and consciousness manipulation for occult purposes indicates that the spirit world has always had a vested interest in encouraging the exploration of Altered States of Consciousness along specific lines, especially those devoted to spirit contact and possession. Contents 1…

Altered States of Consciousness and the New Age Movement

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2012 By “New Age” altered states of consciousness (ASCs), we mean characteristically pagan and, from our perspective, abnormal states of consciousness, where, due to an occult context, spiritistic influence is often present upon the mind and/or outcome of the experience Contents 1 Altered States of Consciousness and…

A Response to Philosophical Postmodernism

By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2012 The primary focus of Post-modernism is hermeneutics or how to interpret. The object of interpretation can be history, art, or literature, but deconstructing it is the center of focus. A Brief Background of Postmodernism Premodernism is often thought of as the time before 1650 A.D. The dominant theme was metaphysics…