Jim Palmer

2 months ago | jimpalmerauthor.substack.com | Peter Van Inwagen |Jim Palmer |Richard Dawkins

Within Christian culture, “atheism” is a dirty word. To be an atheist is to deny the existence of God. Likewise, in atheistic culture, “agnosticism” can be viewed as a weak position and viewed as a cop-out. But I discovered this week that there are countless people who have quietly become atheists and agnostics in their post-religion journey. I posted a question on my Facebook page inquiring about this:Deconstructionology with Jim Palmer is a reader-supported publication.

Feb 22, 2025 | jimpalmerauthor.substack.com | Jim Palmer |Thomas Jay Oord |Jory Pryor |Mel Pine

“Ipse se nihil scire id unum sciat.” The common English transition is, “I know that I know nothing.” It’s a quote attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, which implies that people should question their knowledge and true wisdom comes from realizing how little we know. Deconstructionology with Jim Palmer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Feb 1, 2025 | jimpalmerauthor.substack.com | Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj |Charles Seife |Jim Palmer

Rather than using actual dates for my 2025 weekly “Week in Review”, I decided to do Week One, Week Two, Week Three, etc. This is Week Two. 50 weeks to go in 2025! This week I discovered . She is the author of With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important than What We Believe. Gretta Vosper is an ordained minister of the United Church of Canadawho is a self-professed atheist. Deconstructionology with Jim Palmer is a reader-supported publication.

Feb 1, 2025 | jimpalmerauthor.substack.com | Matthias Roberts |Jamie Finch |Hillary L McBride |Jim Palmer

It’s Week One of 2025. Only 51 weeks left to go to 2026! I wrote my annual “This-is-NOT-A-Year-End-Post”.This year’s edition is titled: Un-advice, Un-lessons, Un-resolutions and Un-goals for 2025. Deconstructionology with Jim Palmer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.