A lot of people say “God killed Himself” or “God murdered His own Son” as a sort of objection towards Christianity. The idea is that if God is All-Powerful, could He not simply bring us into Heaven to be with Him and not have to kill Jesus? I’ll try to answer that question for you.

Why did God have to “kill Himself” for us?

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Stern thought. In the worldview of the West, we herald the greatest thinkers as world-changers. There is no more concise example of this than philosopher René Descartes’ famous statement, “Cogito, ergo sum,” or, “I think, therefore I am.” But who is this? Let’s take a closer look at the thinker, or the “me,” we all take for granted.

Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees

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The virtuous emperor.

Marcus Aurelius

by Anthony R Birley

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