Reflections

Steven Colborne's Philosophical Theology Blog

Jul 2020

Jul 30, 2020

The Nature of Forms: Where Plato Went Wrong

I’ve been thinking about the way our thoughts and feelings relate to the external world, and considering the nature of our reactions to external things and how those reactions occur independently of the nature of the objects we perceive. Allow me to elaborate a little. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato believed in what he referred… Continue reading

Philosophy

ancient Greek, enlightenment, faith, God, hermeneutics, language and symbols, Mental Health, metaphysics, Plato, realm of forms, self-enquiry, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 28, 2020

The Insanity of the Envy of the Circumstances of Others

Some thoughts occurred to me while watching a video today. When the video loaded, and displayed a tranquil scene of a cabin in the wilderness, lit by lamps, with an open fire, and with the rain beating down outside, it triggered an emotion in me. That emotion is difficult to describe precisely, but it was… Continue reading

Philosophy

brain states, Christianity, envy, faith, Free Will, God, neuroscience, psychosis, religion, science, sovereignty, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 26, 2020

Describing God

I’ve been thinking a lot about ways of describing God recently. I think it’s a really useful spiritual exercise to try to put our understanding of the being of God into words, and that is exactly what I will try to do in this article, before inviting your suggestions as to the same. There’s a… Continue reading

God

article, blog, Christianity, divine nature, faith, law of attraction, mysticism, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 17, 2020

I Don’t Even Exist

Those who are familiar with my philosophical outlook will know that I describe human beings as puppets under the control of an omnipresent God. It’s important to mention that I use the word puppets rather than the word robots to describe human beings, and there’s a significant difference between the two. Robots are pre-programmed and… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, metaphysics, ontology, Plato, puppets, sovereignty, Spirituality, the soul, Theology
Jul 9, 2020

When a person says, ‘I’m bored’, what do they really mean?

For many years now I have felt an aversion to ever describing myself as ‘bored’. For the purpose of helping myself to understand why this is, I decided to write this blog post looking in depth at what the phenomenon of boredom is. Continue reading

Reflections

boredom, civilisation, Counselling, faith, freedom, lockdown, Mental Health, Philosophy, relationships, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 7, 2020

What Motivates a World Leader?

It’s interesting to consider what causes a person to wish to be a head of state and world leader. One might consider positive motivations, such as having the intention to create a more compassionate society, and then negative motivations, such as fear of confrontation and physical harm. It’s interesting when someone moves from the world… Continue reading

Theology

America, capitalism, democracy, European Union, faith, fear, human rights, leadership, Philosophy, politics, punishment, torture, United Kingdom

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Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor living in the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.

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