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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 31: JESUS

Posted on June 8, 2018

https://pixabay.com/en/savior-religion-icon-orthodoxy-1971118/ *** JESUS *** Has human nature — Both natures at the same time — Has divine nature *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/dantes-purgatory-canto-31-retelling-forest-of-eden-lethe/ *** Advertisements

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NOTES on Robert F. Almeder (born 1938): Death is Not the End

Posted on May 3, 2018

Robert F. Almeder is a philosopher who believes that we do in fact survive death. In his book Death andPersonal Survival: The Evidence for Life Against Death(1992), he investigates the evidence for life after death — including such things as … Continue reading →

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 18: WHAT WE CHOOSE IS WHAT WE LOVE

Posted on April 15, 2018

https://pixabay.com/en/choice-select-decide-decision-vote-2692575/ *** WHAT WE CHOOSE IS WHAT WE LOVE *** good loves and bad loves what we choose is what we love we should choose good loves *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/20/dantes-purgatory-canto-18-retelling/ ***

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 17: LOVE THE RIGHT THINGS

Posted on April 14, 2018

https://pixabay.com/en/love-two-outdoor-affinity-3315770/ *** LOVE THE RIGHT THINGS *** do love the right things avoid loving the wrong things love good zealously *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/dantes-purgatory-canto-17-retelling-fourth-ledge-sloth/ ***

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Trump Tells the Truth About Hillary

Posted on April 13, 2018

Trump on Hillary (YouTube) He liked her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8jfZTC6Mo  *** Twitter on Hilary (Twitter) He liked her. https://twitter.com/mikeymellow/status/960928054121062402

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John Donne: Go and Catch a Falling Star

Posted on April 9, 2018

Go and catch a falling star,     Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are,     Or who cleft the devil’s foot, Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy’s stinging,             And … Continue reading →

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NOTES on St. Anselm (circa 1033 to 1109): Proslogion

Posted on April 5, 2018

St. Anselm lived from approximately 1033 to 1109. He was an Italian prelate, the archbishop of Canterbury, and the founder of Scholasticism (which is defined by the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia as the “philosophy and theology of Western Christendom in the Middle … Continue reading →

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