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		<title>My Spiritual Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m getting tired of apologizing for my absence, but here I go again: please, please, please forgive me.  There are a few comments which I have yet to address, and I have neglected to visit many of your sites.  Until... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/04/21/my-spiritual-health/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=196&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not, by any means, a pure existentialist.  Not because I disagree with most of the philosophy, but because I&#8217;m not yet familiar enough to make a decision.  Recognizing this gap of knowledge, I decided to brush-up on the... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/04/04/existentialism-is-a-humanism-by-jean-paul-sartre/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=193&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greetings Loyal Subscribers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings loyal subscribers! I would like to take a moment to apologize for my prolonged absence.  I recently decided to pursue a career that is conducive with my passions – philosophy and history.  For this reason, I’m back in school... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/03/30/greetings-loyal-subscribers/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=188&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of Religious Thought: Cultural Diffusion Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PREFACE This is revision B to the second installment of The Evolution of Religious Thought.  My intention was always to readdress each of these chapters as I progressed.  However, it became clear while I was researching other areas, that the... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/03/30/the-evolution-of-religious-thought-cultural-diffusion-part-ii/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=184&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RE: A Terse Explanation for the Finite Nature of Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m having a hard time trying to express my gratitude for the recent conversation that was held between various WordPress bloggers.  I honestly didn&#8217;t expect to partake in such discussions, but I&#8217;m really happy to have had the opportunity; so... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/31/re-a-terse-explanation-for-the-finite-nature-of-religion/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=167&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Terse Explanation for the Enduring Nature of Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Heathen Heart recently wrote a post that I commented on.  My comment was terse, which I suppose left the door open for interpretation.  In response to my comment, My Heathen Heart wrote an additional post.  A very well written... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/23/a-terse-explanation-for-the-enduring-nature-of-religion/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=161&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Refining My Philosophy: Accepting Synthetic Judgments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have long thought Empiricism to be the sole method available for acquiring new knowledge.  I felt that any alternative method, if employed, was merely the regurgitation of previously experienced concepts, which ultimately offers nothing new, and was generally trivial. ... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/21/refining-my-philosophy-accepting-synthetic-judgments/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=152&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Did They Do That And Do They Even Know What They’re Doing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Did They Do That And Do They Even Know What They’re Doing?. Richard William Posner is a fellow writer that regularly comments on my work and provides recommended sources for additional research. He and I were recently discussing his... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/21/how-did-they-do-that-and-do-they-even-know-what-theyre-doing-2/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=149&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to Sir Paul Nurse, The Royal Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter to Sir Paul Nurse, The Royal Society. John Zande has sent a letter to the Royal Society requesting the removal of the Christian calendar era designations BC  and AD, and the adoption of the secular designations BCE and... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/21/a-letter-to-sir-paul-nurse-the-royal-society/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=148&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of Religious Thought: Cultural Diffusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PREFACE This is the second installment of The Evolution of Religious Thought.  In this section I describe the process in which religious beliefs transfer between cultures.  Towards the end, I briefly touch on the affect this had on monotheism, specific... <a href="http://rlculpeper.com/2013/01/06/the-evolution-of-religious-thought-cultural-diffusion/" class="read-more">Read More &#8250;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rlculpeper.com&#038;blog=40256881&#038;post=136&#038;subd=rlculpeper&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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